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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents: Introduction. 1. Three sectors : the public, the private and the civic. 2. Three authorities: union, state, local. 3. Politicians, civil servants and the people. 4. Economic development and social justice. 5. Globalisation and national self-reliance. 6. The individual and the Government. 7. Index. "Good governance is not a final product. It represents a continuous quest and an endless effort. The quest is for mass prosperity and liberal democracy, and the effort is towards sustaining and upgrading whatever level of good governance has been accomplished. Whereas the desirable contents of mass prosperity and liberal democracy are subjects of perennial though familiar debates, an author can save the time of readers by communicating candidly his own preferences and priorities. "As of January 2001, the date of publication of this book, India cannot claim to have reached the attainable level of good governance. It has failed to adopt/implement policies conducive to such an optimum use of available human/material resources as to replace mass poverty by mass prosperity. The gap between potentialities and actualities remains wide. Lapses in economic, political, social and administrative fields are as numerous as they are noticeable. "In order to explore the most pragmatic way to remove these lapses, the author has tested public policy and governmental performance in the light of ground realities. For this purpose, he has consulted an amazing variety of primary and secondary source materials, and has not allowed orthodoxy to obstruct the search for 272 pp.
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For several decades Indias Northeast has been plagued with multitudes of problems ranging from physical inaccessibility and remoteness of the region to absence of physical and social infrastructure bad governance inefficiency and their inevitable offshoot-endemic corruption ethnic strife and of course the problems of separatist militant movements breeding a large number of terrorist groups that infest the regionJAYANTA KUMAR RAY a founder member of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies is presently the Chairman of its Executive CouncilRAKHEE BHATTACHARYA an economist by profession is currently a Fellow with the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies KolkataUnder the auspices of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies Kolkata 220 pp.
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The book deals with the issues concerning Sikkims development in the wider context of the prospects of trade relationship between India and China through Nathu La It offers insights and observations for a comprehensive analysis of the economic political social and cultural dynamics of development of Sikkim in the wider perspective of Northeast India-Southwest China cooperation and their trade and security implicationsThe volume aims to prove that Nathu La can provide a lesson that borders should become the meeting point for people to exchange and share transnational ideas wealth and culture for a better world rather than dividing them on narrower political and strategic visions The volume is expected to draw attention to and generate interest beyond Sikkim to other Northeastern states which also have been suffering from various unlawful and unwanted activities from their closed borders with their neighbouring nations for a very long period of time The book may be of use to policy planners and to those having interest in the region 199 pp.
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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. China and India partnership in the era of globalization/He Xuan. 2. Bilateral cooperation between India and China issues and ways forward/Jayanta Kumar Ray and Prabir De. 3. India China Trade Cooperation ground zero fundamentals/Buddhadeb Ghosh. 4. Complementarities in industries between Yunnan and India/Liu Xing. 5. India China relations in the era of globalization/Sujit Dutta. 6. Deepening investment and economic relations between China and India a case for closer regional economic cooperation/Yang Ye. 7. India China border trade through Nathu La in Sikkim potentials and challenges/Mahendra P. Lama. 8. Cooperation and prospect of Yunnan India trade/Chen Hangao. 9. Sino Indian border trade for frontier development the case of India's Northeast and China's Southwest/Gurudas Das. 10. Economic and trade contact between Dehong Prefecture of Yunnan Province of China and Northeastern Region of India some thoughts/Meng Biguang. 11. Development of transport network in Northeast India to promote India's international trade with China and other countries/N.P. Ranganathan and Rajeev Sapra. 12. Carry out the strategy for going to South Asia restoring the prosperity of the ancient Silk Road/Yang Jinjian. 13. India China co operation process problems and prospects/K.P.V. Nair. 14. Mechanism to facilitate K2K cooperation/He Xuan. 15. Regional transport integration Kolkata to Kunming/Swarup K. Gupta. 16. Relighting the Southern Silk Road tourism prospects between Yunnan and West Bengal/Wang Xiangyun. 17. Strengthening K2K cooperation some proposals/Yang Jiannong. 18. Urban and economic development in Kunming/Li Jiwei. 19. Kunming Kolkata cooperation some thoughts/Bi Kunmin. India and China have recently been among some of the fastest growing economies in the world. This rapid economic growth and targeted poverty reduction programmes have resulted in the incidence of poverty being halved from the 1990 level. India China economic relations and the related spheres of activities are a few of the most positive aspects of the current international relations. With the ongoing economic reform programme and market liberalization process which is gradually being extended to most sectors of the economy new vistas for economic opportunities have been opened between the two countries. Both India and China have not only attempted to deepen their economic interactions within Asia but also between themselves. Bilateral trade and investment links between the two countries have grown rapidly over the past few years suggesting the presence of complementarities and unexploited potentials. This book is a collection of 19 research papers which cover trends in bilateral trade and other economic relations between India and china. This book highlights the emergence of India and China as major economic forces in the world and stresses their growing openness as a key factor for closer economic integration between these two countries. Because of the presence of complementarities between India and China this book also deals with micro level economic integration such as that between Northeastern states of India and Southwestern provinces of China and concludes that a properly paced economic integration process will not only help boost both the quantity and quality of economic growth of India and China but will also generate benefits for other neighbouring countries in the region. Finally the book underlines the necessity of cross border initiatives relating to trade facilitation and investment promotion between India and China which can be instrumental in generating jobs increasing subregional gross national product improving intra subregional trade and strengthening the economic fabric. 243 pp.
