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Essays on Equality..
Read more: Essays on Equality..The Flawed Concept of “Equality before Law” Justice, a quintessential element of society, the absolve of which gives birth to oppression and anarchy, the mere dream of which has given birth to thousands of revolutions, a conception so powerful which transcends all barriers of class, society and religion. Ina country as diverse as India, it…
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Is it the End of the Dominant Dollar?
Read more: Is it the End of the Dominant Dollar?The inclusion of the Yuan in the SDR is a significant move in various respects. Deepanshu Mohan analyses the possible consequences of the ‘promotion’ of the Chinese currency. The cat is finally out of the bag. The IMF has confirmed that the Chinese yuan will be included in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket of…
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The Chinese recipe for growth, and slowdown?
Read more: The Chinese recipe for growth, and slowdown?To understand the reasons for the Chinese slowdown, it is important to revisit the reasons for China’s economic success. In this article, Alexandra de Mingo McAllister attempts to provide a comprehensive understanding of China’s journey uptil now. In Yingyi Qian’s paper on “How reform worked in China”, he analyzes how the Chinese economy blew mainstream…
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John Locke’s ‘Tacit consent’ and Compulsory Citizenship
Read more: John Locke’s ‘Tacit consent’ and Compulsory CitizenshipJohn Locke (1632-1704) John Locke is a famous English Philosopher. His works lie at the foundation of Western modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism. His theories concerning the separation of Church and State, religious freedom, and liberty, not only influenced European thinkers such as the French Enlightenment writer, Voltaire, but shaped the thinking of America’s…
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Nepal: Divided by A New Constitution
Read more: Nepal: Divided by A New ConstitutionNepal has adopted its seventh constitution in 67 years. It is the first fully democratic constitution in Nepal. Amit Kumar Jha looks at the issues the new constitution raises and outlines a role for India as Nepal’s crucial neighbour. “A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot”-Thomas B Macaulay Nepal, a tiny Himalayan…
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Political Dynamics in Bihar: Electoral Competition and Representation
Read more: Political Dynamics in Bihar: Electoral Competition and RepresentationReproduced from Economic and Political Weekly Issue Vol – L No. 39, September 26, 2015 with the authors’ permission. The authors Yugank Goyal and Arun Kumar Kaushik teach at OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat. They can be reached at ygoyal@jgu.edu.in and akkaushik@jgu.edu.in respectively. Abstract: Upcoming Assembly Elections in Bihar are expected to be unprecedented on…
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Greek Tragedy: Act II
Read more: Greek Tragedy: Act IIGreece is the birthplace of democracy, Olympic Games and now has created a cocktail of the two namely ‘games in democracy’. Pawan Gopalakrishnan and Anuradha Saha explore how the recent European Union episode offers an opportunity to contemplate on how to not be the next Greece. Greece’s high debt to GDP ratio was not its only problem…
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Eurocentrism, Solidarity and the Migrant Crisis
Read more: Eurocentrism, Solidarity and the Migrant CrisisKalyani Unkule examines the delicacy of the European migrant crisis and asks for a revisit to the historical aspects of European migration to come to a feasible solution. It is easy to see why the large-scale in-flow of migrants to continental European shores is being described as a “crisis” when one considers that 1,700 lives…
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UK election 2015: The Outcome
Read more: UK election 2015: The OutcomeThe UK’s political system embodies the ideal type of republican democracy in many ways and the constitution – for something that was never put down on paper – has provided a remarkable degree of stability. However, keeping this in mind, Kalyani Unkule argues that the far reaching changes in society and polity that were in…
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China 2015: Resetting the Asian Growth Story?
Read more: China 2015: Resetting the Asian Growth Story?Regional multilateral forums are giving China a solid platform to assert its rising strength. Years of stellar economic performance has allowed Beijing to exert quite the influence in the Asia-Pacific region through these forums. Initiatives of development bank, regional security grouping, trade deals and economic strategies are announced and underlined in these forums. But as…
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Global Nationalism: An Analytical Challenge for International Relations
Read more: Global Nationalism: An Analytical Challenge for International RelationsIn 2014 the Scottish Referendum once again brought to light questions surrounding the logic of devolution of power and nature of federal relations; variations in voting behaviour across local, national and supranational elections; lessons for other secessionist movements; the nature of empire and anti-imperialist movements across space and time. But above all, Kalyani Unkule believes…
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The Parivar in Power: India vs. Hindustan in 2015
Read more: The Parivar in Power: India vs. Hindustan in 2015Deepanshu Mohan considers how the influence of the RSS on the BJP has shaped the party’s actions in their first six months of power. He argues that there are worrying signs that Hindu nationalist agendas are being given priority over long-standing development issues that Modi promised to address in his election campaign. The role of…
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