Prakriti Karyashala, launched in 2012 through the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), to respond to the rising needs of rural communities to respond to ecological change. It trains a cadre of f...
by Anjali P Iyer | On 20 Nov 2020 Developing methods for anticipating the emergence or reemergence of infectious diseases is both important and timely; however, traditional model-based approaches are stymied by uncertainty surrounding...
by | On 28 May 2020 Sudden eruption of migration crisis resulting from the out-break of COVID-19
again reminds us the urgency of the matter. This policy paper presents how our understanding
of migration and livelihood...
by R. B. Bhagat | On 08 May 2020 The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI)-—periodic and uncon- ditional cash payments to all citizens—has gained renewed attention amid growing concerns about technological unemployment in advanced e...
by | On 28 Mar 2019 Over the coming decades, competition and conflict over land is likely to intensify with the growing pressures of climate change, population growth, increased food insecurity, migration and urbanizatio...
by Secretary-General United Nations | On 21 Mar 2019 The Government of India launched the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY), in November 2015, with an objective of “Power for All”. Under the UDAY scheme, selected States agreed to convert 75 per cent...
by Amandeep Kaur | On 11 Jan 2019 The current global warming trends are extremely likely to be the result of human social and economic activity since the middle of the 20th century (NASA 2018). Evidence of rapid climate change varies...
by Kunmin Kim | On 21 Nov 2018 This Policy Note assesses the extent to which the products of the Philippines and Taiwan compete with or complement each other using the Balassa revealed comparative advantage (RCA) index and other tr...
by Ritchelle J. Alburo | On 03 Oct 2018 The paper investigates the changing network of financial markets for six periods from 1995–2016, constructing a network that captures the concepts of the direction of links between markets, the signif...
by Biplob Chowdhury | On 21 Sep 2018 The study examines the survivability of Philippines MSMEs' exports to select countries. The analysis is based on the survival analysis model of Besedeš and Prusa (2006a; 2006b) and Besedeš and Prusa (...
by Mark Edison Bautista | On 20 Sep 2018 Aging can be harmful to an economy over the long run, as an increase in the share of the elderly population reduces both the labor force and output per adult, and increases the social security burden....
by Hiroko Uchimura-Shiroshi | On 10 Sep 2018 This paper outlines a number of points, which would help to develop a more superior external intelligence infrastructure. In absence of a national security strategy (NSS), the task of intelligence age...
by Shantanu K. Bansal | On 04 Sep 2018 The paper constructs a new measure of the changing generosity of deposit insurance for many countries, empirically model the international influences on the adoption and generosity of deposit insuranc...
by Charles W. Calomiris | On 03 Sep 2018 Asia is a hot spot for emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, including those with pandemic potential. At the same time, the region is grappling with growing antimicrobial resistance and the hea...
by Megan Counahan | On 24 Aug 2018 The policy brief aims to mitigate the impact of natural disasters on food security, ASEAN established a rice reserve on 4 October 1979. The rice reserve was developed to alleviate poverty and to eradi...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 10 Aug 2018 This paper mines relevant past work to generate guidance for monitoring the proposed SDG target related to transboundary water cooperation. Potential measures of water cooperation were identified, fil...
by Davison Saruchera | On 27 Jun 2018 This paper uses measures of international transport time, in median and standard deviation, based on shipment-level data from the Universal Postal Union, to analyze the effect of time on trade costs....
by Utsav Kumar | On 14 Jun 2018 This paper proposes a panel approach in the construction of the Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration Index (ARCII) to strengthen the index’s ability to track the progress of economic inte...
by Cyn-Young Park | On 06 Jun 2018 An important segment of labour regulations concerns the protection aspects of social security. These regulations provide safety nets or fall back mechanisms to enable workers to cope with crises that...
by Anwarul Hoda | On 30 Apr 2018 This supply chain allows us to analyze the time- and distance-related aspects of cold-chain investment.
by Man Mohan Sodhi | On 27 Apr 2018 The
2018 Global Food Policy Report
reviews major food policy developments and events from the past year.
Leading researchers, policy makers, and practitioners examine what happened in food polic...
by IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute | On 24 Apr 2018 The overall objective and goal of the present policy is to safeguard the ecological and livelihood security of
people, of the present and future generations, based on sustainable management of the fo...
by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Chang GOI | On 11 Apr 2018 The report says that the Bunkar Samiti was establised to create a common platform for sustainable livelihoods.
by National Alliance Risk Reduction (NAADRR) | On 05 Apr 2018 This paper analyses the way households in rural China use rural-urban migration and
off-farm work as a response to negative productivity shocks in agriculture. I employ
various waves of a longitudin...
by Luigi Minale | On 04 Apr 2018 The paper builds a novel stochastic dynamic regional integrated assessment model (IAM) of the climate and economic system including a number of important climate science elements that are missing in m...
by Yongyang Cai | On 04 Apr 2018 To what extent do the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, and
the World Bank remain central today and how much influence do they still wield in shaping
the global agenda? While...
by | On 30 Mar 2018 Nature-based solutions (NBS) are inspired and supported by nature and use, or mimic, natural processes to contribute to the improved management of water.
by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultura UNESCO | On 23 Mar 2018 This paper is based on the presentation given by the author at the Fifth WIEF roundtable on climate change held in Dhaka, organized by the WIEF secretariat on 20 March 2012. The paper will introduce t...
by | On 21 Mar 2018 Sustainable access to energy has the power to catalyze
social and economic development and promote better
educated, healthier, more productive and resilient
communities. Yet many families across th...
by | On 16 Mar 2018 Following the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004,
Tamil Nadu lost about 8,000 people and the
lives and livelihoods of over 897,000 families
were affected. In 2015, Chennai, the capital city
of Tamil Nad...
by | On 09 Mar 2018 The paper focuses on the educational/skill level of the workforce, and on what needs to be done, especially by registered sector employers to address the labour market educational/skills challenge.
by Santosh Mehrotra | On 09 Mar 2018 This report looks at global normative work, regional frameworks, and good country level practices, it provides an analysis of the most important aspects to be taken into consideration to successfully...
by Ombretta Tempra | On 09 Mar 2018 In view of the need for an appropriate institutional architecture to address the food security concerns in South
Asia, issues of proper operationalisation of the SAARC Food Bank (SFB) have assumed cr...
by | On 06 Mar 2018 The paper says that the Committee noted that synergy between the central and state policies will bring changes in women's healthcare.
by Nivedita Rao | On 06 Mar 2018 The advent of Globalization has led to profound transformation in the global economy in terms
of policy paradigms, growth trajectories and developmental strategies of governance, in the
advanced eco...
by | On 26 Feb 2018 The research was important to see how the scheme is seen by the girls at KGBV, how the teachings shape them, and how does power play come to control them.
by Maitreya Jha | On 23 Feb 2018 The paper says that the region is plagued with piracy and has also witnessed maritime terrorism related activities, drug smuggling, gun running and illegal migration.
by Vijay Sakhuja | On 09 Feb 2018 FY2018 budget, the budget for final year of the intensive reform period set in the Fiscal Consolidation Plan,
continues to pursue both economic revitalization and fiscal consolidation.
by | On 09 Feb 2018 The paper ends with a discussion of the implications of possible shift in China's overseas development finance strategy since 2011.
by Oh Ah | On 31 Jan 2018 The tenth chapter of Economic Survey 2018 has sown that investments in social infrastructure and human development has paid off well. The policies and schemes have also been mentioned in detail. The g...
by Lakshmi Priya | On 31 Jan 2018 Data on the international exports of states (the first in India’s history) suggests a strong
correlation between export performance and states’ standard of living. India’s exports are unusual
in tha...
by Arun Jaitley | On 30 Jan 2018 The article discusses the devastating effect of Ebola outbreak and challenges in terms of combating this lethal disease.
by Anshu Joshi | On 18 Jan 2018 The paper talks about the growing demand in the clean energy industry is expected to increase LCE
production to about 410,000 tonne by 2025.
by Tanmay Sarkar | On 12 Jan 2018 The paper narrates about the proceedings that were centered on a wide range of community level risk reduction efforts that are effectively reducing vulnerabilities as well as influencing development p...
by National Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction NADRR | On 10 Jan 2018 India’s agricultural research and extension system has grown tremendously to meet the country’s rapid change in research and development (R&D) needs over the past half century. Major activities in thi...
by | On 27 Dec 2017 Self-reliance is, by definition, about individualised responsibility for social wellbeing and economic security. This idea drives urban refugee livelihood programmes, in India and beyond, as aid organ...
by | On 22 Dec 2017 This paper seeks to support the on-going negotiations by identifying common ground and differences with respect to notifications and transparency, analysing the feasibility of various ideas, and discu...
by Arthur Appleton | On 20 Dec 2017 In recent years, South Asia has received growing attention as a region that is integrating successfully into the global economy. To maximize the benefits in terms of faster growth and poverty reductio...
by Prabir De | On 19 Dec 2017 This paper focuses on public investments to improve food security can be placed into five broad categories.
by Livia Bizikova | On 18 Dec 2017 The understanding of consumption patterns of the households of different income groups is essential for the development of successful food security policies. In recent years the studies on consumption...
by | On 08 Dec 2017 This paper examines the role of democratic decentralisation in promoting inclusive governance (responsive, efficient equitable) and social security in the context of globalisation. Firstly, the paper...
by | On 07 Dec 2017 This paper narrates about the challenge of meeting energy demand is likely to get more complex, as it is growing to keep pace with the population growth and expanding economy.
by Muhammad Iftikhar | On 01 Dec 2017 An important segment of labour regulations concerns the protection aspects of social security.
