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049124
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DelhI, Konark Publishers, 1998.
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xxi, 393p.Hbk
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8122004997
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Copies: C:2/I:0,R:0,Q:0
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| 039182 | 327.5405493/DIX 039182 | Main | On Shelf | General | |
| 058263 | 327.5405493/DIX 058263 | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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094760
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2010.
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This article investigates the security-development nexus through a study of local experiences in a neighbourhood in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. As the Sri Lankan state struggles to secure 'the nation' from 'terrorism', and to develop it towards a twin vision of modernization and return to a glorious past, large parts of the population in Colombo 15 remain at the margins of this 'nation'. They are ethnic and religious minorities, forgotten tsunami victims, terrorist suspects and unauthorized dwellers - those often depicted as threats to, rather than subjects of, 'security' and 'development'. This study reveals that the security-development nexus constitutes a complex web of linkages between factors related to housing, income, tsunami reconstruction, party politics, crime, political violence and counter-violence, social relations, and religious beliefs and rituals. People's perceptions of and opportunities to pursue security/development are intimately linked to their position as dominant or marginalized within 'the nation', 'the community' and 'the family'. 'Security' and 'development' issues are mutually reinforcing at times, but just as often undermine each other, forcing people to make tough choices between different types of security/development.
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138131
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After a successful visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Colombo in March, Indian policy elite are hopeful that the new Sri Lankan government will roll-back some of the geopolitical concessions made by the Rajapaksa regime to Beijing, thereby restoring India’s primacy in its near neighbourhood. India’s policy elite are hopeful that Maithripala Sirisena, the new president, will roll back some of the geopolitical concessions made by his predecessor to Beijing, thereby restoring Indian primacy in its near neighbourhood.
New Delhi’s maritime analysts, however, remain a worried lot. Ever since a PLA-Navy (PLA-N) submarine docked twice in Colombo last year, Indian sea-power thinkers have been considering the prospect of a permanent Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean. Since November 2014, there have been strong rumours of a possible PLA-N base in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Media reports have indicated that Beijing was discussing a plan for multiple basing facilities in the Indian Ocean. An alarmed New Delhi even revived an old proposal for an Indian Ocean Zone of Peace—all in the hope that it would dissuade China from appropriating valuable space in its ‘strategic backyard’.
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161788
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For long a marginal sphere in geopolitics, South Asia is now witnessing the beginnings of a rivalry with newer shades of a strategic calculus altering the geopolitical landscape of the region. If the cold war years were marked by a benign neglect of South Asia by the ‘superpowers,’ the current epoch is increasingly highlighting the centrality of the region not only to Asia, but also, to the world beyond. This article argues that a strategic paradox exists in South Asia with India remaining the central pillar and regional superpower – owing more to geography - while China is fast making inroads into the region, hoping to off-balance India in the process and emerge as the new fulcrum.
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091362
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086471
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2009.
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The Sri Lankan governement is on the cusp of achieving what once seemed impossible. Its armed forces are crushing the liberation tigers of Tamil Eelam on the battlefield, having pushed the rebels out of their northern stronghold and surrounded them in few coastal villages.
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114196
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2012.
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In this, one of his earliest public addresses as Canada's Special Envoy for Commonwealth Renewal, the author explains the basis of his country's relationship with the Commonwealth and stresses the need for urgent and sustained action on the recommendations of the Eminent Persons Group if the full potential of this association of nations is to be realised. He commends the progress that has already been made in a number of areas, but argues that unless the focus on human rights, democracy and the rule of law is maintained, the Commonwealth may not be able to maintain its reputation as a compelling force for good.
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144365
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This paper discusses the significance of considering the relationship of urban space to affective intimacy. I consider the modes through which migrant students attending the University of Colombo experience Sri Lanka's capital city. Focusing on romantic relationships, I argue that the city presents a relational space that can be transformed through quotidian intimate experiences. Students inhabit and re-orient a potentially isolating and alienating space with emotionally-inflected interactions, routines and memories. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork conducted with students at the university in 2007–08, this paper argues that building an affectionate and living relationship with the city is a way of ‘intimatising’ it.
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113671
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New Delhi, Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, 2012.
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xxiii, 362p.
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9788132107019
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Copies: C:1/I:0,R:0,Q:0
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| 056690 | 954.9302/MUR 056690 | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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