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Nr. 126 (2013) Editorial 7–9 {:de}Islam, Youth and Gender in India and Pakistan: Current Research PerspectivesShould women’s rights and gender justice be defined and guaranteed within an exclusively religious or secular framework? Is it at all possible to create the basis for a dialogue about the different normative positions that are held? These are questions that are the focus of current debates in South Asia. In view of the demographic … von by Nadja-Christina Schneider
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Nr. 126 (2013) Artikel Article 10–25 {:en}Strategic Engagements: Analyzing the Relationships of Indian and Pakistani Women’s Movements to IslamBoth the Indian and Pakistani women’s movements have had a contentious relationship with Islam, particularly since the 1980s. In India the Shah Bano case brought the issue of Muslim women’s rights to the center of national attention and led women’s groups to an impasse on the question of their own representation. Since this time, several … von by Nida Kirmani
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Nr. 126 (2013) Editorial 26–44 {:en}(Re)Framing the Issues: Muslim Women’s Activism in Contemporary IndiaIn recent years, women and religion have received considerable attention, especially in the context of Muslim communities. Not only has religion acquired a new public presence, but in Muslim contexts the use of religiously grounded arguments by Muslim women to further their rights has also generated considerable excitement. Religion, once seen as the major obstacle … von by Rafia Zaman
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Nr. 126 (2013) Editorial 45–67 {:en}Accommodating Religious Demands and Gender-justice Concerns: Indian State Practices after the Shah Bano JudgmentThis paper is an examination of a new turn in the practice of multiculturalism in India observed by legal and political theorists who have challenged the long-standing argument of multiculturalists that personal laws in India inhibit “gender-equalizing” changes. Recent literature on Muslim Personal Law points out that the demand placed by religion on women through … von by Sushmita Nath
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Nr. 126 (2013) Editorial 85–103 {:en}Being Young and a “Muslim Woman” in Post- liberalization India: Reflexive Documentary Films as Media Spaces for New ConversationsThe Indian documentary film landscape is currently expanding with exceptional dynamism, despite the fact that structural problems such as insufficient funding and distribution mechanisms are still prevalent. The number of film festivals organized in this vein in the country has also increased, allowing documentary films and directors from India to gain a new global visibility, … von by Nadja-Christina Schneider
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Nr. 118 (2011) Research Note 75–90 {:en}The Context of Uncontrolled Urban Settlements in DelhiIn developing countries, more than half of the urban population lives in unplanned settlements where their quality of life is substandard and even inhuman. Delhi, the capital city of India, is a prime example as more than half of its population resides in uncontrolled settlements despite modest planning intervention since the inception of its first … von by Sohail Ahmad und and Mack Joong Choi
Nr. 117 (2010) Editorial 5–6 {:en}EditorialAs an emerging world power, India is becoming an important partner in critical areas of ecological sustainability. Its rapidly emerging economy and Germany’s pioneering environmental economy offer different but mutually complementary perspectives. This issue of the journal presents various papers on environmental governance in India that stem from student research projects. The MA and PhD … von by Kirsten Jörgensen und and Christian Wagner
Nr. 117 (2010) Artikel Article 7–26 {:de}The Challenges of E-Waste Management in India: Can India draw lessons from the EU and the USA?This article examines e-waste management in India, identifying lessons and implications from e-waste management in the European Union and the United States which may influence or predict both strengths and obstacles to effectiveness in Indian e-waste regulation. India’s new draft E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules are much more comprehensive than any US e-waste regulations and … von by Alexandra Skinner, Yvonne Dinter, Alex Lloyd und and Philip Strothmann
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Nr. 117 (2010) Artikel Article 27–44 {:en}Water Stress in the Cauvery Basin, South India — How current water management approaches and allocation conflict constrain reformThis article presents insights on the state of water management in the Cauvery basin in South India and the ongoing interstate dispute concerning the allocation of the Cauvery’s water between the riparian states Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. A lack of multi-level, intersectoral, and participative approaches on the one hand have led to inadequate conditions in … von by Marius Ferdin, Stefan Görlitz und and Steffen Schwörer
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Nr. 117 (2010) Artikel Article 45–57 {:en}Towards a Public-Private Partnership Regime: An Analysis of Water-supply Systems in Urban IndiaThe institutional arrangements for supplying water to people living in urban conurbations in India is gradually being transformed from a conventional departmental arrangement to a new, rather fragmented structure of public-private partnerships with regulatory set-ups in a few cases. This article tracks the course of this development. It also identifies the prevailing patterns of public-private … von by Gopal K. Sarangi
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Nr. 116 (2010) Editorial 8–15 {:en}The rise of China and India – repercussions for Japan (Wissenschaftliche Tagung der DGA, 15.05.2009)Thank you very much for your kind introduction. It is a great pleasure for me to be here in Berlin again. As a member of the Japan-German Dialog Forum, I have been a regular visitor here at least every two years for more than 10 years. One big difference is that we are now in … von by Shinichi Kitaoka
