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WORLD AFFAIRS 2015-04 19, 2 (9) answer(s).
 
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Challenges and policy responses to Hazardous waste management / Chhibber, Bharti   Article
Chhibber, Bharti Article
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Summary/Abstract Toxic hazardous waste must be treated and managed properly before disposal to avoid dangerous repercussions on human health. According to Bharti Chhibber waste management requires an integrated approach, which calls for team effort and cooperation between industry and government agencies. In India, much of the waste produced could be recycled but this requires innovative efforts and intensive planning.
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Changing marital status of women in contemporary Russia / Dutta, Geetanjali   Article
Dutta, Geetanjali Article
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Summary/Abstract Throughout the world, marriage is a complex phenomenon in a state of constant flux and not limited to its legal connotations. Geetanjali Dutta asserts that demographic statistics in Russia suggest considerable changes in behaviour and attitude with falling rates of registered marriages, more unmarried couples living together and an increasing number of children born out of wedlock.
Key Words Women  Contemporary Russia  Marital Status 
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Environmental security in south asia: an analysis of India and Bangladesh / Narwaria, Satyendra Singh   Article
Narwaria, Satyendra Singh Article
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Summary/Abstract The fast depletion of natural resources has resulted not only in the degradation of the environment but also in scarcity and growing conflict over resources within and between states. Satyendra Singh Narwaria lays out environmental issues particularly in India and Bangladesh.
Key Words South Asia  India  Bangladesh  Environment Security 
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Globalising asia and the politics of food security / Pant, Girijesh   Article
Pant, Girijesh Article
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Summary/Abstract Girijesh Pant examines the implications of a globalising Asia on its food security. He points out the shifting control of the Asian food production system and its consequential vulnerabilities and advocates the decentralised empowerment of food producer to break the hegemony of the new liberal regime. He also suggests that Asian and other developing nations pool resources to achieve food autonomy.
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India's engagement with the world: contemporary foreign policy interests / Khobragade, Vinod   Article
Khobragade, Vinod Article
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Summary/Abstract Vinod Khobragade discusses India’s contemporary prime foreign policy interests. While keeping its democratic setup alive, India has shed traditional foreign policy objectives and made new choices reflecting the changing patterns of international politics. The aim is to boost holistic development and make the country one of the leading though benign powers of the world.
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Population age structure, liberal democracy and civil war / Gaan, Narottam; Panda, Shesanjali   Article
Gaan, Narottam Article
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Summary/Abstract This artice analyse demographic factors particularly the population age structure in the political equation of nation-states. Examples are provided in contexts as diverse as the Congo, Palestine and Venezuela. The statistics are particularly revealing if the relative cohort size comparison method is used.
Key Words Palestine  Liberalism  Rwanda  Eastern Europe  Liberal Democracy  Congo 
Former Soviet States  Age Structure  Population Age  Cvil War  Vevezuela 
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Sri Lanka - correcting the wayward state / Mukarji, Apratim   Article
Mukarji, Apratim Article
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Summary/Abstract According to Apratim Mukarji the mid-term presidential elections held in Sri Lanka on 8 January 2015 not only brought to power a new president but also the prospects of an equitable and inclusive state with the democratic and human rights of the citizens of every community restored. The Sirisena government is determined to bring the divided country together by implementing the postponed devolution package and introducing a federal structure.
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Western duplicity and middle east crises / Bolton, Kerry R   Article
Bolton, Kerry R Article
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Summary/Abstract Kerry R Bolton contends that the present so-called “conflict of civilisations”, a concept promoted by neoconservatives to lend historic inevitability to the tumult among Muslims, the contrived “war on terrorism” and the Arab–Israeli conflict, has its origins in the diplomatic machinations of the Great War.
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Women of Indian descent in Southern Africa / Krishna, Kamini   Article
Krishna, Kamini Article
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Summary/Abstract Kamini Krishna investigates the different roles played by women of Indian origin in Southern Africa. Along with their men folk, these women actively participated in various economic sectors that helped them establish a firm footing in the new countries. While they also took active part in political life in South Africa, they remained silent in the political arena elsewhere in the region.
Key Words Migration  Southern Africa  Women  Indian Descent 
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