These regulations provide safety nets or fall back mechanisms to enable workers to cope with crises that...
by | On 30 Nov 2017 This study by using mixed research strategy disentangled the process by which local governments are formed in Punjab.
by Asad Rehman | On 24 Nov 2017 The study adopts a qualitative approach to understand the power dynamics and draws out conclusions from a wide variety of stakeholders regarding the issues at hand.
by Sadaf Liaquat | On 23 Nov 2017 The study focus on the existing social assistance schemes targeted towards the extreme poor.
by Rabia Tabassum | On 16 Nov 2017 The study discusses the problems Pakistan may face in near future in the hands of Pakistani volunteers fighting in Syria.
by Rubab Syed | On 16 Nov 2017 International space cooperation in the Asia Pacific region have entered a new stage. Today a lot of nations in this region have actively developed space capabilities, and have come to use them for a v...
by | On 09 Nov 2017 This study is a part of Indo-US bilateral JCERDC project for Development of Sustainable Advanced Ligno-cellulosic Biofuels Systems (SALBS). We profusely thank our Director, Prof. S. Galab for his cons...
by M. Gopinath Reddy | On 27 Oct 2017 The report narrates that the COBRA is the web-based system for the WageIndicator Labour Law database.
by Kea Tijdens | On 23 Oct 2017 Iran’s game-changing nuclear deal with the West and imminent ending of the US-led sanctions open a window of opportunity for deeper Indo-Iranian relations. On the sidelines of the BRICS summit in
Ufa...
by Research and Information System for Developing Countries | On 17 Oct 2017 The authors study the effect of state medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Workers' Compensation (WC) claiming. The paper uses data on benefit claiming draw...
by Johanna Catherine Maclean | On 25 Sep 2017 The issue of old-age income security in India assumes significance in view of the expected rise in the elderly population in the years to come, problems of poverty and vulnerability among them and the...
by D Rajasekhar | On 14 Sep 2017 This paper reviews available cross-disciplinary evidence on how culture affects food security. We
discuss the impact of culture on all four dimensions (availability, access and choice, utilization, a...
by Elena Briones Alonso | On 31 Aug 2017 This paper attempts to outline a number of points, which would help to develop a more superior external intelligence infrastructure.
by Shantanu Bansal | On 28 Aug 2017 Regional integration (RI) is a process by which countries enter into an agreement to upgrade cooperation through common institutions and rules. The objectives of the agreement could range from economi...
by Research and Information System for Developing Countries | On 24 Aug 2017 The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and Singapore came into effect on 1st August 2005. It was the first such comprehensive FTA signed by India with any country coveri...
by V. S. Seshadri | On 24 Aug 2017 The paper presents a case for a phased rolling out of direct benefits transfer (DBT) for Food in India. By studying all states and Union Territories on three broad parameters: demographics, performanc...
by Shweta Saini | On 21 Aug 2017 The 1986 US Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) was directed at tackling the problem of growing unauthorized migration through legalization of unauthorized immigrants, increasing border security...
by Jan van Ours | On 17 Aug 2017 This paper details the approaches of other countries when their banking sectors were burdened with unsustainable levels of impaired assets. The paper examines the bad debt situation in India, the circ...
by Jaimini Bhagwati | On 11 Aug 2017 South Asia faces a wide array of social, political, and economic issues that already threaten security in the region. The region has a history of border disputes, sectarian violence, and government co...
by David Antos | On 09 Aug 2017 With a focus on Northeast Indian experiences and a comparative look at Nepal, this project addresses the role of women in local governance and politics, particularly within the context of peace and se...
by Calcutta Group | On 04 Aug 2017 The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation
Agreement (CECA) between India and
Singapore came into effect on 1st August
2005. It was the first such comprehensive
FTA signed by India with any country
c...
by V. S. Seshadri | On 02 Aug 2017 The Asia and the Pacific region has the largest number of family farms in the world. It is home to 60 per cent of the world’s population and to 74 per cent of the world’s family farmers, with China al...
by Jingzhong Ye | On 30 Jul 2017 Labour provisions have become more commonplace in trade agreements and increasingly comprehensive in their scope. The Handbook provides practical information in a format geared towards non-specialist...
by International Organisation | On 28 Jul 2017 The expert paper further estimates significant potential for an overall improvement in balance of trade with increased blending in the context of an expected recovery in global crude oil prices.
by Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy CSTEP | On 27 Jul 2017 This study also describes trade facilitation projects that promote development through deepening regional cooperation and integration.
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 14 Jul 2017 The results of the study indicate that climate change will likely have significant negative impacts on agricultural output in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.
by M.W. Rosegrant | On 05 Jul 2017 In the era of globalization where the whole globe plays to be our home, has regionalization lost its
importance? At least in the context of South Asian nations the answer can no way be a Yes. Regiona...
by | On 29 Jun 2017 This issue of the Asia Bond Monitor includes two special discussion boxes. Box 1 discusses the risks to emerging Asia’s financial stability under tightening global liquidity conditions. Box 2 discusse...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 23 Jun 2017 This report, a joint effort of the Asian Development Bank and the International Labour Organization, seeks to foster a deeper understanding of the context, constraints, and opportunities for increasin...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 21 Jun 2017 This report examines the current use of DFS in the Pacific, analyzes the issues that need to be addressed, and provides recommendations for increasing financial inclusion in the region.
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 14 Jun 2017 Ashas, the lowest rung of contracted full-time community health workers, face irregular
pay and lack social security. Will the draft Central Code on Labour enable their
regularization and a fixed wa...
by Kavita Bhatia | On 14 Jun 2017 The report says that the global economic environment also affects the region’s bond yields, emphasizing the importance of domestic macroeconomic stability and bond market resilience in the face of glo...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 06 Jun 2017 This report reviews how the road sector in Myanmar can make the greatest contribution to the country’s
national ambitions as possible. It seeks to identify bottlenecks and attempts to formulate possi...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 01 Jun 2017 Rural roads and rural transport services are fundamental to reducing rural poverty and enabling social and economic development. Evidence from Myanmar, and from around the world, makes it clear that a...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 01 Jun 2017 The objective of the paper is to highlight the reforms needed in the tax system to improve the
revenue productivity of the tax system to conform to the vision of accelerating economic growth and
dev...
by M. Govinda Rao | On 26 May 2017 In line with the recommendations of the 2nd National Commission on Labour, Ministry of Labour & Employment has taken steps for simplification, amalgamation and rationalization of Central Labour Laws a...
by | On 23 May 2017 This paper provides background information on the applied methodology and the underlying data of the Asian Water Development Outlook 2016 (AWDO 2016). The purpose is to document the methodology and th...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 09 May 2017 High growth rates during the precrisis period have helped South Asia reduce poverty rates and raise living standards.
But despite gains in alleviating poverty, the number of poor people in the region...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 04 May 2017 Decent work, the core mandate of the ILO, is defined as productive work for women and men in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.Decent work involves opportunities for work that:...
by International Labour Organization [ILO] | On 17 Apr 2017 South Asia continues to be one of the most important crisis regions in the 21st century. It is characterized by an interlocking web of old and new security risks. There are unresolved territorial disp...
by | On 17 Apr 2017 This book addresses many of these prevalent policy issues and suggests
measures to address them from the varied perspectives of space commerce, space policy, space security, global governance, and in...
by | On 14 Apr 2017 This report explores the challenges and opportunities represented by the
complex interrelationship between forests, agriculture and sustainable
development. It demonstrates that the sustainable mana...
by Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] | On 21 Mar 2017 a major challenge
before Indian agriculture is the standardization of methods of providing the
power and economy of scale to small producers. A serious problem confronting our agriculture is the di...
by M. S. Swaminathan | On 14 Mar 2017 Haryana Budget presented by Hon'ble Minister Capt. Abhimanyu.
by Haryana Government | On 07 Mar 2017 Kerala budget presented by Hon.Finance Minister Thomas Issac.
by T.M. Thomas Issac | On 06 Mar 2017 India is increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks that range from intrusions that affect the integrity of data to large-scale attacks aimed at bringing down critical infrastructure. This vulnerability...
by | On 03 Feb 2017 Encrypting communications enhances privacy and the security of information services. This, in turn, incentivises innovation in the ICT sector and contributes significantly to the growth of the interne...
by | On 02 Feb 2017 The problems of water, energy, climate change, and urbanisation, are all intertwined; they are, also, all 'wicked'. There is little consensus on how to effectively navigate these problems, let alone,...
by | On 02 Feb 2017 As Asia finds itself in the limelight, whether in terms of major power relations, rising insecurity and potential for conflict, or economic governance, it is worth asking, even before broaching the re...
by | On 02 Feb 2017 The battle against the challenges with food security and nutrition will have to be fought on many fronts at the same time. In general, anything that promotes broad-based or inclusive growth, thereby r...
by | On 18 Jan 2017 Cash, alas, is not free; its use comes at a significant cost. I have studied the cost of cash in over 70 countries, in research outlined in a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, titled ‘The...
by | On 04 Jan 2017 The scope of this project was defined by the mandate of the ILO. It therefore focused on the employment relationship as it relates specifically to migrant and ethnic minority workers. The normative ba...
by | On 28 Nov 2016 Review on , Partha S. Ghosh’s book, ‘Migrants, Refugees and the Stateless in South-Asia’ ; Sage Publications India, 384 pages
by Aashish Khakha | On 03 Nov 2016 Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa form the bloc of emerging
economies, but is it still relevant? For several years now, the most talked-about trend in the global economy has been the rise...
by Al Jazeera . | On 25 Oct 2016 The paper argues that there is strong rationale for India-Africa collaboration on food security, given their common challenge of hunger, undernutrition, and low productivity. This paper offers specifi...
by | On 24 Oct 2016 While remarkable progress has been achieved during the past decade protecting the health and rights of women and adolescent girls in humanitarian settings, the growth in need has outstripped the growt...
by United Nations Population Fund UNFPA | On 21 Oct 2016 Climatic changes and increasing climatic variability are likely to aggravate the problem of future food security by exerting pressure on agriculture. However, there are lot of uncertainties about the...
by | On 17 Oct 2016 This brief outlines a particular iteration of a compact approach that incorporates critical components—such as shared outcomes for refugees, host country ownership and focus on longer-term transition,...
by Cindy Huang | On 10 Oct 2016 The available literature in Pakistan is generally lacking in a critical
examination of the issues related to intrahousehold resource allocation. This black box is due largely to the lack of individua...
by Hina Nazli | On 10 Oct 2016 It is generally recognised that poverty is experienced differently according to their gender, age, caste, class and ethnicity and within households. Income levels, food security and indeed life choice...
by | On 05 Oct 2016 Supply-demand imbalance at a given time is the main problem in India. Not much can be done with demand, as increase and shifting patterns in demand are normal with economic growth and urbanisation. St...
by C S C Sekhar | On 20 Sep 2016 The social and physical roles of sport are especially relevant
today, in a global context deeply challenged by discrimination,
insecurity and violence. We believe in the unique potential of
physica...
by UNESCO UNESCO | On 20 Sep 2016 This paper sets out the water and food security challenges in Least Development Countries (LDCs) and developing countries. The document explores the rainfed-irrigation nexus in different regions of th...
by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD | On 12 Sep 2016 Globally, 165 million children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition, or stunting, and more than half (85 million) of these children live in Asia. Increasing access to nutritious diets b...
by United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF | On 12 Sep 2016 In light of the United Nations’ SDGs1 and their global hunger directive, in particular Goal 2 to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition,” it is clear that food security will be a m...
by | On 09 Sep 2016 Food insecurity and under-nutrition remain pressing problems in the developing world. Despite their direct contribution to food production, small-scale farmers and their households are disproportionat...
by Steve Wiggins | On 06 Sep 2016 This paper explores the normative and empirical consequences of the MDG hunger target (1C), to halve the proportion of people who are undernourished, measured by the proportion of children under 5 who...
by | On 06 Sep 2016 This paper analyses the trends, nature and extent of out-migration from South Asia and its neighbouring countries like Afghanistan and Iran and examines the economic implications in both sending and r...
by | On 06 Sep 2016 In India, child undernutrition happens very early in life; 30 per cent of Indian infants younger than six months old are underweight and 58 per cent of children in the age group 18–23 months old are s...
by M. S. Swaminathan | On 05 Sep 2016 This article is about India's role in reducing food price volatility in the world. India has come a long way from a ‘ship to mouth existence’ to a country that is ready to confer legal right to food t...
by M. S. Swaminathan | On 02 Sep 2016 Enhancing the ability of smallholders to connect with the knowledge, networks, and institutions necessary to improve their productivity, food security, and employment opportunities is a fundamental de...
by World Bank [WB] | On 01 Sep 2016 The high levels of under-nutrition and persisting hunger in the region not only calls for an assessment of the situation of food production and consumption but also issues like access to food by the p...