Nr. 114/115 (2010) Artikel Article 50–67 {:en}Political Theory and Citizenship Discourses: Cast(e) in the Periphery: Understanding Representation of Dalit Women and Politics in IndiaIndian society is deeply gendered in that women have fewer opportunities to participate in public life. The gender division of labour that exists lays a disproportionate burden on women to fulfil the tasks of social reproduction. The care and nurturance of children, the sick and the old, household maintenance and provision for basic needs form … von by Baishali Chatterjee
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Nr. 114/115 (2010) Research Note 114–21 {:de}Indische Touristen in DeutschlandTourists from India to Germany are becoming more and more of interest for scientific research since their numbers are on the upswing. This article focuses on structures and trends regarding tourism from India to Germany/Europe and delivers a profile of the Indian tourists in Germany. Manuscript received on 2009-07-23, accepted on 2010-01-16 Keywords: India - … von by Tatjana Thimm
Nr. 112/113 (2009) Asien Aktuell 123–29 {:en}Congress Comeback in the Indian Elections of 2009The parliamentary elections held in four phases from April to May 2009 sprung a surprise on everybody concerned. Nobody had been able to predict the triumphant comeback of the Congress party. A neck-to-neck race with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was expected, and as voters often turn against the incumbent, a swing toward the BJP … von by Dietmar Rothermund
Nr. 108 (2008) Artikel Article 9–29 {:de}Hindisprachige Tageszeitungen in Nordindiens öffentlichem RaumThe Indian print media landscape has undergone considerable changes over the last three decades. Economic and political developments along with technical improvements have facilitated tremendous growth, which Hindi newspaper owners, in particular, have been able to make good use of. With the literacy rate and political awareness increasing in India’s Hindi heartland, Hindi newspapers went … von by Ines Budarick
Nr. 108 (2008) Artikel Article 30–50 {:de}Die tibetische Exilregierung zwischen Tradition und Moderne Eine Untersuchung der Strukturen und Strategien der Dalai Lama-RegierungTibetan exile politics is only a marginal topic in international politics. The 14th Dalai Lama, the religious and political head of the Tibetan people, is a well‐known figure around the globe, however. Since his flight to India in 1959, he has been heading the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the present Tibetan government‐in‐exile, which has been … von by Stephanie Römer
Nr. 106 (2008) Asien Aktuell 60–80 {:en}Special Economic Zones in India – An IntroductionThis introductory article describes the salient features of the Indian embodiment of the model Chinese SEZ, how it evolved and what the various steps are in making an Indian SEZ function: from submitting an application and receiving a Letter of Approval for the establishment of an SEZ to getting the authorised operations and particular units … von by Jona Aravind Dohrmann
Nr. 103 (2007) Artikel Article 45–58 {:en}Bangalore: Globalisation and Fragmentation in India’s Hightech-CapitalThe meteoric rise of the South Indian megacity of Bangalore (alias Bengaluru) to a globally integrated location of software development and other modern service industries produces profound changes in the metropolitan social map, creating aggravating disparities and a highly fragmented and polarised urban society. Bangalore is becoming what is called a multiply divided city where … von by Christoph Dittrich
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Nr. 102 (2007) Artikel Article 9–31 {:en}Right to Food, Food Security and Discrimination in the Indian ContextThe right to food is a much-debated issue throughout the world. This paper shows how India has accepted the concept of a right to food through its constitution, its legislation and court decisions that give the broadest legal meaning to this indispensable human right. At the practical level, India has achieved independence regarding its food … von by Jona Aravind Dohrmann und and Sukhadeo Thorat
Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 38–43 {:en}The Indian Elephant on the MoveReflecting on Asia I recollect the last session of this year's "Münchener Sicherheitskonferenz" which was devoted to As ia. The panellists were speakers from China, India and Japan. Different as these speakers were they were united in their conviction that the 21st century would be the Century of Asia. They shared a sense of common … von by Bernd Mützelburg
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Nr. 97 (2005) Editorial 5–6 {:de}EditorialIndien ist "in", nicht nur wirtschaftlich, sondern auch politisch und kulturell. Die Indische Union zahlt mittlerweile mit China zu den Lokomotiven der Weltwirtschaft. Zwar befindet sich Indien für die deutsche Industrie immer noch im Windschatten Chinas, doch sehen Prognosen u.a. der Deutschen Bank bis 2020 sogar einen leichten Vorsprung Indiens vor China. Das Engagement deutscher … von by Christian Wagner
Nr. 97 (2005) Artikel Article 7–27 {:de}Indiens Nuklearpolitik zwischen Sicherheitsinteressen und StatusdenkenThis paper gives an analytic account of the dynamics of India's nuclear build‐up. Its approach contrasts to conventional studies on the issue by explicitly accepting motives of arming behaviour that lie outside the classical strategic realm. Within the model, the structural conditions of India's regional security environment permitted India's nuclear development, but were not sufficient … von by Karsten Frey
Nr. 97 (2005) Artikel Article 28–50 {:de}Getting Political: Die politische Mobilisierung der Indian American CommunityOver the last decade the Indian Diaspora in the United States of America has developed into an increasingly important actor in U.S. politics. The Indian American community has been able to transfer its economic and social success into political power. This article deals with the transition from a largely apolitical ethnic population primarily interested in … von by Pierre Gottschlich
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Nr. 97 (2005) Artikel Article 51–71 {:de}Das regionale Gesicht der Nation: Kleine Parteien und Koalitionspolitik in der Indischen Union seit 1998The Indian political system has seen a regionalization of party representation with a concomitant increase in the attention given to and use of regional discourse and issues – even in national elections and national politics. In the past, smaller regional parties acquired the role of both kingmaker and 'king slayer' on some notable occasions. However, … von by Malte Pehl
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