O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) encourages its students and faculty members to conduct socially relevant research and contribute to knowledge creation.
In this book chapter, Prof. Jadumani Mahanand of
@JindalLaw
focuses on Ambedkar’s idea of liberty and equality, and also explores Ambedkar’s interpretation of Dewey and Buddha for a theory of fraternity.
#AcademicTwitter
#research
This paper authored by Prof.
@pranjan12781
reviews all the investor-State dispute settlement cases that India has lost to ascertain the reason why these claims were brought against India in the first place.
#investments
#research
#InvestmentTreaties
Compared to other castes and communities in
#Maharashtra
, the Marathas have a higher proportion of the rich and wealthy and the lowest share among the poorest and poor, finds this study co-authored by
@sumeetmhaskar
of
#JGU
.
#reservation
#research
This paper by Prof.
@pranjan12781
of
@JindalLaw
argues that MNCs and foreign investors have not shied from using the international investment law framework to challenge sovereign taxation measures of States before ISDS tribunals.
#research
#academics
This paper co-authored by Sukanya Bali and
@Seerat269
of
@JSIAJindal
examines the Chinese footprint in Central Asia through border and trade relations, Xinjiang politics, and the Belt and Road Initiative policy.
#research
#academia
#China
Developments in eastern Europe are unfortunate, but the best India could do there is advocate a negotiated diplomatic settlement, writes Prof.
@sreeramchaulia
of Jindal School of International Affairs.
#RussiaUkraineConflict
#geopolitics
This article by
@sagnikdutta
of
@JindalLaw
traces how women reconstitute gendered roles within the family and challenge the state’s gendered ideology as they navigate the porous boundaries of state and non-state
#law
.
#AcademicTwitter
#research
When it comes to dealing with China, a tougher line from Washington, coordinated with its Quad partners in New Delhi, Tokyo and Canberra, will be needed in
#NewYear2022
, writes
@sreeramchaulia
of
#JGU
.
#YearInReview
With
#2021
drawing to a close, my column in
@livemint
looks back at major international follies of this year and argues that the
#NewYear
could be worse if we don’t learn lessons:
As
#China
's psy ops and
#FakeNews
attacks against
#India
mount, how should the latter respond? What are the contours and possibilities in the emerging
#Infowars
? Here is my opinion piece in Hindustan Times (
@htTweets
):
To address gender-intensive barriers, there is a need to increase the nationwide person-days of
#NREGA
employment provided to ensure that women’s opportunities are not rationed, says Prof. Swati Narayan (
@SNavatar
) of
#JGU
.
#research
#academics
While the TRIPS waiver talks about a plethora of mechanisms for its implementation, amending relevant Indian laws such as the Patents Act, 1970, will give a robust foundation to the waiver, says Prof.
@pranjan12781
of
@JindalLaw
.
#patents
#academics
Just because authoritarian populist leaders like Vladimir Putin don’t care for international law does not mean its significance has diminished, argues Prof. Prabhash Ranjan (
@pranjan12781
) of
@JindalLaw
.
#Ukraine
#Russia
#ICJ
This chapter co-authored by Wasiq Dar &
@Mr_Mo285
of
@JindalLaw
offers an analysis of the potential role that NGOs can play in representing ‘public interests’ & ‘human rights’ issues before the arbitral tribunals through recent case studies.
#research
This paper co-authored by Wasiq Dar of
@JindalLaw
explores whether AI could be used to remedy some of the burning issues in the investor-state dispute settlement system, which have culminated in its “existential crisis”.
#ArtificialIntelligence
#research
Dropping
#caste
as a census category for the 1941
#Census
was a massive setback to the lower castes who were using the census figures to legitimize their representation in the public sector, says Pritam Singh of
@JGU_JSLH
#research
#academics
There is documented evidence of China’s historical support for insurgent groups operating in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, says Prof. Sriparna Pathak (
@Sriparnapathak
) of
@JSIAJindal
.
#China
#academics
Examining economic aspirations of land oustees at a PSU’s land acquisition site in Madhya Pradesh, this study by
@NagpalSugandha
of
@JSIAJindal
finds that land oustees have a common aspiration for employment in the urban
#economy
.
#research
#academics
Political violence, a distinctive aspect of campaigns in West Bengal since independence, has taken a sharp communal turn in the post-2016 period, finds this study co-authored by Prof. Subhasish Ray (
@subhasish_ray75
) of
#JGU
.
#research
#academics
With the
#COVID19
pandemic changing our modes of thinking, living and being, we must re-evaluate the basic human values on which our world stands, says philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo (
@RJahanbegloo
) in his book, 'The Courage to Exist'.
#AcademicTwitter
This paper co-authored by Madhur Bhatia of
@JSIAJindal
empirically examines the trends and convergence in the remuneration of executive directors in the Indian
#banking
industry and across
#bank
groups from 2005 to 2018.
#research
#academic
Restitution of conjugal rights undermines bodily integrity and sexual autonomy of women in intimate relationships, and is incongruent with India’s international
#HumanRights
obligations, says Prof. Saumya Uma of
@JindalLaw
.