by Arindam Banerjee | On 31 Aug 2016 This policy brief presents to parliamentarians and other policy makers, to examine the hunger, undernutrition and food security situation prevailing in India. It advances the need to undertake effecti...
by N.C. Saxena | On 31 Aug 2016 We use a relatively new and unique panel dataset collected from rural households in Bangladesh to examine the effect of microcredit program participation on household food security. The main distingui...
by | On 25 Aug 2016 The big challenge of the new century is the reduction of poverty. Virtually all countries and donors agree on the importance of reducing poverty and its attendant problems of inequity, lack of respect...
by Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] | On 24 Aug 2016 Efforts to promote food security must distinguish between short-term and medium-term measures, but also between countries with agricultural potential and without such potential, argues this paper. Fur...
by | On 24 Aug 2016 ASEAN assumed different roles in responding to humanitarian crises in Cambodia (in the 1970s) and Myanmar (Cyclone Nargis in 2008). For the Cambodia situation, ASEAN was playing the role of ‘antagonis...
by | On 19 Aug 2016 The lead agency in India’s assistance strategy is the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The MEA is directly responsible for assistance to Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan, and advises the Department of...
by | On 19 Aug 2016 Women farmers around the world are taking the lead in putting crop and varietal conservation and diversification strategies into practice as a way to strengthen local climate change adaptation capacit...
by | On 17 Aug 2016 The United Nations General Assembly declared 2004 the International Year of the Rice (IYR). The IYR is a venue to promote improved production and development of sustainable rice-based systems that wil...
by Philippine Institute for Development Studies | On 16 Aug 2016 This edition of The State of Food and Agriculture 2015 reviews the effectiveness of social protection interventions in reducing poverty, raising food consumption, relieving household food insecurity a...
by Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] | On 16 Aug 2016 Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healt...
by Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] | On 16 Aug 2016 Over the next several decades, the world faces an historic challenge and opportunity at the nexus of food security, economic development, and the environment. The world needs to be food secure. The wo...
by Craig Hanson | On 10 Aug 2016 Persistent hunger and malnutrition is a problem affecting millions of people globally, the majority of whom are women and girls. Food and nutrition insecurity is a political, economic and environmenta...
by Bridge Cutting Edge Programme | On 09 Aug 2016 This Work Programme will leverage research and innovation to address major societal challenges. Ensuring food and nutritional security, together with resource efficiency, and facing climate change. Ac...
by European union | On 09 Aug 2016 70% of the population engaged in agriculture. The vast majority of the poor and food insecure are in rural areas. Therefore poverty alleviation and food security must start in these areas. The most cr...
by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD | On 09 Aug 2016 The extent of market integration and transmission of food price shocks is a major determinant of price
stability and overall food security, particularly in developing countries. Few studies have exam...
by Jarilkasin Ilyasov | On 08 Aug 2016 This section looks at a range of factors that enable progress towards food security and nutrition goals. The list of factors – economic growth, agricultural productivity growth, markets (including int...
by Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] | On 03 Aug 2016 India being home to the largest number of poor and malnourished
population in the world, the tabling of National Food Security Bill has
renewed the public pressure for universalization of PDS in Ind...
by Sowmya Dhanraj | On 03 Aug 2016 The time is opportune to ensure the causes and consequences of this urgent issue are better addressed. Policy makers are pushing for concerted progress across humanitarian and sustainable development...
by | On 01 Aug 2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996 (Act 8 of 1996). China has chosen not to take part in the ar...
by | On 20 Jul 2016 This paper compares Social Security means tests that would reduce benefits for recipients who fall in the top quarter of the income distribution with means tests aimed at those in the top quarter of t...
by Alan Gustman | On 20 Jul 2016 he United Nations General Assembly agreed a resolution proclaiming the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition from 2016 to 2025. The resolution aims to trigger intensified action to end hunger and eradicate...
by United Nations (UN) | On 20 Jul 2016 This paper analyses what is possible as a low carbon scenario for India using India Energy Security Scenarios-2047 tool developed by the erstwhile Planning Commission and later refined by its successo...
by Montek Ahluwalia | On 19 Jul 2016 The MDG on hunger requires that the proportion of people suffering from hunger be halved between 1990 and 2015. Behind this apparently simple statement lies much complexity: the food intake required t...
by | On 19 Jul 2016 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will meet for the Monsoon Session between July 18 and August 12, 2016. There will be a total of 20 sittings. The agenda for legislation includes nine Bills for consideration...
by Kusum Malik | On 18 Jul 2016 A wholesome policy framework for the benefit of the farmers of the State is in place since 2008 with a focus more on the economic well-being of the farmers, rather than just on production and growth....
by Government of Odisha | On 11 Jul 2016 The rural structural distinctiveness in terms of resource endowments and factors of production often has bearings on livelihood and well-being of their people, constraining improvement in the economic...
by Rajiv Mehta | On 11 Jul 2016 Crude oil and other petroleum products play an important role in India’s energy security and in sustaining its high growth rate. Against that background, this document empirically analyses petroleum d...
by Pradeep Agrawal | On 07 Jul 2016 India’s water crisis is often perceived to have been perpetuated by the widening gap between the utilizable water resources and the aggregate demand for water in agriculture and other sectors in certa...
by | On 04 Jul 2016 In recent years, China has developed and implemented
a range of policies to address climate change, reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and transition toward
a low-carbon and climate-resilient s...
by Katherine Ross | On 30 Jun 2016 This is that time of the year when the economics fraternity is abuzz with the news of potential winners of the prestigious prize in economics, the Nobel Memorial Prize. This will be the 45th year of a...
by Saibal Ghosh | On 30 Jun 2016 India claims to have achieved financial growth of 7% but despite this high growth rate, poverty and
inequality has also grown exponentially and social security, standard of life, security of labor ha...
by Child Rights and You CRY | On 27 Jun 2016 In the past decade, nearly 20 studies have found a strong, persistent pattern in surveys and behavioral experiments from over 40 countries: individual exposure to war violence tends to increase social...
by Michal Bauer | On 24 Jun 2016 A persistent multi-year drought in Central and Southwest Asia has affected close to 60 million people as of November 2001. Chronic political instability in many parts of this region and the recent mil...
by | On 24 Jun 2016 The water crisis already looming large will therefore quite probably trigger significant shortfalls in cereal production and, as a result, a massive global food crisis. But before that the dearth of p...
by | On 24 Jun 2016 Food security is a priority issue in Nepal. In spite of recent progress, Nepal is amongst the most at-risk countries in the world in terms of prevalence of stunting and wasting: 42 per cent of childre...
by World Food Programme WFP | On 24 Jun 2016 What are the policies that Indian government has implemented to alleviate poverty and hunger? Can we say that these are implemented in the right way? What lies in future?
by Aarti Salve | On 24 Jun 2016 The problems of food security and agriculture should be viewed within the context of the broader structural transformation as Asia becomes increasingly urban and nonagricultural. This paper aims to re...
by Asian Bank | On 23 Jun 2016 Agriculture is central to food security and economic growth in developing countries and provides the main source of livelihood for three out of four of the world’s poor. But food production requires s...
by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD | On 20 Jun 2016 Agriculture and nutrition are linked in many ways. People have long recognized the most obvious connection—food security is one of the three pillars of good nutrition, along with good care and good he...
by Lawrence Haddad | On 17 Jun 2016 Land degradation and desertification pose an ever - increasing
global environmental threat. Human activities such as over cultivation,
overgrazing, deforestation and poor irrigation practices, along...
by Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO | On 17 Jun 2016 As a result of the current ageing scenario, there is growing need for care of the older persons in terms of social, economic, health and shelter. Together with these issues, security of older persons...
by Helpage India | On 15 Jun 2016 This paper argues that contrary to popular belief, in the bygone era, there was not one but two Silk Roads in Asia – the Northern and the less well-known South-western Silk Road (SSR). The SSR connect...
by | On 10 Jun 2016 Today’s food and farming systems have succeeded in supplying large volumes of foods to global markets, but are generating negative outcomes on multiple fronts: widespread degradation of land, water an...
by | On 10 Jun 2016 The consultations highlight the high rate of penetration of the Nepal earthquakes response (97.5
per cent of consulted children acknowledged to have benefitted from relief assistance), likely
due to...
by Virgil Fievet | On 09 Jun 2016 Throughout the conference it became clear that there are two emerging trends in humanitarian action across the Asia–Pacific. The first is the increasing activity of selected Asia-Pacific states engage...
by | On 09 Jun 2016 The report details how rising CO2 emissions are altering the chemical balance of our oceans and outlines the wide-ranging consequences of this emerging issue on marine food chains and ecosystems as we...
by United Nations Environment Programme UNEP | On 07 Jun 2016 The objective of this report is to catalyse thinking about the ways in which agriculture – which has a vital role in global food security, development and natural resources use – can and must be fully...
by Aziz Elbehri | On 06 Jun 2016 This report reads from UNICEF’s policy, programme and communication experience globally and in India, both at national and state levels, and builds on the work by the National Coalition for Sustainabl...
by United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF | On 03 Jun 2016 The international humanitarian system—the vast UN-led network in which Oxfam and other international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs), the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, and others play key rol...
by Oxfam India | On 02 Jun 2016 This report examines the international community’s assistance to Afghanistan, with particular focus on U.S. efforts. It
assesses the impact of the U.S.-devised counter-insurgency strategy on Afghans’...
by International Crisis Group | On 26 May 2016 This report assesses the status of women in present-day Afghanistan, including the gains achieved with international support after the U.S.-led intervention in 2001. It examines gaps and challenges to...
by International Crisis Group | On 26 May 2016 This paper aims to answer the question of how and under what circumstances civilian control can be established in newly democratised nations. To do this, the paper proposes a new theoretical argument...
by | On 23 May 2016 The results of the India State Hunger Index 2008 highlight the continued overall severity of the hunger situation in India, while revealing the variation in hunger across states within India. It is in...
by Purnima Menon | On 20 May 2016 A delegation comprising of Sanjay Parate, Secretary State CPI-M, Vineet Tiwari, Joshi-Adhikari Institute, New Delhi, Archana Prasad, Jawaharlal Nehru University and CC member AIDWA, and Nandini Sundar...
by | On 19 May 2016 This publication highlights the link between rainwater harvesting, ecosystems and human wellbeing and draws the attention of readers to both the negative and positive aspects of using this technology...
by | On 18 May 2016 The aim is to develop capacity at the individual, institutional and systemic levels to identify and implement new options for effective democratic governance for biodiversity and ecosystem management...
by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | On 18 May 2016 Management of regulated water systems has become increasingly
complex due to rapid socio-economic growth and environmental changes in river basins over recent decades. This paper focusses on the publ...
by Zareena Begum Irfan | On 17 May 2016 The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food,...
by World Bank [WB] | On 11 May 2016 The study is expected to contribute to stimulating debate around the broader issues of safeguarding the interests of migrant workers through financial mainstreaming of their income, raising efficacy o...
by | On 11 May 2016 The Ministry of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs
has entrusted a study to the NCAER to assess whether, and to what extent, the weaknesses noted by past evaluation studies on the TPDS ha...
by Sohini Paul | On 09 May 2016 Food security policies in developing countries generally focus on calorie intake, which is not sufficient to tackle the triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and...
by Mousumi Das | On 02 May 2016 This paper presents a quantitative assessment of Sustainable Energy Security (SES) of the energy demand sub-system for India by calculating a SES index. The demand sub-system has been evaluated for fo...
