Italy and the community after thirty years of experience

Convincing the Pakistani military to focus its attention on the Afghan Taliban and associated groups has so far proved unsuccessful. The Obama administration's reliance on economic incentives and regional peace initiatives, such as a dialogue with India on Kashmir, has failed to deliver tangible results. Instead, India's footprint within Afghanistan has expanded, leaving Pakistani elites ever more anxious. Balancing Indian and Pakistani interests in South Asia remains a top priority for Western governments, and most importantly the US. In the current milieu this will require shifting Western bureaucratic focus from the age old and seemingly intractable Kashmir dispute to maintaining the peace within Afghanistan. This article outlines why this shift should be considered, and how the India--Pakistan trust deficit might be bridged.     

Security,subjectivity and space in postcolonial Europe: Muslims in the diaspora

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In this article, we call into question the assumptions that undergird conceptions of boundary, territory, community and ethno-cultural belonging in the constitution of European security. Both the term ‘human security’ as defined by development and human rights scholars and ‘securitisation’ as conceptualised by critical security studies concern the socio-psychological aspects of security. Yet, few attempts have been made to seriously discuss the psychological effects of securitisation on subjectivity and space. There is, as we will argue, a tendency in much literature to use concepts of ‘existential security’, ‘fear’, ‘needs’ and the ‘politics of belonging’ – obviously connected to the human mind and individual emotionality – without much space being devoted to the investigation of these concepts in terms of socio-psychological processes. We intend to fill this gap by discussing security and securitisation in terms of the psychology of subjectivity and space among young Muslims in Europe. Our principal argument is that through openness to the political psychology of subjectivity and space, and the (de)securitisation of both, we are able to develop more adequate maps of the European experience of danger and opportunity.     

Developments in Indian Federalism: 2005–2007

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The subject matter of this paper, in general, is federalism in India. Three recent instances of the impact of Article 356—the ‘Emergency Provisions’—are analyzed to study two questions. How is federalism affected when different political parties are in power in the States and at the federal level, and does the current coalition government's experience help or hinder federalism? As to the first question, the two States of Jharkhand and Bihar, with particular emphasis on the latter, in the aftermath of the 2005 elections are examined. In both cases, it was blatant federal intervention that led to the dismissal of the duly elected governments in these States solely on political considerations and the advice of the Governors who were appointed by the federal government. The third is the case of the State of Uttar Pradesh where in 2006–2007 an attempted use of this Article was thwarted by the Election Commission. As to the second question, the use or the very threat of using Article 356 to dismiss duly elected State governments under the pressure of coalition partners at the Centre does not augur well for constitutional government or coalitions, and certainly not for federalism. In any case, Indian federalism lives up to the moniker as pointed out by C. H. Alexandrovictz that it is sue generis.     

美国重返亚洲战略下的中国与印度关系

印度因其特殊的地缘政治环境被美国视为抑制中国“崛起”的控制阀和其重返亚洲、构建遏制中国包围网的重要节点。但印度在政治经济上对美国借重的同时亦和中国在国际上有着诸多共同利益诉求,并为加速本国经济腾飞而不得不倚重中国高速增长的经济,其角色的特殊性决定了在中美新博弈中印度将左右倚重并制衡。因此,在经济利益为国家相互关系主导因素的背景下,中国应与印度构建共赢发展互动关系,推动两国经济持续快速发展。     

Engendering local democracy: The impact of quotas for women in India's panchayats

In 1992, India's Parliament enacted two constitutional amendments that sought to democratize local governance and engender it through quota-based reservations for women. This article asks whether participation in these institutions has enabled women to articulate and advance their interests. To evaluate this, the article deploys the distinction in feminist literature between strategic and practical gender interests. Through a survey of a wide range of studies conducted in different parts of India it points to the constraints, both of institutional design as well as of social inequalities of gender and caste, that inhibit a fuller and more effective participation by women. There is nevertheless evidence to suggest that the quotas have enabled women to address their practical gender needs and interests, even if the articulation and realization of strategic interests is moving at a somewhat slower pace.     

印度的非洲能源战略——基于石油资源利用的考量

近年来,印度经济高速发展,逐渐确立起其大国的地位。但是,伴随着经济的发展,印度能源短缺特别是石油短缺的问题日趋严重,并大量依赖进口。印度的石油主要来源于中东地区。为了实现其多元化能源外交战略,印度将其目光投向非洲,通过多种途径加强与非洲的联系,促进石油贸易。分析印度在非洲的能源战略,可以为中国在非洲的能源战略提供一些借鉴。     

澳大利亚中印移民结构数量对比研究

2011-2012年度,印度超越中国成为澳大利亚永久性移民最大来源国,2012-2013年度依旧保持最大来源国地位。本文以澳大利亚移民局、统计局官方最新资料为依据,从移民构成和数量方面对澳大利亚的中国和印度移民进行比较研究,发现亚洲移民已成为澳大利亚移民的主要来源,印度之所以超过中国成为澳大利亚永久性移民最大来源国主要是因为技术移民数量巨大,以此趋势发展下去的印度移民在未来几年极有可能超过中国成为继英国、新西兰之后的澳大利亚第三大移民群体。除技术移民流失和留学生流失,中国相比印度更加面临着商业创新投资移民的流失,加之中国国内的新增劳动力下降危机,中国调整移民政策已成为形势所必须。     

文化因素对中印两国经济崛起的潜在影响

近年来,中国与印度通过经济高速发展以及在国际事务中的显著影响,向世界宣示了两个亚洲大国的崛起。然而,各自庞大的人口规模、复杂的社会结构以及传统的文化价值观念等．在很大程度上决定了两国现代化将是一个异常艰巨复杂的过程。不同的发展道路也决定了双方在文化价值、公民道德以及国家政治理念等方面展现的软实力。     

实力变迁、法律传统与美欧印中贸易政策的演进

国际经济格局的深刻变化引发了美欧印中等主要贸易体贸易政策的变化.这种变化主要体现为其外贸法、外资法和出口管制法的修改,而国际习惯法和国际经济条约对这种修改的约束有限.美欧印中的代表性国际经济法理论分别为"制度管理说"、"规范承诺说"、"贸易民主论"和"责任共担论",这些理论反映了各贸易体的国际经济法传统和理念.以这些理...     

法律移植与印度近代的社会转型

英国政治结构独具的法治主义传统使得由英国殖民统治所引领的近代印度社会转型与法律移植密切相关。英国法的输入奠定了"英—印法"体系的基础,法律移植通过为印度注入民主、自由、平等、权利等现代理念促进印度社会转型的同时,在解决社会陋习等方面问题上显得有些力不从心,传统文化的许多消极因素仍然困扰着印度社会及其诸多民众,贫穷和压迫并不罕见,全面实现社会平等、自由仍然任重而道远。