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This study has been undertaken as the first ever joint research publication between defence institutions in Denmark and Pakistan. Given the development in international security politics in the last few years, it is fair to argue that both Denmark and Pakistan are at a point where future security challenges require a development of policies and strategies. Though the roles of Denmark and Pakistan respectively are different in nature, a lot of commonalities in conceptual thoughts and actions were found between the two countries at all levels. The book at hand gathers a number of lessons identified from Afghanistan and Pakistan with the objective of promoting sustainable regional peace building and developing military and civilian cooperation strategies for counterinsurgency and counterterrorism.
Heela Najibullah analyzes the Afghan reconciliation processes through the lenses of transrational peace philosophy and Elicitive Conflict Transformation. The research highlights two Afghan governments reconciliation processes in 1986 and 2010 and underlines the political events that shaped the 1986 National Reconciliation Policy, drawing lessons for future processes. The author points out the historical and geopolitical patterns indicating regional and global stakeholders involvement in Afghan politics. Social healing through a middle-out approach is the missing and yet crucial component to achieve sustainable reconciliation in Afghanistan
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Big Data Analytics, BDA 2012, held in New Delhi, India, in December 2012. The 5 regular papers and 5 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. The volume also contains two tutorial papers in the section perspectives on big data analytics. The regular contributions are organized in topical sections on: data analytics applications; knowledge discovery through information extraction; and data models in analytics.
The book is basically an account of the problem of terrorism and militancy in the five newly independent countries viz. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgystan and Turkmenistan or called central Asia. It thoroughly discusses important issues like financing of terrorist activities, the possible causes behind the growth of terrorism in that region, their objectives etc.
The book aims to promote the academic idea of making PhD studies more accessible and relevant to society. It strongly advocates for the concept of a 'Decolonising Ph.D.,' emphasizing the importance of centering indigenous perspectives in academia—addressing problems, methods, and connections—by reshaping career aspirations to address the concerns and needs of marginalized communities in the global south. It delves into the historical background of the PhD program, tracing its development, global reach, and involvement before highlighting pertinent issues within India. The book explores the balance between quality and quantity in academic pursuits, examines the everyday challenges of research, challenges the existing hierarchies within academia, and encourages constructive discussions on these matters.
Contributed articles on the cultural history of the districts of Orissa.
This volume forms part of the Critical Discourses in South Asia series, which deals with schools, movements and discursive practices in major South Asian languages. It offers crucial insights into the making of Odia literature and its critical tradition across a century. The book brings together English translation of major writings of influential figures dealing with literary criticism and theory, aesthetic and performative traditions, and re-interpretations of primary concepts and categories in Odia. It presents twenty-five key texts in literary and cultural studies from late-nineteenth century to early-twenty-first century, translated by experts for the first time into English. These semi...