by | On 02 May 2016 Using an indicator-based approach, the present study develops a framework for
sustainable energy security of India. First, it presents the energy supply and demand situation in the country under diff...
by | On 02 May 2016 Population ageing has profound social, economic and political implications
for a country. The increasing number of older persons put a strain on health care
and social care systems in the country. O...
by Ministry of Statistics and Prog Implementation (MOSPI) | On 25 Apr 2016 This Global Nutrition Policy Review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated. Selected case studies illustrate the...
by World Health Organisation (WHO) | On 22 Apr 2016 This report develops around the conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity is part of this programme. The purpose of this report is to assess the options and scop...
by Pasquale Steduto | On 13 Apr 2016 Food security in the 76 low- and middle-income countries included in this report is expected to improve between 2014 and 2015. These countries are low- and middle-income countries as classified by the...
by Anthony Murray | On 12 Apr 2016 As the international community transitions from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the challenges ahead of Member States is to build on the
substanti...
by Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] | On 12 Apr 2016 A study was undertaken by the Council for Social Development with the sponsorship of Planning Commission, Government of India with the following specific objectives to analyse the impact of NFSM initi...
by Ankita Goyal | On 05 Apr 2016 The NEP Plan of Action (PoA) 2008 translates the provisions of the National Food Policy, 2006 towards achieving its three core objectives into 26 strategic areas of intervention, priority actions to b...
by Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) | On 04 Apr 2016 IFPRI’s Flagship Report puts into perspective the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2015 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2016. This year’s report takes an in-dep...
by International Food Policy Research Institute | On 04 Apr 2016 Budget speech by Finance Minister Manish Sisodia.
by Manish Sisodia | On 29 Mar 2016 This piece looks at the trends in the youth work force participation rates over the past 30 years of Census data and questions whether the emphasis on youth skills for sustainable development can actu...
by | On 28 Mar 2016 India and Pakistan, the two large countries in South Asia, must work for the region’s collective good rather than moving closer to the United States and China, respectively, and promoting the interest...
by Shahid Javed Burki | On 28 Mar 2016 India’s principal trade partners are countries/economies in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, and over the last decade the share of APEC in India’s trade has been growing. Specifica...
by Deeparghya Mukherjee | On 28 Mar 2016 The Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report 2016 ranks 126 countries on their ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy. The results of the global Energy Architecture Pe...
by World Economic Forum [WEF] | On 22 Mar 2016 The paper focuses on the constructive role that China can play in enhancing security in South Asia. The potential contribution that China can make to enhancing non-traditional security in the region i...
by Ramandeep Kaur | On 21 Mar 2016 As part of a national experiment, in 2008 Chengdu prefecture implemented ambitious property rights reforms, including complete registration of all land together with measures to ease transferability a...
by Songqing Jin | On 20 Mar 2016 India’s stances in global Internet governance debates have often been noted, and criticised, for their strong preference for multilateral models of engagement, as different from the multistakeholder a...
by Saikat Datta | On 17 Mar 2016 The study considers key trends, in terms of disaster incidence, sources of vulnerability, and social and economic impacts. This is followed by discussions of some of the major issues: compound disaste...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 15 Mar 2016 The U.S.’ re-engagement in the Asia-Pacific marks a significant recalibration of its foreign policy and a turning point in the power politics of the region. The impetus for this re-engagement is borne...
by | On 14 Mar 2016 In June, North Korean authorities announced agricultural reforms called the “6.28 policy,” which promises to recalculate the ratio of distributed planned products (70 percent to the country, 30 percen...
by | On 14 Mar 2016 Several attempts have been made in recent years to revive a process towards developing more trust and reconciliation in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian space. But much of this debate has not been very...
by | On 14 Mar 2016 State concerns about crime and security issues have strongly affected conceptions of economic action outside the law, a traditional field of research in sociology. This increasing encroachment by poli...
by Matías Dewey | On 14 Mar 2016 In the post-9/11 world, India’s nuclear establishment is threatened by nuclear terrorism. Some analysts suggest that India may be home to up to 36 active terrorist organizations. It is thus crucial th...
by | On 12 Mar 2016 China’s establishment of a new Air Defense Identification Zone has heightened tensions in Northeast Asia, with Japan, South Korea, and the United States having been swift to react to Beijing’s announc...
by Sangsoo Lee | On 12 Mar 2016 For more than a decade fears have been voiced by the international community at the prospect of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists or other non-state actors. The author ar...
by | On 12 Mar 2016 The newly established Central National Security Commission (CNSC) of China held its first meeting on April 15. The inaugural meeting of this body marks a significant milestone in the reorganization of...
by | On 12 Mar 2016 While Russia and China are heralding a new “strategic partnership,” this policy brief explores how competition between the two countries may increasingly emerge in regard to Central Asia—a region wher...
by | On 11 Mar 2016 While the Vietnam Communist Party’s grip over the army remains strong, Zachary Abuza examines the growing calls challenging the Vietnam People’s Army’s duty to defend the ruling party over national in...
by | On 11 Mar 2016 Enmeshed directly and indirectly in Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts, Beijing is facing a dilemma in how to deal with ethnic Chinese irredentist groups amidst ongoing fighting in northern Shan State. Failur...
by | On 11 Mar 2016 This article develops a proposal for the theoretical vantage point of the sociology of markets, focusing on the problem of the social order of markets. The initial premise is that markets are highly d...
by Jens Beckert | On 09 Mar 2016 Building on the results of a participant observation in a Chinese IT-sector company located in the northern part of China, this paper aims to clarify the nature of deception in markets. Contrary to th...
by | On 09 Mar 2016 Illegal markets differ from legal markets in many respects. Although illegal markets have economic significance and are of theoretical importance, they have been largely ignored by economic sociology....
by | On 09 Mar 2016 The paper investigates the political aspects of the coorperation between China, South Korea and Japan to address transboundary pollution in Northeast Asia. Investigating the motivations, modalities an...
by Reinhard Drifte | On 09 Mar 2016 The allocation of scarce budgetary resources away from ‘alternative’ channels of social security underscores interlocking concerns: a) the financial drain that marriages of girls pose to families and...
by Praveena Kodoth | On 09 Mar 2016 This article intends to bring to light the energy security concept in the region, while analyzing how this multilateral cooperative energy scheme can contribute to building a new regional economic sec...
by Se Hyun Ahn | On 09 Mar 2016 State concerns about crime and security issues have strongly affected conceptions of economic action outside the law, a traditional field of research in sociology. This increasing encroachment by poli...
by | On 08 Mar 2016 Current studies on pandemics explore the links between population mobility and health. These studies usually focus on regular population movement such as those of tourists and legal immigrants. Howeve...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 06 Mar 2016 Due to the pragmatic need for ensuring energy security, governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have to date emphasised the potential economic and technological benefits of n...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 06 Mar 2016 Notwithstanding the global financial crisis, energy security remains one of the top priorities for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The need to reduce reliance on fossil fuels in th...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 05 Mar 2016 This NTS-Alert examines the nexus between water management and food security in Asia and how climate change exacerbates the adverse impacts that result from poor water management. It then highlights t...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 05 Mar 2016 Based on the recent Group of Eight (G8) Summit held in Italy, this issue of the Alert will examine international deliberations on food security with a focus on the efforts and challenges facing the G8...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 05 Mar 2016 While piracy in Southeast Asia has been addressed better over time, maritime predations continue to occur in the region. These predations, on small traders and maritime communities, afflict these grou...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 05 Mar 2016 The recent cyber attacks on South Korea and the United States, as well as those on Georgia in 2008 and Estonia in 2007 have awakened a certain consciousness in the minds of the international community...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 05 Mar 2016 The discourse on Cyber Security, a relatively new field in non-traditional security studies, has been dominated by the need to protect information infrastructure from both state and non-state actors....
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 05 Mar 2016 By the end of the last decade, the total area of farmland globally that was acquired by government-backed foreign investors amounted to nearly half the size of Europe. In addition to Latin America, Af...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 05 Mar 2016 Transnational organised crime is considered one of the major threats to human security, impeding the social, economic, political and cultural development of societies. Much attention has been given...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 04 Mar 2016 The past month has witnessed several major environmental disasters in Asia. Of particular significance are the Pakistan floods, which have engulfed a fifth of Pakistan’s total land area and affected 2...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 04 Mar 2016 Although weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are considered to pose the gravest threat to international peace and security, in practice, small arms and light weapons (SALWs) kill more people than WMDs....
by Pau Hangzo | On 04 Mar 2016 This is the first of a two-part NTS Alert series that will explore the intersection between food security and health issues in the Asia-Pacific. This NTS Alert focuses on health problems stemming from...
by J. Ewing | On 03 Mar 2016 Amidst heightened expectations regarding ASEAN’s contribution to international order, particularly in the context of a trend towards multilevel security governance, ASEAN is attempting to transform it...
by Holly Haywood | On 02 Mar 2016 The recent establishment of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) as an integral part of the ADMM, a forum created in 2006 as a means of fostering defence and security dialogue and coo...
by | On 02 Mar 2016 The domestic policies of the Khmer Rouge regime resulted in widespread human insecurity. The pursuit of justice against past atrocity crimes through the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodi...
by Lina Gong | On 02 Mar 2016 The diversification of Bhutan’s relations began with its entry into the United Nations in 1971, and while external relations continued to be largely confined to India, the establishment of its relatio...
by | On 02 Mar 2016 It presents a comprehensive analysis of the priorities and proposals in Union Budget 2016-17, focusing on social sectors (such as education, health, drinking water and sanitation, food security etc.)...
by Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability CBGA | On 02 Mar 2016 The Coalition serves as a platform for the members to collaborate and achieve a common vision: "To achieve sustainable food and nutrition security for all" The Coalition aims to raise awareness, foste...
by Coalition for Food & Nutrition Security India | On 02 Mar 2016 This paper joins the growing scholarship on the ontological security needs of states in international relations (IR) literature and explores its relevance to India-China relations. Ontological securit...
by | On 01 Mar 2016 With over a billion people in China, the issue of cultivated land conversion is extremely important both in terms of food security and environmental sustainability. This paper investigates the relatio...
by Shunji Cui | On 01 Mar 2016 Annual food production is enough to feed the 6.9 billion people in the world today. However, access and distribution of food in order that people do not have to die due to hunger continues to remain e...
by Ruth Kattumuri | On 01 Mar 2016 In the main, this study uses the large sample National Sample Surveys (NSS) for the years 1983, 1993/94, 1999/2000, and 2004/5. There are two surveys that the NSS conducts in each of the large sample...
by Surjit S. Bhalla | On 01 Mar 2016 A central theme in all the studies of Palanpur that have been undertaken to date has been the changing nature of agriculture. One of the reasons for selecting Palanpur from amongst the many villages t...
by Himanshu Prof | On 29 Feb 2016 This living document is a result of an extensive process led by the Social Movements for an Alternative Asia (SMAA), GerakLawan, La ViaCampesina and the supporters of the EndWTO Campaign.
by Focus on the Global South FGS | On 29 Feb 2016 Agroecological farming weaves in the essentials so that there is profit for each-soil, seeds, traditional knowledge of communities, food security and food sovereignty.
