Issue 43 - October 2010 - Time for Change

[Pragati - The Indian National Interest Review]

Dear reader,

The cover feature of this month's issue of Pragati considers how the Congress and the BJP need to change in order to strengthen our political system.

In international affairs: President Barack Obama's upcoming to India, the political dynamics Down Under, the many tempests in the Western Pacific, India's relations with Bangladesh & Myanmar and the dangerous business of delivering humanitarian relief through militant groups.

On the home front: the challenges of policy intellectuals & think-tank-wallahs, the controversy over electronic voting machines and the plight of the Jarawa tribe in the Andamans.

We're happy to announce a tie-up with India Review, one of the best academic journals on India politics and international relations -- Pragati will feature abstracts from the quarterly journal soon after a new issue published. 

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The Pragati Team

Pragati - The Indian National Interest Review

Issue 43 - October 2010

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Highlights

Rahul Gandhi for Prime Minister! The era of power without responsibility must end Rohit Pradhan

Re-differentiating the BJP A new strategic direction for the BJP Rajeev Mantri & Harsh Gupta

Perspective

What's the Big Idea? Setting India-US relations back on track Dhruva Jaishankar

Greens in the diet A joker in the pack for Australia's foreign policy David Brewster

All at the Yellow Sea Obama's provocative weakness against China Jeff M Smith

Responsible humanitarianism Channeling aid through jihadi groups is counterproductive Salil Tripathi

Roundup

The perils of the policy intellectual A state of crisis Raja Karthikeya

The EVM and its critics Allow scrutiny of voting machines, systems and processes Srijith K Nair

Protecting the Jarawas The ecology of the Andaman & Nicobar islands deserves attention Aditi Malhotra

Pragmatics of Looking East Improving relations with Bangladesh and Myanmar Nilim Dutta

Books

Why the giants don't mix Caste and regional diversity have ensured very high barriers to collective action for reforms Siddharth Singh

Briefs

India Review 

Filter  Ravi Gopalan

Infographic  Dibyo Haldar

Alif Rohan Joshi

Pareto Amol Agrawal

In Parliament The Monsoon Session, 2010 M R Madhavan

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