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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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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.
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.
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Solidarity for Survival: Cooperative Building as a Solution to Overcome Vulnerability
This paper explores the role of cooperatives in fostering solidarity among economically disadvantaged migrant workers from various backgrounds in Kolkata, based on case studies of press workers, construction workers, sanitation workers, and sex workers.
Read more … Solidarity for Survival: Cooperative Building as a Solution to Overcome Vulnerability
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Those Who Stay Behind: Lived Experiences from Indian Sundarbans Amidst Climate Change and Migration
Climate change is frighteningly real. The global discourse on climate change has turned increasingly towards understanding vulnerability as a priority for research and policy.
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Mitigating the Impact of Covid and Conflict: Empowering & Securing Futures of Children Belonging to Pastoral Communities of Jammu and Kashmir
The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, now divided into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, has a significant tribal population, including Gujjars and Bakkarwals, who were recognized as Scheduled Tribes after the end of British Colonial rule and have since received affirmative action from the state.
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Theorising Race and Space in a Transnational Context
This paper argues that racism is a European invention instituted through the project of colonialism.
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Critical Action Centre In Movement, India, International Dialogue |
Handbook on Free Trade and Investment Agreements
This handbook maps India’s free trade and investment agreements and flags concerns with regard to their implications in various sectors, attempting to bring to fore how these agreements, in the absence of multilateral agreements, often mimic the unequal power equations that exist in the geopolitical sphere.
Read more … Handbook on Free Trade and Investment Agreements