by | On 29 Feb 2016 Highlights of the budget of Japan for the year 2016.
by Ministry of Finance, Japan MOF, Japan | On 29 Feb 2016 The issue of borders, their porosity and the security challenges they create amid a rapidly changing regional and global strategic environment is indeed a serious one for Southeast Asia. The criticali...
by | On 27 Feb 2016 Consumption patterns in Southeast Asia are changing rapidly. As the region becomes more affluent, demand for protein and wheat is expected to increase. Such shifts may leave countries with no choice...
by Belinda Chng | On 27 Feb 2016 Higher investment in the agricultural and food sectors, food price stability and regulatory barriers are among the key issues for Asia, according to experts at a recent meeting to discuss the region...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 Southeast Asia is a region highly vulnerable to near and long-term climatic changes. In order to jointly address emerging climate risks and to complement multilateral negotiations through enhanced reg...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 The latter part of the 21st century witnessed a shift in the understanding of international security. As tensions between countries eased with the end of the Cold War, new and significant security c...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 This year is the 20th anniversary of the release of the 1994 United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Report, which defined the concept of human security and brought it to int...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 This year is the 20th anniversary of the release of the 1994 United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Report, which defined the concept of human security and brought it to int...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 This year is the 20th anniversary of the release of the 1994 United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Report, which defined the concept of human security and brought it to int...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 This year is the 20th anniversary of the release of the 1994 United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Report, which defined the concept of human security and brought it to int...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 Security used to be defined in military terms with the state as the referent of security. From this state-centric lens, political security means the stability of the state’s political regime and socia...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 Today, millions of people experience insecurity as a result of new and complex issues threatening human welfare and dignity, such as climate change and the contested or inefficient use of energy and w...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 Energy security is no longer just about the security of supply; it is multifaceted and inextricably linked to public health and environmental issues. Amidst political instability in oil-producing regi...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 2015 is a critical year for global and regional institutions, and for the international community as a whole, as it represents a milestone in the big push for achieving global goals of peace, human se...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 With the recent rise of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Ebola, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, it is important to further reinforce ASEAN’s pr...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) defines food security as a “situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to suf...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 Water security is a cross-cutting and multidimensional developmental issue which was nestled within Goal 7 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on environmental sustainability. Target 7c of Goal...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 From the ‘migrant crisis’ to transboundary haze pollution and the Avian Influenza virus, Asian countries continue to face multiple new security threats which require international cooperation. These n...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 27 Feb 2016 Continuous rise in food prices has been posing a serious policy challenge in India. Milk is a major contributor to the food price rise due to its high growth in demand in the domestic and internationa...
by S. Rajeshwaran | On 27 Feb 2016 Prime minister’s recent introduction of new social security schemes to ensure insurance and pension for all remains a laudable step. These schemes were launched on May 9, 2015 and are expected to enha...
by Charan Singh | On 27 Feb 2016 Over 10 million illegal migrants from Bangladesh live in India, according to both official and unofficial estimates. This paper examines the securitization of the issue by various actors through a cen...
by | On 26 Feb 2016 A series of recent humanitarian crises in Southeast Asia have signalled a new impetus to re- think the nature of security cooperation in the region. The outbreak of pandemics, the devastating impact o...
by Melly Caballero-Anthony | On 26 Feb 2016 Against the recent conflicts and crises facing the region, the spotlight is once again directed at ASEAN’s plans for an ASEAN Security Community (ASC). What is significant in this slew of crises that...
by Mely Caballero-Anthony | On 26 Feb 2016 WHILE the media incessantly highlights the Muslim world’s battle with Islamophobia and the political crises in Iraq, Gaza and Iran, another set of issues that is just as pertinent — but often overlook...
by Sofiah Jamil | On 26 Feb 2016 The prospect of nuclear energy as an alternative to traditional fossil fuels has increased sharply due to soaring oil prices. This has been further boosted by the challenge of global climate change. D...
by | On 26 Feb 2016 Amid the mixed emotions threatening to dampen the celebratory mood of the 40th Anniversary of ASEAN and its series of related summits, there are important questions about their respective agendas. The...
by Mely Caballero-Anthony | On 26 Feb 2016 Southeast Asian officials and analysts have complained about the waning US interest in the region due to the US preference for a bilateral approach to Southeast Asia. This US approach is out of sync w...
by Mely Caballero-Anthony | On 26 Feb 2016 Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, which made headline news across the globe, triggered denunciations of the military regime in delaying the international humanitarian relief efforts. The cyclone-struck count...
by | On 26 Feb 2016 Global efforts to tackle climate change and food security are hampered by North-South differences over cost sharing. But rising interdependence and the South’s new pragmatism and bargaining power are...
by | On 26 Feb 2016 From the Subregional Workshop on Energy Security and Non-Traditional Security Singapore 27 – 29 August 2008, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. The workshop on Energy and Non-Traditional Security (NTS)...
by | On 26 Feb 2016 This paper seeks to extend the domain of identity economics by exploring motivational foundations of in-group cooperation and out-group competition. On this basis, we explore the reflexive interaction...
by | On 26 Feb 2016 The pursuit of energy security traditionally revolves around securing supply sources. Is there more to it than just supply issues? The effectiveness of energy security also depends on whether energy c...
by | On 25 Feb 2016 Recent global food price shocks have demonstrated the urgent need to effectively address food insecurity in Southeast Asia – both at the national and regional level. This think-piece goes beyond issue...
by | On 25 Feb 2016 Energy supply and price volatility are no longer the only concerns that constitute contemporary energy security problems, which now comprise environmental and socioeconomic issues. Mitigating these no...
by Collin Koh | On 25 Feb 2016 The ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement signed recently in Thailand marks a milestone for ensuring regional energy security by including a provision for voluntary oil stockpiles. However, mandatory, as...
by | On 25 Feb 2016 National security in Myanmar has always been equated with state security by the ruling military junta. However, the drive to protect the state has led to insecurities for its people. This paper argues...
by | On 25 Feb 2016 As the current global economic crisis deepens, labour migrants have begun to experience the consequences of both political and economic insecurity. How effective are legal frameworks in protecting the...
by | On 25 Feb 2016 Emerging security challenges in Asia are compelling the international community to take a hard look at their causes and implications on state and human security. Given the growing complexity of these...
by Mely Caballero-Anthony | On 25 Feb 2016 The international community is now faced with an influenza pandemic and the rhetoric of global health security has become more urgent. Whilst our preparedness for such an emerging infectious disease i...
by | On 25 Feb 2016 Due to a long history of strained political relations between India and Pakistan, trade possibilities between the two neighbouring countries have rarely been studied [Nabi and Nasim (2001), Mukherji (...
by Abid Burki | On 24 Feb 2016 There has been some public discussion on the issue of labour migrants and its supposed impact on the productivity of the national labour force. How true is this? Or is this simply another episode in t...
by | On 24 Feb 2016 Debates about climate change as a threat to international peace have focused on conflict, civil unrest, and the consequences for states. Human security offers an alternative, people-centred approach t...
by Lorraine Elliot | On 24 Feb 2016 The latest natural disaster in Chile, like the one in Haiti, comes as yet another test of Southeast Asia’s readiness in global humanitarian relief — five years after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. How...
by | On 24 Feb 2016 A recent conference in Singapore organised by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies examined the worldwide response to the outbreak of H1N1 influenza last year. The lessons learnt from ear...
by | On 24 Feb 2016 This paper offers a review of a broad set of issues that are recurrent in international discussions about interconnectedness of energy and security in China’s international relations. The primary purp...
by Zha Daojiong | On 24 Feb 2016 Efforts to understand the connection between climate change and national, regional and international security have fuelled something of a climate security industry, evidenced in a range of reports fro...
by Lorraine Elliot | On 24 Feb 2016 The paper seeks to take stock of some of the key APEC documents/reports relevant to social protection and safety net programs, and also of the experience of APEC member-economies, with special focus o...
by Janet S. Cuenca | On 24 Feb 2016 India has a staggering variety of flora and fauna, including some of the rarest species in existence on the planet. There is so far a paucity of information for the general public on the status, biolo...
by Ministry of Environment and Forests | On 24 Feb 2016 If ASEAN intends to meaningfully enhance its energy security, take greater steps to protect itself from instabilities in the international energy market, and effectively underpin its continued develop...
by | On 23 Feb 2016 Much literature on East Asia’s energy security has focused on the dynamics of competition over resources and how potential conflicts could arise from this. While this analytical perspective identifies...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 23 Feb 2016 The Singapore government treats energy security as a means towards achieving sustainable economic growth. It is on that note that the Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) and National Energy Policy (NE...
by | On 23 Feb 2016 Regardless of how strong a country’s national health system is, it is only as good as its neighbours’. National borders are not able to withstand the threat posed by pandemics and infectious diseases....
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 23 Feb 2016 The food crisis at the end of the last decade and the resulting food riots that occurred in cities all over the world exposed the vulnerability and fragility of the current global food system and high...
by | On 23 Feb 2016 The trend of rising food prices has made this basic human need inaccessible to an increasing number of people. The impact on vulnerable groups, especially the poor, is immense. Food price rise has imp...
by | On 23 Feb 2016 Much of the attention on institutional development within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has focused on the progress in establishing the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC)....
by | On 23 Feb 2016 The recent monsoon-related floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan. Decades of development outcomes have been wiped out and critical human security challenges have been precipitated. It is critical to b...
by | On 23 Feb 2016 The next President of the Philippines faces many challenges to his incoming administration. A crucial one is ensuring the country’s energy security. Addressing this will strengthen the Philippine econ...
by | On 23 Feb 2016 There is a burgeoning literature on the (re)emergence of the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – as significant actors in international development. To date, however, mos...
by Adele Poskitt | On 23 Feb 2016 The global food crisis of 2007 to 2008 drew attention to the importance of food security as a regional challenge for the Asia-Pacific. Regional strategies to achieve food security have recognised the...
by Lorraine Elliot | On 22 Feb 2016 Existing work on energy security tends to over-emphasise the prospect of competition and conflict over resources while under-exploring the promise of cooperation. This policy brief provides a framewor...
by | On 22 Feb 2016 Security sector governance (SSG) poses a huge challenge to states transitioning to democracy, particularly in cases where the military and other components of the security sector had been very influen...
by | On 22 Feb 2016 Several factors drive water disputes in South Asia. To solve the problems, it is critical to involve even China. Solutions must foster the sharing of water resources through increasing dialogue and bu...
by | On 22 Feb 2016 The global food crisis of 2007 to 2008 – which was characterised by both volatility in food prices and shortages of food – and the uneven but almost certainly largely negative impacts of climate chang...
by Lorraine Elliot | On 22 Feb 2016 The Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), organised a study-group meeting to address the topic of ‘Climate Change, Migration an...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 22 Feb 2016 Water conflicts are a subject of intense debate and discussion in Southern Asia, which comprises India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and China. Factors such as the history of partiti...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 22 Feb 2016 This paper reviews some of the current debates on the reform of the international monetary system. Despite its deficiencies, the United States (US) dollar will remain the dominant currency and Special...
by Yung Chul Park | On 22 Feb 2016 India and Pakistan must learn that Pathankot and Peshawar were mindless acts of terror, to prevent whose recurrence, there is the need to enhance cooperation, not diminish it. Pakistan must continue t...
by Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury | On 22 Feb 2016 There is enough food in the world to feed everyone, yet one billion people are hungry. Biotech approaches to food production will not enhance food security in Asia unless severe distortions in existin...
by | On 22 Feb 2016 The Philippines is a country targeted by foreign investors seeking agricultural land. It is promoting itself to them in the hope of securing their business. These investors frequently use food securit...
by Ben Shepherd | On 22 Feb 2016 This paper discusses the financial landscape of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a region engaged in building an economic community (a “single market and production base”) by 2015....
by Choong Lee | On 21 Feb 2016 Japan's ageing population also has a sort of depth. By “depth,” I mean that within the older population itself the proportion of very old people aged 75 years old and over is increasing particularly r...
by Atsushi Seike | On 21 Feb 2016 This document is the culmination of a process that unfolded over two years in Bangladesh, which benefitted from contributions from individuals and organisations too numerous to mention by name here. H...
by Erin Roberts | On 21 Feb 2016 The South Asia region is lagging behind many regions in the world in regional electricity cooperation and trading, despite the huge anticipated benefits. This study uses an electricity planning model...
by Govinda Timilsina | On 21 Feb 2016 As global food security rises to the top of the policymaking agenda, new approaches are being explored. Within ASEAN, Singapore’s position as a food importer is changing to become an active contributo...
by | On 20 Feb 2016 In seeking to ensure its own food security Singapore, may be transforming itself from a passive food importer to an active contributor to the regional and global food system – through research and dev...
by | On 20 Feb 2016 As the floods in Thailand and Cambodia continue, the state of regional cooperation is proving critical in addressing the difficulties faced by affected countries. Disaster preparedness is increasingly...
by | On 20 Feb 2016 The devastating floods in Thailand add another dimension to the range of security threats to the country. What are the political and security implications of the floods on Thailand?
by | On 20 Feb 2016 This week’s ASEAN Summit will take place against an increasingly unpredictable environment, as seen in the widespread floods in the region. The series of ASEAN-related meetings will have to address th...
by | On 20 Feb 2016 Southeast Asia’s food security challenges are multifaceted and complex, with an estimated 14 per cent of the population suffering undernourishment. The recent International Conference on Asian Food Se...
by Sally Trethewie | On 20 Feb 2016 Migration and displacement are among the range of pressures on people and their communities likely to arise from the economic, social and environmental consequences of climate change. Despite fragment...
by Lorraine Elliot | On 20 Feb 2016 The availability of rice has long been considered a key indicator of food security in Southeast Asia. However, for largely strategic reasons, there is a paucity of information in the public domain on...
by Sally Trethewie | On 20 Feb 2016 In 2010, it was proposed that Singapore consider hosting an international rice futures market, with cited benefits being enhanced price discovery and price stabilisation. The RSIS Centre for Non-Tradi...
by Sally Trethewie | On 20 Feb 2016 The militaries of developing countries have often gone beyond the mission of external defence, to perform unconventional roles ranging from disaster relief and economic management to law enforcement a...
by | On 20 Feb 2016 The proposition that migration as a result of climate change has consequences for regional and global security has become prominent in public discourse over the last few years. Yet much of that debate...
by | On 19 Feb 2016 This report presents the proceedings of a Policy Roundtable on Asian Non-Traditional Security held in Beijing on 30-31 July 2012. Attended by academics and policymakers from across the region, the Rou...
by S. Rajaratnam International Studies | On 19 Feb 2016 The suffering of the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is putting pressure on ASEAN to intervene. Coming just before their 21st Summit, the wisdom and stewardship of ASEAN leaders will be tested onc...
by | On 19 Feb 2016 This NTS Working Paper examines the prospects for the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) launched in July 2012. It looks at whether the APTERR can overcome the limitations of past rice r...
by | On 19 Feb 2016 This lecture outlines the impact of participation on practice, in particular how it can expand the scope and nature of practice in order to add strategic value to practical work. NabeelHamdi introduce...
by | On 19 Feb 2016 This lecture is based on the realization that the current global approach to land systems cannot meet the needs of the majority of people in developing countries in regard to security of tenure and it...
by | On 19 Feb 2016 U.S. policy expressly welcomes Chinese investment, and since 2000 Chinese companies have invested nearly $50 billion in the United States. Notwithstanding those facts, the U.S. regulatory environment...
by Mark Feldman | On 19 Feb 2016 This NTS Policy Brief is based on the proceedings of the Expert Group Meeting on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015: Opportunities and Challenges for Food Security held in June 2013. A key messag...
by | On 17 Feb 2016 Most countries depend on three “food taps” – imports, self-production, reserve stocks – to make food available. All countries import some amount of food to meet their increasingly diverse dietary dema...
by | On 17 Feb 2016 Many Asian countries are highly susceptible to climate hazards, resulting in food insecurity. The magnitude of the devastation of typhoon Haiyan should serve as a clarion call for regional action to i...
by | On 17 Feb 2016 Food security encompasses multiple, inter-connected dimensions, from production-related concerns, to market and price dynamics, environmental trends and policy approaches. Given this, ‘robustness’, th...
by | On 17 Feb 2016 As the United Nations moves towards cementing a Post-2015 agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals, how can Asia-Pacific states best achieve these? It is time to recognise our resources from acro...
by | On 17 Feb 2016 This paper seeks to understand the changing financial landscape in East Asia that resulted from ongoing regional financial cooperation among ASEAN+3 countries. It examines the development of the Chian...
by | On 17 Feb 2016 This paper looks into the demographic dividend available to Pakistan and its implications for the country, mainly through three mechanisms: labour supply, savings, and human capital. For economic bene...
by Durr-e- Nayab | On 17 Feb 2016 This Working Paper comprises a literature review that was carried out to inform the formulation of a research project on power, violence, citizenship and agency, which addresses how social actors reac...
by | On 17 Feb 2016 The increasing variability of seasonal climate and increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events that are expected to accompany climate change will impact agricultural production and fo...
by Ruby Policarpio | On 17 Feb 2016 Low emissions development strategies (LEDS) are national economic and social development plans that promote sustainable development while reducing GHG emissions. While LEDS programs have helped to mai...
by Sonja Vermeulen | On 17 Feb 2016 The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April 2015 is the worst since 1934 and is once again a painful reminder of how vulnerable communities are to the destructive force of nature....
by | On 16 Feb 2016 Transboundary haze pollution is posing significant multiple risks to the well-being and security of people in ASEAN. Beyond looking at it as an environmental issue, it is a severe threat to human secu...
by | On 16 Feb 2016 With the growing urgency of energy security in an era of climate change, the option to increase the share of renewables and nuclear energy in the energy mix will increasingly become attractive in Asia...
by | On 16 Feb 2016 On the 15th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, how far have countries in the Indo-Pacific region come to implement its peace and security agenda?
by | On 16 Feb 2016 This report, which forms part of the PIRCCA project outputs, focuses on the results of the survey conducted in the first half of 2015 on climate change perception and adaptation strategies of male and...
by Michael Sheinkman | On 16 Feb 2016 The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) face three sets of challenges: those that are common to others in the official development finance community; those that are common to the World Ban...
by Vikram Nehru | On 16 Feb 2016 This paper considers emerging commercial policy challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region in light of the impasse reached at the Eighth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in December 2...
by Michael Plummer | On 16 Feb 2016 Thailand’s increasing importance as a regional co-production base and as an intra-regional trade and border trade hub is due mainly to recent changes in its economic structure, namely, the lack of ope...
by Suthiphand Chirathivat | On 16 Feb 2016 in order to ensure the inclusion and social security of children, the Central government must pay attention to the concerns raised by Sates and the upcoming Union Budget must include some of the point...
by Kumar Shailabh | On 15 Feb 2016 For security policies to be effective states must recognise and respond to how corruption ignites and magnifies these dangers. In some countries and regions corruption is the facilitator of insecurity...
by Transparency International TI | On 14 Feb 2016 An examination of the public pension and social security schemes in Pakistan reveals that the provision of regular pensions is limited to formal sector employees only. A number of social security sche...
by Naushin Mahmood | On 14 Feb 2016 How can we make sense of where the United States is in Afghanistan today? A poor country, wracked by 30 years of civil war, finds itself at the mercy of insurgents, terrorists, and narco-traffickers....
by Michael O'Hanlon | On 14 Feb 2016 Encouraging Taliban attacks on NATO, leaders of the Pakistan military and its intelligence service are impatient for the US to abandon the war in Afghanistan. The Pakistani goal is to prevent a pro-In...
by Bruce Riedel | On 14 Feb 2016 The following is a Campaign 2012 policy brief by Bruce Riedel and Michael O’Hanlon proposing ideas for the next president on America’s foreign policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. Vanda Felbab-Brow...
by Bruce Riedel | On 14 Feb 2016 For Campaign 2012, Bruce Riedel and Michael O’Hanlon wrote a policy brief proposing ideas for the next president on America’s foreign policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. The following paper is a r...
by Elizabeth Ferris | On 14 Feb 2016 The hostility between India and Pakistan lies at the heart of the current war in Afghanistan. Most observers in the West view the Afghanistan conflict as a battle between the U.S. and the NATO-led Int...
by William Dalrymple | On 14 Feb 2016 Summer 2013 brought one of the most violent fighting seasons in Afghanistan since the US military and state-building effort began in 2001. On the cusp of the momentous 2014 presidential elections and...
by Vanda Felbab-Brown | On 14 Feb 2016 The continued withdrawal of ISAF forces and the handover of responsibilities to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) along with a strong Taliban military push dominated the security realm. The ANSF...
by Vanda Felbab-Brown | On 14 Feb 2016 The excerpt below introduces a book chapter written by Vanda Felbab-Brown for the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior anthology, Afghanistan 2014, published in March 2014. In this chapter, Dr. F...
by Vanda Felbab-Brown | On 14 Feb 2016 Afghanistan is the largest refugee repatriation operation in the world. More than 5.7 million people have returned in the last ten years, representing nearly a quarter of the current population of 28...
by Aidan O'Leary | On 14 Feb 2016 As the United States tries to wind down its military participation in Afghanistan’s counterinsurgency after more than a decade of struggles against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, Afghanistan’s future remai...
by Vanda Felbab-Brown | On 14 Feb 2016 The aim of the present endeavour is to highlight these commonalities in the nature of the work and individual functioning and thereby adhere to the team spirit and democratic principles of the Special...
by Tata Institue of Social Sciences TISS | On 14 Feb 2016 India has the second largest population of elderly people after China. The living arrangement of the elderly is seen as a parameter of great importance in understanding their plight in developing coun...
by Mitali Sen | On 14 Feb 2016 This paper investigates young people’s and their caregivers’ experiences of food insecurity, diet and eating practices in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It also provides original child-focused evidence...
by Elisabetta Aurino | On 13 Feb 2016 This report looks at what a new energy architecture might look like and how best-in-class enabling environments have already helped some high-ranking countries begin their transitions to more efficien...
by World Economic Forum [WEF] | On 11 Feb 2016 From 2012 to 2016, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the WageIndicator Foundation and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) are running the Labour Rights for Wom...
by | On 10 Feb 2016 For Chinese researchers of international relations, to see a security challenge through the lens of conflict prevention and management represents a relatively fresh exploration that has begun to recei...