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Verlag: Dhaka: The University Press, 1987
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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Calcutta, Macmillan,, 1963
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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. This book traces the emergence of Pakistan as a fountain head of international terrorrism, another name for worldwide jihad. There were at least two major foundations of the jihadi mindset of Pakistani leaders. One was Wahabism/Salafism, journeying from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan--along with abundant money. The other major foundation of the jihadi mindset was the way the campaign for Partition of British India was conducted by the future leaders of Pakistan. This hatred could easily metamorphose after Partition into a jihad not only against resident Hindus (or Christians) after the birth of Pakistan, but also against other Pakistanis: East Pakistanis (who seceded to form the independent state of Bangladesh in 1971); Ahmadis and Shias inside Pakistan, who have been the targets of jihad by the dominant sect of Sunni Muslims. The book then focuses on the failures of the United States, which contributed vitally to the occurrence of 9/11, and on the subsequent War on Terror till the end of 2014. The United States has treated Pakistan as the principal ally in this War, and the book highlights the duplicitous conduct of Pakistani leaders, who have deceived all parties--the United States, Afghanistan, India and the entire world. The book also explores the feasibility of non-military solutions to Pakistan-based transnational terrorism, which is cross-border terrorism for India. (jacket).
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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Paving the way to 9/11. 3. From 9/11 to 5/1. 4. Passage to 2014. 5. Literature on Islam. 6. Concluding observations. Index. This book traces the emergence of Pakistan as a fountainhead of international terrorism, another name for worldwide Jihad. There were at least two major foundations of the Jihadi mindset of Pakistani leaders. One was Wahabism/Salafism, journeying from Saudi Arabia to Pakistanalong with abundant money. The other major foundation of the Jihadi mindset was the way the campaign for Partition of British India was conducted by the future leaders of Pakistan. This hatred could easily metamorphose after Partition into a Jihad not only against resident Hindus (or Christians) after the birth of Pakistan, but also against other Pakistanis: East Pakistanis (who seceded to form the Independent state of Bangladesh in 1971), Ahmadis and Shias inside Pakistan, who have been the targets of Jihad by the dominant sect of Sunni Muslims. The book then focuses on the failures of the United States, which contributed vitally to the occurrence of 9/11, and on the subsequent War on Terror till the end of 2014. The United States has treated Pakistan as the principal ally in this War, and the book highlights the duplicitous conduct of Pakistani leaders, who have deceived all partiesthe United states, Afghanistan, India and the entire world. The book also explores the feasibility of non-military solutions to Pakistan-based transnational terrorism, which is cross-border terrorism for India. (jacket).
