Volume 9, Issue 1 (January 2025)

Developments following the February 01 coup in Myanmar have ushered in anxieties
over security and concerns over unregulated mobilities in India’s Northeastern
borders with Myanmar. This paper examines the consequences of the growing refugee
flow from Myanmar to India’s Northeast, the insurgency question and connectivity
prospects.
Keywords: India, Myanmar, India-Myanmar border, insurgency, refugee, China.

Since the 1990s, the global security environment has undergone rapid change, with
substantial changes in threat perceptions. This has impacted South Asian countries,
including India and Bangladesh. Some of these challenges are transnational in nature,
which requires greater understanding and cooperation between states to overcome
them. In this new security environment, South Asian countries can play a pivotal
role in India’s national security, and vice versa. This article illustrates the nature
of security cooperation between India and Bangladesh and explain the existing
common security concerns despite divergent viewpoints and sometimes setbacks like
recent political unrest in Bangladesh. This article argues that despite all the mistrust,
insecurity, and divergent viewpoints, India must put forth an effort to develop a
relationship with the new interim government of Bangladesh. The article is based
on an extensive review of primary sources and a diverse array of secondary sources,
including works by retired military and diplomatic officers who have personally been
involved in handling border-related issues.

Concept of security is core aspect of discourse in the discipline of International Relations,
which is mainly centred around traditional or conventional aspect of security which
relay on national power, military or political security, threat of war, overall based on
the state-centrisism. However, the discourse of the International Relations challenge
by many theories due to inefficient to comprehend ever-changing security environment
of International Relations. In juncture this research would go for non-traditional
security as the main trajectory theory to counter traditional outlook of international
relations where the researcher will stress upon the importance of applying gender lens,
especially by including intersectionality to find out multidimensional issues of food
security which is neglected in mainstream discourses. Further, this research will pose
a question on How far food security of Sub -Sahara Africa gender inclusive from the
stand point of Black Feminist perspective.

There is no denying the fact that women in India have made significant progress in a
variety of spheres over the years. However, discrimination against women still exists
because it is not only pervasive but also deeply rooted in social, economic and cultural
norms. Even with the implementation of several legislative initiatives, progressive
programs, and constitutional protections to achieve equality for all, women continue
to face significant disadvantages in a number of areas of life. To combat this and to
empower the women, both the Union as well as several State governments of India
have introduced Conditional Cash Transfer Schemes as a tool to elevate the status
and position of the women and to make them empowered. Kanyashree Prakalpa is
one such scheme introduced by the Government of West Bengal in 2013 with the
dual objectives of increasing the educational level and deferring the age of marriage of
the girl children of West Bengal. The paper seeks to find out the impact of the scheme after a decade of its inception in the two districts of West Bengal, namely, Kolkata
and Purulia. Using a mixed methods approach and questionnaire, interview schedule
and focus group discussion, the researcher found the scheme to positively influence the
beneficiaries of both the districts with Purulia responding more to it.
Keywords: child marriage, Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme, Kanyashreec
Prakalpa, women empowerment

The bilateral relationship between India and Canada, founded on common democratic
values, multicultural traditions and robust people-to-people connections, has recently
been clouded by tensions arising from the Khalistan movement. This movement
originated in Punjab in the 1980s and continues to exist among segments of the
Canadian Sikh diaspora. Against this backdrop, this article examines the historical
origins, socio-economic effects, and political consequences of the Khalistan question
on India-Canada bilateral ties, emphasising its influence on diplomatic stalemates
and strained diaspora interactions, especially in the Modi-Trudeau era. The study
also examines the diplomatic impasse intensified by current disputes and emphasises
the necessity for pragmatic, multilateral approaches to resolve disagreements. It
underscores the significance of promoting constructive conversation, exercising
political restraint, and leveraging shared democratic standards to address the issue
and revive the possibility of a substantial partnership between the two states.