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WORLD AFFAIRS VOL: 17 NO 3 (9) answer(s).
 
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Bureaucracy and reform in Bangladesh: contexts for new constructs / Quddusi, Kazi Khasrul Alam   Journal Article
Quddusi, Kazi Khasrul Alam Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract Administrations run on the edifi ce of the bureaucracy. Positive civil service values should remain constant in all administrative ambiences. In Bangladesh however, negative phenomena have started acting against the growth of a wholesome bureaucratic culture. According to Kazi SM Khasrul Alam Quddusi reforms are necessary to keep the bureaucracy motivated and focussed.
Key Words Bureaucracy  Bangladesh  Civil Service  Reforms  Bureaucratic Culture 
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Conflict in Syria: the changing political landscape of the Middle East / Sevilla, Henelito   Journal Article
Sevilla, Henelito Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract Henelito A Sevilla analyses the genesis of the confl ict in Syria and how and why the internal crisis became internationalised. He argues that the civil war is increasingly being driven and overshadowed by geostrategic competition among other regional and extra-regional powers, which has given it the complexion of an intractable proxy war.
Key Words Proxy War  Middle East  Syria  Regional Powers  Geostrategic Competition  Civil War 
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Crisis in global governance: the potential role of brics / Singh, Zorwar Daulet   Journal Article
Singh, Zorwar Daulet Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract BRICS embodies an alternative to global Western hegemony and reflects the rapid transition in the international hierarchy engineered by the process of globalised interdependence. However, according to Zorawar Daulet Singh, the potential of BRICS to become the new collective hegemon may be undermined by the very nature of the enduring international regime and by contradictions and rivalries between its members.
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Development, displacement and human right violations: two caste studies in Jharkhand, India / Kumar, Pankaj   Journal Article
Kumar, Pankaj Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract In East Singhbhum and Ranchi land acquisition has destroyed people's livelihood and social setting and violated basic human rights. The major impact of the takeover of tribal homelands has been the denigration of their culture, customs and language by mainstream communities. Pankaj Kumar examines impoverishment risk factors and their implications for poor people, based on data collected in the field.
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Indian economic scenario: growing challenges in a turbulent environment / Balaji, C D; Kumar, Praveen   Journal Article
Kumar, Praveen Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract India's economic growth gained momentum after the ushering in of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation and most economic and social indicators improved. This scenario was jolted by the global fi nancial and economic crisis of 2007-08. CD Balaji and S Praveen Kumar take stock of the prevailing Indian economic scenario.
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Indian irrigation and agriculture: the dynamics of groundwater demand / Chavva, Konda Reddy; Reddy, C Sheela   Journal Article
Reddy, C Sheela Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract The problems of agriculture in India are shared by many developing, densely populated countries, especially those located in the tropical belt of the planet. Konda Reddy Chavva and C Sheela Reddy point out that liberal reforms dictated by the IMF deprived farmers of much needed government support, prompting many to fall into a vicious cycle of indebtedness and cash crop monoculture, vulnerable to international price fluctuations.
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India's concerns about China: the escalating military threat / Tripathi, Sudhanshu   Journal Article
Tripathi, Sudhanshu Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract According to Sudhanshu Tripathi the suspected imperialistic-military ambitions and consequent assertion of China as a global player, through its rapidly modernising armed forces and fast expanding economy, need to be contained by the international community to preserve the peace, prosperity and security of the world.
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Rural local governance: a comparative study of India, Australia and the US / Kanodia, Kunal   Journal Article
Kanodia, Kunal Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract Kunal Kanodia compares distinct aspects of local governance in rural areas in India, Australia and the US. He presents information collected fi rst hand during a study conducted in Ramgarh, India and data amalgamated from primary and secondary sources, containing relevant information about the three countries.
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Women's rights in India: the role of the naxalite movement / Priyedarshi, Vinita   Journal Article
Priyedarshi, Vinita Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract Vinita Priyedarshi critically analyses the role of the Naxalites in ensuring the rights of women, particularly of those that are part of the movement. She also questions the very premises of Naxalism as a self-styled movement of the poor, for the poor and by the poor.
Key Words Human Rights  South Asia  India  Women's Rights  Naxalite Movement  Poor 
Maoists  Naxalites 
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