Erscheinungsdatum: 1963
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Verlag: Comilla: Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development, 1983
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Verlag: Centre for Studies in Civi, New Delhi, 2009
ISBN 10: 8187586389 ISBN 13: 9788187586388
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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents General introduction/D.P. Chattopadhyaya. Editors. Contributors. Introduction/Jayanta Kumar Ray. 1. The Indian Trade Diaspora in Eurasia some debates/Anita Sengupta. 2. Class caste and the Indian Diaspora the story of Tamil migration to Ceylon and Malay in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries/Jayanta Kumar Ray and Rajsekhar Basu. 3. Indian Diaspora in the Caribbean/Jayanta Kumar Ray and Sanjukta Das Gupta. 4. The house/Marina Budhos. 5. Indian Diaspora migrants from the Bhojpuri Region cultural continuity and change A perspective/Suchita Ramdin. 6. Calcutta as a Metaphor in the Indian Diaspora with reference to Mauritius/Saloni Deerpalsingh. 7. Indians in Fiji/Jayanta Kumar Ray and Raj Sekhar Basu. 8. Indians in Myanmar/Swapna Bhattacharya (Chakraborti). 9. The Indian Diaspora in Germany/Pierre Gottschlich. 10. Going global Bollywood and the New Indians abroad/Makarand Paranjape. 11. Nationalist romance to postcolonial sport Cricket in 2006 India/Boria Majumdar. 12. India's Diaspora Policy/Jayanta Kumar Ray and Binoda Kumar Mishra. 13. After the Rainbow South Africans and racial conflict/Brij Maharaj and Ashwin Desai. 14. Role of Diaspora in India's economic development/Amitendu Palit. 15. India's policy for Diaspora continuity and change/Smita Tiwari. 16. Indian Diaspora and Home country Linkages expectations and emerging options/Geeta Verma. 17. The Indian Diaspora as a strategic asset/Amit Gupta. Index. The volumes of the Project on the History of Science Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization aim at discovering the main aspects of India's heritage and present them in an interrelated way. In spite of their unitary look these volumes recognize the difference between the areas of material civilization and those of ideational culture. The project is not being executed by a single group of thinkers and writers who are methodologically uniform or ideologically identical in their commitments. The project is marked by what may be called Methodological pluralism. In spite of its primarily historical character this project both in its conceptualization and execution has been shaped by scholars drawn from different disciplines. It is the first time that an endeavour of such unique and comprehensive character has been undertaken to study critically a major world civilization. The Indian diaspora emerging in the ancient period and expanding in the medieval period exhibited a fascinating evolution in the colonial and post colonial times although this volume concentrates on the colonial and post colonial days. In the colonial period the Indian diaspora emerged largely from the introduction by the British of a sophisticated version of slavery. This was called the system of indentured labour. It is possible to raise the question of whether from a long term perspective the impact of the indentured labour system has been positive (in a democratic country like Mauritius which received the first batch of Indian labourers in 1834). For not to speak of a number of extraordinarily rich descendants of former indentured labourers even the average standard of living of these descendants in Mauritius is far higher than that of their counterparts in present day Bihar and U.P. Nevertheless descendants of indentured labourers in other places (e.g. in Guyana and Myanmar) have not been as lucky as those in Mauritius on account of a poor state of governance. It is necessary to distinguish between members of the old diaspora (in Mauritius e.g.) and of the new diaspora (in Germany e.g.). The former are regarded as the People of Indian Origin (PIOs). And the latter are called Non Resident Indians (NRIs). The latter use knowledge in information technology as a resource for enhancement of self respect and for globalizing themselves. But interestingly they also use Bollywood films to consolidate their Indianness in the realm of feelings and emotions. A similar habitat is provided to the new Indian diaspora by the Indian cricket team.
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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. Acknowledgement. Introduction. I. Political dynamics of North East India 1. Looking at contemporary governance in North East India/Abhijit Choudhury. 2. Pangs of proximity India's North East and Her Eastern Neighbours/Ishani Naskar. 3. North East India planning in the winds of change/Toki Blah. II. North East India's Economy Development Bottlenecks 4. Challenges of natural disasters/Shyamananda Bhattacharjee. 5. Development of infrastructure in Mizoram problems and prospects/James L.T. Thanga. 6. The dynamics of economic change and good governance issues of development/T.C. Nunga. 7. Regional structure income and growth in India's North East/Rakhee Bhattacharya. III. North East India's Economy Revival Strategy 8. Rethinking development paradigms issues and perspectives/Vanlalchhawna. 9. Towards a professional identity soccer as a career option in contemporary Manipur/Kausik Bandyapadhaya. 10. An exploration into the possibility of economic development through India's Look East Policy A Mizo Perspective/L.H. Rawsea. IV. Conflicts in North East India Hindering Development 11. Conflict and insurgency historical perspective threat to security and development/J.R. Mukherjee. 12. Challenging the nation state secessionism and insurgency/Sajal Nag. V. Role of institutions and media in North East India's Development 13. Religion and colonial politics Assam Myanmar and Buddhism/Swapna Bhattacharya (Chakarborti). 14. Mizoram and the role of the Presbyterian denomination/Margaret L. Pachuau. 15. Challenges before the media/Subir Bhaumik. 16. Educational indicators of human development an analysis/Lalhmasai Chuaungo. 17. Female work participation rate in Mizoram an analysis from development perspectives/Lalhriatpuii. Index. North East India once perceived as a paradise has now become a problem in perpetuity due to its badly managed economy and an absolute lack of political vision. Side by side words like alienation exploitation and insecurity are being used across the region to instigate the dangerous problem of insurgency. This has kept the region continuously in a state of flux devoid of political or economic stability so crucial for any meaningful development negating the effects of whatever little economic development has taken place in the region. Centre's continuous development initiatives under the Special Category Status releases huge amount of development funds without creating necessary credit absorption capacity in the economy and consequently has remained unsuccessful in delivering the results woefully dismal have been the half hearted attempts made by the different State Governments in the region from time to time in the name of development. Most of these efforts were directed only towards extracting more assistance and more grants from the Centre. The book revisits these failed initiatives and re examine the crucial areas while searching for an alternative. The volume focuses on an integrated approach towards inter related issues in the entire region with development as the pivotal and overarching factor. The collection of seventeen articles are categorized into five broad sub sections extending from political dynamism to economic intricacies social conflicts and the role of institutions which give us an opportunity to come across the thoughts of scholars to trace the roots of and connections between the problems that plague this region and eventually to forge a common strategy to address the issue of backwardness of this region. 376 pp.