by | On 09 Feb 2016 This publication aims to provide a wide range of perspectives from various stakeholders on how trade policies and processes could contribute to advancing the objectives of sustainable land management...
by International Centre and Sustainable Development | On 08 Feb 2016 Reducing risk and increasing resilience to natural disasters and climate change requires access to knowledge, information and the active participation of vulnerable population. Planning Communication...
by Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] | On 08 Feb 2016 Launched in June of 2000, "Progress of the World's Women" is UNIFEM's biennial investigation of progress made towards a world where women live free from violence, poverty and inequality. The first iss...
by UN Women | On 08 Feb 2016 This is the second edition of the TI Defence and Security Programme's Handbook, Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption in Defence and Security: 20 Practical Reforms. This Handbook has a simple pur...
by Transparency International TI | On 06 Feb 2016 Given the importance of Consumer Price Index (CPI), there has been long debate on its measurement issues. It is the best and most well-known indicator of inflation, which is further used for evaluatin...
by Mahmood Khalid | On 06 Feb 2016 This study is an attempt to examine empirically the association between socio-economic measures of deprivation—such as food insecurity, landlessness, unemployment, and human under-development—and the...
by Sadia Mariam Malik | On 06 Feb 2016 Transparency International has long held that the most directly damaging impact of corruption is the diversion of basic resources from poor people. Corruption in humanitarian aid is most egregious for...
by Transparency International TI | On 05 Feb 2016 This study researches the decision-making process in national security matters in Israel; and examines the influence and role of the military establishment in this process. To achieve this purpose, th...
by | On 03 Feb 2016 This study begins with an assessment of the years of US occupation in Iraq, focusing on its repercussions, explicating its outcomes, and exploring the horizons of political evolution in this country a...
by | On 03 Feb 2016 Attempts to explain why ending hunger has been so hard, so here the focus is on four main themes: the complex role of markets, the importance of government policies, the historical process of structur...
by C. Peter Timmer | On 03 Feb 2016 This contribution addresses the political and legal aspects of European and Asian membership and practice in the UNSC. First, it highlights the difficulties of the European Union (EU) becoming a fully...
by Jan Wouters | On 03 Feb 2016 The structure of the international system affects the manner in which its sub-units manage international crises, due to its influence on the tools and outcomes of crisis management. Conversely, the ma...
by | On 02 Feb 2016 In the light of the Arab Spring of 2011, this study concludes that the levels of social awareness in favor of changing Iraq's political and economic reality remain limited and specific to civil societ...
by | On 02 Feb 2016 The 2014 Arab Opinion Index is the third annual survey of Arab public opinion carried out by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. In 2011, the survey was carried out in 12 Arab countries,...
by Arab Center for Policy Studies | On 02 Feb 2016 Based on expert opinion from around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide. Not one of the 168 countries assessed in the 2015 i...
by | On 02 Feb 2016 ‘Armed conflict’ is defined in this report as the use of armed violence to resolve local, national and/or international disputes between individuals and groups that have a political, economic, cultura...
by | On 02 Feb 2016 In honour of Krishna Raj, the legendary editor of Economic and Political Weekly, the Anusandhan Trust established the Krishna Raj Memorial Lecture series on Health and Social Sciences. This year’s lec...
by Padma Prakash | On 02 Feb 2016 By 2020, road accidents are expected to be the third highest cause of death and disability globally. Transport safety concerns in poor countries have focused mainly on roads and motorised traffic, but...
by International Forum for Rural Transport and Develo IFRTD | On 01 Feb 2016 Remittances – money sent home by migrants – can help families survive conflicts or natural disasters. However, humanitarian agencies often fail to consider remittances when planning interventions. Thi...
by Paul Harvey | On 01 Feb 2016 Relying on statistics collected in the field, this study examines the involvement of Palestinians in the Syrian Revolution. Politically, this issue has generated heated debates among observers due to...
by | On 01 Feb 2016 Non-government organisations (NGOs) have become increasingly involved in the international response to armed conflict, some aiming to mitigate the effects of war and others to help end the violence. B...
by Jonathan Goodhand | On 01 Feb 2016 This study examines Sudan's relationship with Iran in light of the numerous Israeli air raids being launched against it, and explores whether the Sudanese regime has a preference for Iranian or Arab a...
by | On 01 Feb 2016 Governments in Asia must prioritise technologies that improve fishery productivity to meet the growing local and international demand for fish. This increased productivity must be sustainable, however...
by The WorldFish Center TWC | On 01 Feb 2016 The National Alliance of Disaster Risk Reduction (NADRR) was launched at a two-day workshop held in New Delhi on November 3rd and 4th, 2007. The workshop brought together over 150 participants represe...
by National Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction NADRR | On 01 Feb 2016 The financial crash of 2008 threatens economic insecurity in industrialized countries to an extent not experienced since the Great Depression. But as discussed in the World Economic and Social Survey...
by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs | On 31 Jan 2016 The world economy is teetering on the brink of another major downturn. As in 2008, economic woes in the major developed economies are weakening economic prospects around the world. Th ere are multiple...
by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs | On 31 Jan 2016 Arguably, ensuring food and nutrition security for all people in the coming decades is the major challenge for the global community. Food demand is increasing in aggregate and per capita values, in pa...
by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs | On 31 Jan 2016 The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects the ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness. CSA aims to achieve food security and broader develo...
by World Bank [WB] | On 30 Jan 2016 Farm Policies in developed countries have been widely blamed for creating problems for food security in developing countries. These problems have included high barriers to developing country exports,...
by | On 30 Jan 2016 Eugenio Diaz Bonilla and Juan Francisco Ron work up from the household level to connect international trade rules to the national strategies needed to achieve food security. Their paper surveys the po...
by | On 30 Jan 2016 In recent years, high and volatile prices have contributed to acute shortages of basic foodstuffs in poor, net food-importing countries. This paper examines the new challenges these countries face, an...
by | On 30 Jan 2016 China's fast-growing farm subsidies have generated new interest in whether these programmes can help achieve public policy goals, without distorting trade and production. This study, by NI Hongxing, f...
by | On 30 Jan 2016 The evolving food security agenda offers governments a chance to address some urgent concerns and strengthen the multilateral trade system. The Doha Agenda has been overtaken by time and events. Many...
by | On 30 Jan 2016 Previous agricultural trade negotiations were conducted when global prices were lower. They focused on policies that artificially expanded supply in some countries, or reduced demand in other countrie...
by | On 30 Jan 2016 This paper dwells upon some of the conceptual issues pertaining to regional economic cooperation in general and specific to the South Asian region. It also documents the progress made in SAARC, the SA...
by Ram Upendra Das | On 30 Jan 2016 This paper discusses the emerging scenario in regional infrastructure development in South Asia, identifies the infrastructure challenges for the future, and provides some policy options in order to b...
by Prabir De | On 30 Jan 2016 South Asia has attracted global attention because it has experienced rapid GDP growth over the last two decades. What is not so well known is that South Asia is the least integrated region in the worl...
by Ejaz Ghani | On 29 Jan 2016 The phenomenon of cyberattacks has produced a host of challenges. This analysis attempts to comprehensively describe the “operational” element of cyberattacks and deal with the notion of cyberspace. I...
by | On 29 Jan 2016 This article tries to analyze the multiple aspects of separation barriers built by Israel since its inception in 1948, and evaluate their effectiveness in order to show whether such a policy makes Isr...
by | On 29 Jan 2016 Drawing strongly upon recent International Relations literature on the foreign affairs of small states, this paper elaborates several arguments on the trajectory of Qatar’s foreign policy: (1) An “act...
by | On 29 Jan 2016 The paper tries to analyse the effect of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a wage-for-employment policy of the Indian Government, on infant malnutrition and delinea...
by | On 29 Jan 2016 Trade ministers in Bali agreed an interim solution to the problem of food security and WTO domestic support disciplines, but also committed to begin discussions on a "permanent solution" once the mini...
by Alan Matthews | On 28 Jan 2016 Substantial literature has emerged in the past two decades on the meaning of “soft law”, its purposes, and its consequences for effective international cooperation. This paper argues that the distinct...
by | On 28 Jan 2016 Trade friction today is largely due to regulatory diversity as contemporary markets are chiefly segmented through non-tariff barriers. The purpose of the paper is to enquire into regulatory cooperatio...
by | On 28 Jan 2016 Available literature on regional trade integration in South Asia points to a variety of economic and non-economic factors that have slowed the integration process. The major non-economic factors inclu...
by South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment SAWTEE | On 28 Jan 2016 New thinking and practical approaches are needed to address the threats to human security that climate change combined with social vulnerability pose for current and future patterns of loss and damage...
by Koko Warner | On 28 Jan 2016 This paper draws recommendations for transboundary and participatory biodiversity conservation from ICIMOD’s pioneering Kangchenjunga Conservation Landscape Initiative. The Kangchenjunga landscape, sh...
by Karma Phuntsho | On 28 Jan 2016 This paper compares the experiences in India and China and draws lessons for policy formulation. The important lessons are: (a) self-financing nature of FLC/SWC is a crucial factor for achieving effec...
by Jeemol Unni | On 28 Jan 2016 Drinking water is a basic requirement for life and a determinant of standard of living. The paper examines the nature and magnitude of environmental problems, causes and impacts in drinking water supp...
by Puttaswamaiah S. | On 28 Jan 2016 Asia and the Pacific is home to 60 per cent of the global population aged 15 to 24 years. Across this geographically, politically, socially, culturally and economically expansive region, youth are a v...
by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | On 28 Jan 2016 Economists and experts have been batting for bringing the fiscal
federalism, the activist fora has been criticizing the newly brought in fiscal arrangements between Centre and States. This contradict...
by HAQ Centre for Child Rights HAQCRC | On 28 Jan 2016 This Discussion Paper explores recent experiences with innovative sources of development finance in order to capture lessons learned for the more effective implementation of both current and future in...
by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | On 27 Jan 2016 This policy paper presents the past efforts of regulating the Microfinance sector, analyses the merits and demerits of various attempts beginning from the report of the Task Force1 in 1999 and present...
by | On 27 Jan 2016 New challenges are facing the global food and agriculture trading system in the 21st century. The present paper identifies options for how policies and international trade rules can respond to this ne...
by | On 27 Jan 2016 This paper brings together existing literature on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNRGEA) and the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, offering a narrative review of...
by | On 27 Jan 2016 While conditions in trade finance markets returned to normality in the main routes of trade, the structural difficulties of poor countries in accessing trade finance have not disappeared – and might h...
by Marc Auboin | On 26 Jan 2016 Despite the high contribution of urban areas to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), urban poverty and nutrition security in India remains a challenge. Poor infrastructure, high unemployment, poor state...
by M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation | On 26 Jan 2016 This paper gives an overview of international migration from the state of Gujarat, the state with a long history of international migration and significantly large migrant population abroad. Even as s...
by Biplab Dhak | On 26 Jan 2016 India's Sri Lanka policy since 1991 is one example of how India's foreign policy imperatives, redefined by the end of the Cold War and the introduction of liberal economic reforms, have impacted relat...
by | On 25 Jan 2016 Electricity markets in fast-growing economies face different challenges than those in more mature markets. Mature markets with stable demand for electricity are transitioning to a more sustainable mix...
