Category: International Affairs
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Should India Say Yes to the US Demand to Homogenise Nuclear Liability Law? A Dangerous Recourse
By Vershika Sharma, National Law University, Jodhpur. The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), though highly debated and controversial, makes India one of the most powerful and toughest nuclear liability regimes in the world, only second to Austria that bans nuclear energy completely. It protects the interests of the nuclear…
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Towards Inclusion
By Pragya Dhoundiyal, Law Center-1, Faculty of Law, Delhi University. The United Nations was established with the objective of maintaining peace in the world and to prevent any further outbreak of war. To give shape to this objective, the Dumbarton proposal suggested establishment of an executive organ of limited membership whose prime responsibility would be to maintain…
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Universal Recognition of Seafarers’ Identity: An Astute Development
By Yukti Makan, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. The International Labor Organization (ILO) is a specialized Agency of the United Nations, established in 1919. It is a tripartite organization, in which representatives of governments, employers and workers take part with equal status. The Seafarers’ Identity Convention was originally formed in 1958, but was later revised in 2003…
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India’s ties with its southern neighbour strengthens: RBI’s Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
By Sudipta Purkayastha, Gujarat National Law University. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, since practically the beginning of time, stressed on the importance of maintaining friendly relations with other states, especially those in South Asia. This March, he lived upto his motto once again, by visiting Sri Lanka for talks aiming at improving bilateral ties between…
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The Millennium Development Goals and India: How far along have we come?
By Hita M. Agarwal, WBNUJS, Kolkata. The millennium year, 2000, or Y2K, as it has come to be known in popular culture – marked an occasion of renewal of hope and aspirations. A new date, meant to many, a chance to shed the burden of the past and aspire for a better future. How then, could…
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Transparency and Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration: A Dynamic Equilibrium
By Apoorva Mandhani, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Arbitration has gradually emerged as the preferred mode for resolution of large commercial and corporate disputes in several jurisdictions. The principle of confidentiality is one of the advantages1, if not the main one, for the increased popularity of international commercial arbitration. However, a trend favoring transparency2 is catching…
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A step closer towards being a “Superpower”: China and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
By Sudipta Purkayastha, Gujarat National Law University. When one talks of financial prowess in the international arena, could it ever be possible to not think instantly of the Asia of this new era? With the West having dominated this field till the very recent past, the Asian countries are now formally contending for the top spot with…
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India and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: The Incredible Benefit
By Vartika Aggarwal, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) established in 2001, aims to improve and strengthen cooperation on trade and culture between member states in Central Asia, strengthen regional security and stability, and create a new order based on regional cooperation and mutual support. The SCO has Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan…
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India-Kyrgyztan Plan Anti-Terrorism Pact: Reviewing the Geopolitical Scenario
By Aratrika Choudhuri, WBNUJS, Kolkata. In a move to strengthen its relations with key players in Eurasian geopolitics, India entered into four agreements with Kyrgyzstan on 12th July, 2015, which seek to boost defense cooperation and to recognize the need to combat ‘threats without borders’, such as terrorism and extremism. The agreements signed, clearly embody the…
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The New Development Bank: An Analysis
By Piyush Jain, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is a multilateral development bank operated by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as an alternative to the existing US-dominated World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The bank is set…