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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: KW Publishers Pvt Ltd Mär 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 9380502648 ISBN 13: 9789380502649
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The importance of a thorough analysis of the current state of India-Bangladesh relations can hardly be exaggerated. Sceptics may observe that India can afford to remain indifferent to relationships with Bangladesh, whereas Bangladesh cannot do so vis-à-vis India. But realities do not admit of such skeptic oversimplification. With India's northeast region remaining chronically unstable, and with count ries across this region, e.g. China and Myanmar, trying to improve their relations with Bangladesh (which itself provides a commercial gateway to India's northeast region), India has to upgrade substantially its relations with Bangladesh in order to safeguard some of its vital interests. The necessity to strengthen the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) provides an additional impetus to the urgency of such upgradation. The disparity in the size and resources of India and Bangladesh are but a misleading indicator of the present importance of India-Bangladesh relations.Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ray (b.1934), formerly Centenary Professor of International Relations and Director of Centre for South and South-East Asian Studies, University of Calcutta, is currently Research Coordinator of the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, University of Calcutta. Some of his previous assignments were: Chairman, Executive Council, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata; National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi; Professor of Behavioural Sciences, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi; Senior Research Associate, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. He has to his credit a number of important publications in the field of public and international affairs.Dr. Muntassir Mamoon (b.1951), a founder member of Bangladesh Lekhak Shibir and Bangladesh Lekhak Union, a participant in all secular-democratic movements in Bangladesh since 1969, is currently a Professor in the Department of Hisotry, University of Dhaka. A promoter of Bangabandhu Museum and Dhaka City Museum, Muntassir, Mamoon is one of the most popular and respected authors of Bangladesh. He has been honoured with the Dr. Hilali Gold Medal, the President's Award, and the Ekushe Padak.This is the fourth book co-authored by these two scholars. The others are: Inside Bureaucracy: Bangladesh; Civil Society in Bangladesh: Resilience and Retreat; and Essays on Politics and Governance.
Zustand: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The importance of a thorough analysis of the current state of India-Bangladesh relations can hardly be exaggerated. Sceptics may observe that India can afford to remain indifferent to relationships with Bangladesh, whereas Bangladesh cannot do so vis-à-vis India. But realities do not admit of such skeptic oversimplification. With India's northeast region remaining chronically unstable, and with count ries across this region, e.g. China and Myanmar, trying to improve their relations with Bangladesh (which itself provides a commercial gateway to India's northeast region), India has to upgrade substantially its relations with Bangladesh in order to safeguard some of its vital interests. The necessity to strengthen the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) provides an additional impetus to the urgency of such upgradation. The disparity in the size and resources of India and Bangladesh are but a misleading indicator of the present importance of India-Bangladesh relations.Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ray (b.1934), formerly Centenary Professor of International Relations and Director of Centre for South and South-East Asian Studies, University of Calcutta, is currently Research Coordinator of the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, University of Calcutta. Some of his previous assignments were: Chairman, Executive Council, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata; National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi; Professor of Behavioural Sciences, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi; Senior Research Associate, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. He has to his credit a number of important publications in the field of public and international affairs.Dr. Muntassir Mamoon (b.1951), a founder member of Bangladesh Lekhak Shibir and Bangladesh Lekhak Union, a participant in all secular-democratic movements in Bangladesh since 1969, is currently a Professor in the Department of Hisotry, University of Dhaka. A promoter of Bangabandhu Museum and Dhaka City Museum, Muntassir, Mamoon is one of the most popular and respected authors of Bangladesh. He has been honoured with the Dr. Hilali Gold Medal, the President's Award, and the Ekushe Padak.This is the fourth book co-authored by these two scholars. The others are: Inside Bureaucracy: Bangladesh; Civil Society in Bangladesh: Resilience and Retreat; and Essays on Politics and Governance.