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Nepal at a Crossroads: Gen Z Protests and the Battle for Democratic Renewal
Youth Anger, Coalition Fragility, and the Struggle to Restore Public Trust
—Tauqueer Ali Sabri
Read more … Nepal at a Crossroads: Gen Z Protests and the Battle for Democratic Renewal
International Dialogue |
In Memoriam: Sitaram Yechury (1952–2024)
India and the world have lost a skilled Communist leader and impeccable scholar
International Dialogue |
जेन मैकलेवे (1964-2024) की याद में
अग्रणी मज़दूर संगठन निर्माता और अंतर्राष्ट्रीयवादी अपने पीछे एक शक्तिशाली विरासत छोड़ गई हैं
India, International Dialogue |
“Personocracy”, Bangladeshi-Style
Recent elections confirmed a disturbing trend towards autocratic rule in the South Asian republic
India, International Dialogue |
Speaking the Language of Tyrants
While the Indian Left fights for multipolarity, Modi builds ties with both Putin and Biden
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Can Recruitment be Fair? Possibilities and Paradoxes of Ethical Recruitment in Eastern Himalayas
Nirvan Pradhan explores recruitment zones in the Eastern Himalayas as part of migration infrastructure within the more extensive global labour regimes.
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Pawns for Profits - Analysing the Plight of Bangladeshi Female Migrant
The aim of this paper by Ahmad Ibrahim is to recount this history of female migration into KSA from Bangladesh during the 2015-2018 period as an example of collusion between profit-oriented recruiters and the state apparatus, where women were used as a pawn for opening up the more lucrative male labour migration market.
Read more … Pawns for Profits - Analysing the Plight of Bangladeshi Female Migrant
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
"United We Stand": Role of Unionisations among the Gig Labours in India
This paper by Rajat Kanti Sur searches for whether unionisation would play an influential role in ensuring safety and socio-economic security for the informal and gig workers.
Read more … "United We Stand": Role of Unionisations among the Gig Labours in India
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Literary Imagination of Climate Change and Climate Disasters
In this article, authors, Debashree Chakraborty and Shubhoranjan Dasgupta, explores the literary imaginations of climate change and its effects.
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International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Keywords on Forced Migration and Refugee Studies
The handbook aims at a compilation and brief explication of key terms used in the multidisciplinary field of refugee and forced migration studies.
Read more … Keywords on Forced Migration and Refugee Studies
Anusandhan Trust, India, International Dialogue |
Transnational investments in healthcare: A study of German investments in Indian private health sector
This report examines the involvement of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and Development Cooperation bodies in the Indian private healthcare sector.
International Dialogue |
Development Opportunities or Challenges
Looking at the Proposed Free Trade Agreement between India and the European Union
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
The Kaibarta Question in Barak Valley, Assam: A Curious Case of Settlements in Flux
This paper tries to trace the origins of Kaibarta migration in Barak valley of Southern Assam by focusing on how the community came and settled in the region.
Read more … The Kaibarta Question in Barak Valley, Assam: A Curious Case of Settlements in Flux
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Navigating Precarity: Analysing Multiple Narratives of Citizenship in Assam
This report explores citizenship dilemmas in Assam, India, where the state has designated a group called 'Non Citizens.' These individuals live in a state of limbo, facing daily threats of deportation. The report examines the implications of this situation.
Read more … Navigating Precarity: Analysing Multiple Narratives of Citizenship in Assam
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Impact of Climate Change on Nomads in Jammu and Kashmir with a View of Public Health Facilities
With Jammu and Kashmir witnessing extreme weather events like the earthquake in 2005, flash floods and landslides in 2010, and the massive floods of 2014; the Bakarwal population is finding it difficult to continue the centuries-old practice of transhumance pastoralism.