#WomensRights
#research
Snippets from
@_CNES_
Visual Storyboard Team's field work for
#UPElections2022
, traveling across Lucknow, Ayodhya and Gonda.. More to come in days ahead.. Team Credits: Jignesh Mistry, Vanshika Mittal, Tavleen Kaur, Mohd. Rameez, Isha Khurana, Ruhi Nadkarni, Krishanu Kashyap
In the context of investors-state contracts, this article by
@AnimeshBordolo2
of
@JindalLaw
explores the significance of renegotiation, its evolution, & the issues that need addressing for it to be an acceptable solution for all stakeholders.
#research
Linking provision of postpartum contraception to infant
#vaccination
care is feasible and acceptable in rural India, finds this study co-authored by
@BhanNandita
of Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development, JGU.
#research
#academia
#JGU
High fertility norm among women was associated with greater likelihood of pregnancy intention, lower likelihood of delaying pregnancy & greater ambivalence on delaying pregnancy, found this study co-authored by Prof.
@BhanNandita
of
#JGU
#research
If the state continues to exercise prejudice against hijab-wearing girls, it will be the beginning of a new chapter of historical disadvantage in the political history of modern India, writes Prof
@ambreen_agha_
of
@JSIAJindal
.
#HijabVerdict
#HijabRow
Looking at the events around
#ShaheenBagh
through the frame of the 1987 Hindi
#film
Mirch Masala,
@UttaranDasGupta
of
@jsjc_jgu
argues that both the film and the real-life
#protest
allow us to study gendered spaces and reimaginations of citizenships.
The Street Vendors Act, 2014 fails to address the conditions created by urban and developmental planning, everyday forms of violence & harassment, and the gendered nature of public space entitlement, says
@ReejuRay4
of
@jsjc_jgu
.
#research
#academics
This study co-authored by Rupesh Kumar of
@JGBSofficial
explores the potential of digital technology in tackling key challenges faced by smallholding farmers, including income generation,
#supplychain
efficiency, and post-harvest losses.
#research
Examining Article 42 of the Istanbul Convention from a transnational legal feminist perspective, this article co-authored by
@MotiShireen
argues that the language of Article 42 does not go far enough to recognize transnational diversity.
#research
To address the problem of
#malnutrition
among Indian children, it is vital to expand policies that could effectively reduce household food insecurity, says this study co-authored by Prof. Manini Ojha (
@ininam_o
) of
#JGU
.
#AcademicTwitter
#research
This study by
@sumeetmhaskar
and Dr. Jana Tschurenev explores early educational activities of the anti-caste movement in the then Western Indian Bombay Presidency (1848–1882).
#AcademicTwitter
#research
This
#book
co-edited by
@HebatallahADAM
of
@JSIAJindal
addresses the multifaceted challenges that developing countries encounter in terms of economic growth, poverty reduction, and social development in a post-pandemic world.
#research
#academia
The Sri Lankan situation highlights that China is generally not concerned about the domestic situations in other nations and it is primarily concerned about gaining as much as it can in exchange for loans, says
@Gunjsingh01
of
@JindalLaw
.
#SriLanka
Following the failure of the 1982-83 strike, the claims of the working classes over cityscapes are no longer recognized, a clear indication of a near-complete unmaking of
#Mumbai
as a labourer’s city, writes Prof.
@sumeetmhaskar
#Labour
#workingclass
This
#book
chapter authored by
@prashantrasto1
of
@JSIAJindal
uses Socio-Cognitive Model of Critical Discourse Analysis to examine the cognitive & discourse structures inherent in Trump’s espousal of conspiracy & gossip to make ‘America Great Again’.
This study co-authored by
@KaranBabbar19
of
@JGBSofficial
highlights how sanitary pads distribution was overlooked during the pandemic, leaving girls and women vulnerable to managing their menstrual needs.
#research
#academics
Recording memories of the trauma of 1984, ethnographic research, witnessing, documenting & archiving can be a powerful way to challenge dominant & singular narratives that erase the voices of survivors, says
@ReejuRay4
of
@jsjc_jgu
.
#academics
This paper by Dalia Bhattacharjee of
@JindalLaw
argues that the surrogacy industry in India produces geographies of carceral domesticity by deploying disciplining apparatuses governing the activities of the reproductive laborers.
#research
#academics
This study by Dr. Namesh Killemsetty (
@namesh124
) of
#JGU
examines the possible applications of Problem Structuring Methods for understanding the challenges faced by slum dwellers living in informal settlements across cities in India.
#slums
#housing
This article co-authored by
@sagnikdutta
of
@JindalLaw
makes a postcolonial contribution to Critical Terrorism Studies & International Politics by showing how colonial logics of counterterrorism are repurposed by postcolonial states in comparable ways.
Drawing on Roland Barthes’s notion of mythologies,
@chatterjeearupk
of
@JindalLaw
argues that the United Kingdom Tea Company’s advertisements, among others, reconfigured and standardized a gastromythology in English culture.
