Preliminary research finds that India’s high growth rate has failed to trickle down to society’s marginalised communities, with caste, gender and background still dictating life chances.
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And after India banned wheat exports in May due to the high temperatures, we find out how vulnerable crops are to extreme heat. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
It’s common for people to live near others who speak a different – but similar – language. But generally, they handle their differences without violence.
Monte Carlo simulations can predict different potential outcomes because they provide for the presence of random variables or elements.
‘Smart’ solutions to urban solid waste are creating serious challenges for low-income women waste workers in India.
Living in factory owned accommodation can provide certain freedoms.
Tan France, of Queer Eye fame, delves into the skin-shade prejudice he experienced as a child in England and the colonial history at its roots.
Rising populations and a warming climate mean storm surges from super cyclones are likely to affect increasing numbers of vulnerable people.
Millets have been around for thousands of years – and are back in fashion.
This long, uncharacteristically early heatwave has hit hundreds of millions of people in one of the world’s most densely populated and vulnerable regions.
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we also explore the reasons for India’s neutrality over the Ukraine war.
The current heatwave isn’t even a huge outlier compared to normal temperatures.
By remaining neutral over Ukraine, India is navigating a delicate balancing act between Russia and the west.
India’s recent Tuberculosis survey showed worse results than expected.
With a monthly minimum wage of 30,000 Naira (US$72), the average Nigerian worker is groaning under the weight of the rising cost of living.
Several US universities now recognize caste as part of nondiscrimination policies. Two scholars of South Asian studies explain how caste-based violence isn’t limited to Hinduism, or to India.
When a patriarchal society is combined with a history of colonialism, women in that country are at heightened risk of gender-based violence.
Not all nations have joined in a united front against Russia’s invasion. The conflict and talk of a new Cold War could reignite the nonaligned movement.
Pakistan’s new prime minister has already spoken about the Kashmir conflict.
India has stood apart from other major democracies in failing to offer a full-throated condemnation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Here’s why.
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Lecturer in Global Development Politics, University of York
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and Senior Vice-President, Monash University
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Professor of International Relations, Griffith University
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, International Politics, Adelaide University
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University
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Host of The Anthill Podcast, The Conversation
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Visiting Fellow, UNSW
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Distinguished Fellow, Australia-India Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Indian and Colonial History, University of Liverpool; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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Distinguished visiting professor, University of Glasgow
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Professor of International Trade Policy, Aston University
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Professor of Development Economics, University of Manchester
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Professor of International Studies, La Trobe University