#literature
#research
India needs a non-protectionist
#trade
policy, which should include pro-market reforms, not pro-business
#reforms
that are reminiscent of the country’s ‘stigmatised capitalism,’ says Prof. Prabhash Ranjan (
@pranjan12781
) of
@JindalLaw
.
#academics
There are underlying gender inequalities within the health system whereby limited resources and opportunities are available for the female frontline health workers, which extends to their use of
#ICT
platforms, says
@snek87
of
@JguJses
.
#COVID19
Effective parliamentary supervision will increase the domestic acceptance and legitimacy of international treaties, especially economic agreements, says Prof. Prabhash Ranjan (
@pranjan12781
) of
@JindalLaw
.
#Parliament
#academics
Contrary to dominant depictions of passive victimhood, many
#Rohingya
women in India have taken up community leadership roles, or made the best ‘home’ possible within the limitations of the host context, says Jessica Field of
@JSIAJindal
.
#migration
The Indian government’s response to
#COVID19
prioritized economic and fiscal measures, but it was not timely enough to support millions of inter-state
#migrants
, says this study co-authored by Prof. Keerty Nakray of
#JGU
.
#research
#academics
While women contribute significantly to the fishing industry, their efforts are often left out of the narrative, finds this study co-authored by Prof. Deepanshu Mohan (
@Deepanshu_1810
) of
@JGU_JSLH
.
#WomensRights
#research
With
#China
posing challenges for the liberal, democratic world, countries like India have to take cognizance of the new realities & accordingly tweak their foreign policies, says this paper co-authored by
@Sriparnapathak
of
@JSIAJindal
.
#Galwan
By analyzing divergent approaches on the validity of minors’ contracts in Australia, India and the UK,
@ShaunJStar
and Divyangana Dhankar of
@JindalLaw
highlight inadequacies in legal pronouncements by Indian courts.
#AcademicTwitter
#research
This paper authored by Sweta Sen of
@JSIAJindal
explores rebel legitimacy building by investigating rebel network formation during civil wars.
#research
#academics
India in 2021 did a lot more balancing than leading, writes Dr. Mohan Kumar, Professor at Jindal School of International Affairs.
#geopolitics
#YearInReview2021
This study co-authored by Shilpa Bandyopadhyay of
@Jindal_JIBS
not only provides a nuanced picture of old age home living but also brings to light the complexity in the acceptance of old age home in India.
#research
#academics
While all the poems included in the ‘Penguin Book of Indian Poets’, edited by Jeet Thayil, are uniformly good, Thayil also includes poems by poets who had vanished from the literary scene, writes
@UttaranDasGupta
of
@jsjc_jgu
.
#poetrycommunity
#poems
This article by Digvijay of
@JindalLaw
delves into various aspects of working through a pandemic where the law was found wanting or not actively assisting the efforts of the state and its enforcement agencies in curbing the
#pandemic
.
#researchpaper
This paper co-authored by
@NagpalSugandha
of
@JSIAJindal
examines how the higher
#COVID19
infection rates among Punjabi Canadians have been represented by conservative politicians as a consequence of cultural and religious practices.
#research
The study by Prof. Achia Anzi of
@JGU_JSLH
examines a group
#exhibition
that questioned, undermined, and challenged borders, while also foregrounding their productive functions.
#artwork
#NorthEast
This paper co-authored by Bhavya Chhabra of
@Jindal_JIBS
focuses on the discrimination faced by the LGBTQ+ population caused due to the unfavorable attitudes, and stigma persisting at the interpersonal and community level.
#MentalHealth
#LGBTQIA
This study co-authored by Ashutosh Samadhiya of
@JGBSofficial
emphasizes how information and communication technologies can help agriculture supply chains and promote agriculture
#supplychain
decarbonization.
#research
#academics
#ICT
Changing technologies have paved the way for new modes of public expressions and
#democracy
as a value and a set of principles must acknowledge these developments, argues Prof. Sukumar Muralidharan (
@sukumar_md
) of
@jsjc_jgu
.
#DemocracyMatters
This study co-authored by Naseer Ahmad Bhat of
@jspc_jgu
may offer insights that could help in closing the gap in the treatment of common mental illness, particularly in nations with limited resources such as India.
#mentalhealth
#research
In this study, researchers, including Manini Ojha (
@ininam_o
) of
#JGU
, explore the introduction of Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail in electronic voting machines and show that it has significant impacts on political competition.
#research
#academics
This study by Harsh Mahaseth (
@HarshMahaseth
) and his co-authors analyses Russia’s role in the Southeast Asian region, particularly how it attempts to achieve its foreign policy goals amid China-U.S. power rivalry.
#Russia
#academics
Implemented with the aim of reducing financial burden for the poor, India’s national health insurance scheme also reduces the
#GenderGap
in school enrolments, finds this study by Prof.
@ininam_o
of
#JGU
.
#equality
#education