by World Economic Forum [WEF] | On 25 Jan 2016 A thriving and open Internet provides the foundation for the fourth industrial revolution. There has been growing concern that the Internet may be in danger of splintering into a series of bordered cy...
by World Economic Forum [WEF] | On 25 Jan 2016 This note provides estimates of inflation rate of import-concentrated commodities and their contribution to overall inflation in Bangladesh. The results suggest that the Bangladesh economy has been ex...
by M. G. Mortaza | On 23 Jan 2016 In Nepal the inability of the state to cope with the recent devastating earthquake was mitigated by help from India, China, and the United States. This points towards the urgency of enhancing the disa...
by | On 23 Jan 2016 India and its partners – Brazil, China, Russia and South Africa – in the BRICS forum have launched the New Development Bank. With the leaders of these countries, who recently met at Ufa in Russia, dis...
by | On 23 Jan 2016 Rice, a major staple crop for India and Bangladesh is important not only for ensuring food security, but also the livelihood security of large number of small and marginal farmers engaged in rice cult...
by Neha Jain | On 23 Jan 2016 This Briefing Paper examines the linkages between climate change, food security and trade in South Asia. Studies suggest that in Asia the heat stress due to climate change will reduce crop yields in t...
by Ram Jha | On 23 Jan 2016 The jute manufacturing sector of Bangladesh has recently started to revitalise with the rise in global demand for jute goods, thanks to the environment-friendly nature of jute, and the price hike of p...
by Khondaker Moazzem | On 23 Jan 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will define the priorities of the UN’s development agendabeyond 2015. But the reality of climate change impacts will render these aspirational goals almost imp...
by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC | On 23 Jan 2016 The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are increasingly prominent in development cooperation activities in low-income countries in Africa and worldwide, presenting a pote...
by Institute of Development Studies IDS | On 23 Jan 2016 India now needs to strengthen and harmonise its institutional mechanisms for development cooperation through clear policy statements. In addition to national foreign policy and economic interests, acc...
by Institute of Development Studies IDS | On 23 Jan 2016 This study examines the impact of the principal financial crises in emerging markets in recent years on the incidence of poverty in the countries in question. The growth impact is first identified by...
by | On 22 Jan 2016 The paper focuses to reduce hunger and increase food and income security of resource poor farm families in South Asia through the development and inclusive adoption of new cereal varieties, sustainabl...
by | On 22 Jan 2016 World trade has experienced a significant slowdown since the 2008 financial crisis. Over this period, the global ratio of trade expansion to income growth has halved. An effective global trade and inv...
by World Economic Forum [WEF] | On 22 Jan 2016 This Study surveys the progress that APEC has made towards promoting regional economic cooperation and integration. It examines the desirability of India joining APEC and looks at possible benefits an...
by V. S. Seshadri | On 21 Jan 2016 This paper is a study of climate change discourse in urban India. It suggests that the policies being articulated to deal with climate issues are premised on incremental changes rather than radical re...
by Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay | On 21 Jan 2016 This is the second collective effort from the Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies to address global issues that are largely unfamiliar to the Greek international affairs community. Last year we dealt wit...
by Stamatis Zachariadis | On 21 Jan 2016 This brief provides a historical-cum-ongoing account as well as an assessment of the future of China’s dam-building exercise, its rationale and consequences at all levels – geographically, environment...
by Dhanasree Jayaram | On 21 Jan 2016 Food consumption data are collected in most countries through a variety of household surveys. The primary objective of these surveys is usually to measure poverty, to derive consumption patterns neede...
by Lisa C. Smith | On 21 Jan 2016 Very recent years India has witnessed wide-ranging economic reforms in her policies governing international trade and FDI flows. As per the findings of the paper, some of the important determinants of...
by Ram Upendra Das | On 21 Jan 2016 The research is a collaboration in health biotechnology and shows relatively strong involvement of the emerging economies BRICS, apart from some of the other economies such as Cuba, also actively purs...
by Sachin Chaturvedi | On 21 Jan 2016 This paper evaluates the impact and potential of development programmes known as Small Development Projects (SDPs), introduced by India as part of its development cooperation portfolio in Nepal. Throu...
by Sachin Chaturvedi | On 21 Jan 2016 This discussion paper examines the use of three different technological options in the Indian agriculture. It shows that support to organic farming is increasing but at this stage innovation related i...
by Sachin Chaturvedi | On 21 Jan 2016 This book collects the findings of a group of scientists and economists who have taken stock of climate change impacts on food and agriculture at global and regional levels over the past two decades....
by Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] | On 20 Jan 2016 This study attempts to break down ‘climate change’ into ‘climate related shocks and stresses in the course of time’ and conceptualizes the food security and nutrition outcomes as combination of the ad...
by Chris Béné | On 19 Jan 2016 Among the most significant impacts of climate change is the potential increase of food insecurity and malnutrition. The aim of this primer is to summarise the current state of knowledge on the impacts...
by Richard Choularton | On 19 Jan 2016 This literature review identifies and summarises existing evidence on the determinants of undernutrition in children under the age of two years in Bangladesh. The review gathers evidence on the immedi...
by Stuart Gillespie | On 19 Jan 2016 This paper investigates young people’s and their caregivers’ experiences of food insecurity, diet and eating practices in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It also provides original child-focused evidence...
by Elisabetta Aurino | On 19 Jan 2016 The issue of Bangladeshi migration in India has become a major concern
for policy makers in recent years. Indeed, India’s eastern border is
facing major illegal activities viz. the influx of illegal...
by | On 19 Jan 2016 This dissertation tries to answer the puzzle of why the Maoist insurgency in India, which is considered to be the most important internal security threat to the world’s largest democracy, occurs in ce...
by Shivaji Mukherjee | On 19 Jan 2016 Two phenomena have been recently utilised to explain conflict onset among rational choice analysts: greed and grievance. The former reflects elite competition over valuable natural resource rents. The...
by | On 18 Jan 2016 The paper provides an overview of the inequities in health outcomes and their variation across regional, social, and economic groups. It seeks to explain these variations by focusing on health service...
by | On 18 Jan 2016 The recent success of India and Bangladesh in settling the complicated issue of political enclaves in each other’s territories could be traced to the spirit displayed by the leaders of the two countri...
by | On 18 Jan 2016 The Global Risks Report 2016 features perspectives from nearly 750 experts on the perceived impact and likelihood of 29 prevalent global risks over a 10-year timeframe. The risks are divided into five...
by World Economic Forum [WEF] | On 18 Jan 2016 This study, relying primarily on qualitative data from Côte d’Ivoire, examines how income allocation and intra-household dynamics affect household resilience during the lean season. Its findings indic...
by Elizabeth Kiewisch | On 14 Jan 2016 Research and practice related to social policy and poverty alleviation have left a legacy of a very broad agenda of “things that need to be done”, along with important unanswered questions about how t...
by | On 13 Jan 2016 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were introduced to monitor implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration which set out a vision for inclusive and sustainable globalization based...
by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr | On 13 Jan 2016 The international community has advanced in reforming the international aid system. Such reform comes at a time when there is a renewed skepticism about aid effectiveness and when the crisis sheds new...
by José Alonso | On 11 Jan 2016 The new role that middle-income countries (MICs) play in the global landscape obliges international community to review the configuration of the development cooperation system. On the one hand, MICs s...
by | On 11 Jan 2016 This paper explores the scope for Innovative Development Finance (IDF) to compensate for declining Official Development Assistance (ODA) and/or to enhance the efficiency of ODA. It shows that IDF has...
by | On 11 Jan 2016 Analyses of redistributive policies often focus on income flows to examine the nexus between redistribution and economic growth. With strengthening signs of growing economic inequality in many countri...
by | On 11 Jan 2016 The paper analyses the select Communiqués and Declarations pertaining to social sectors issued from time to time. In this context, it evaluates the status and performance of social development in each...
by | On 09 Jan 2016 Developing and developed countries alike need a paradigm shift in agricultural development: from a "green revolution" to a "truly ecological intensification" approach. This implies a rapid and signifi...
by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD | On 09 Jan 2016 The paper focuses on India’s approach to collaboration on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief with major powers and within various regional initiatives. This paper begins with a brief review o...
by C. Raja Mohan | On 09 Jan 2016 Afghanistan has long been used as a battleground for strategic wars by larger external powers. This is in part due to its geographic position between the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia. Acco...
by Riaz Hassan | On 09 Jan 2016 This paper looks at the ‘BCIM Regional Cooperation’ and the related proposal to revive the ‘Southern Silk Route’ connecting China and India through Bangladesh and Myanmar. The aim is to understand the...
by | On 09 Jan 2016 Migration is an important social and historical reality in South Asia. In the past decade, migration from one country to another and internal migration (i.e. migration within a particular country) hav...
by Sanjay Barbora | On 08 Jan 2016 The system of participatory (or joint) forest management was commenced in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan in 1996 through Asian Development Bank's funded project. These forest refo...
by Tanvir Ali | On 08 Jan 2016 Pakistan is among those countries, which have very high deforestation rate. The remaining forests are very diverse in nature and of significant importance for the country’s economy and livelihoods of...
by Tanvir Ali | On 08 Jan 2016 This chapter examines the food security situation in Nepal and the impact of the recent armed conflict on the food security situation. It argues that food security is understood in different ways and...
by Bishnu Upreti | On 07 Jan 2016 This paper discusses mechanisms to prevent and resolve foreign exchange crises in East Asia. Policies and mechanisms at the country level as well as regional and global levels are discussed. Policies...
by Andrew Cooper | On 07 Jan 2016 The formation of regional production networks in East Asia has occurred mainly through market forces, without much help from regional institutions in promoting the creation of a single Asian market. W...
by Masahiro Kawai | On 07 Jan 2016 The authors develop a new set of indexes of exchange rate stability, monetary policy independence, and financial market openness as the metrics for the trilemma hypothesis. In their exploration, they...
by Masahiro Kawai | On 07 Jan 2016 This paper, with reference to the literature on research on violent conflicts, discusses socio-economic uncertainty and characteristics of coping with it in the context of violent mass conflicts. Rese...
by Gyöngyvér Demény | On 07 Jan 2016 Infrastructure connectivity in Northeast Asia — comprising the northeastern People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, and the Russi...
by Masahiro Kawai | On 07 Jan 2016 Singapore is the most industrialized and urbanized country in Southeast Asia and is totally dependent on oil and natural gas imports to satisfy its energy needs. Its national energy policy framework s...
by Tilak Doshi | On 07 Jan 2016 Japan’s “two lost decades” perhaps represent an extreme example of a weak recovery from a financial crisis, and are now referred to as “Japanization.” More recently, widespread stagnation in advanced...
by Masahiro Kawai | On 07 Jan 2016 The Asian financial crisis (1997-1998) and the global financial crisis (2007-2009) highlighted the potential value of financial regionalism, i.e., regional-level cooperation in financial policy. This...
by Masahiro Kawai | On 07 Jan 2016 As the program on Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) continues to grow, through this comprehensive study, IDCR analyzes the evolution of ITEC, and its impact on India’s bilateral relatio...
by Centre for Policy Research (CPR) | On 05 Jan 2016 Although some governments acknowledge the existence of slums and informal settlements, many do not. This lack of recognition and subsequent response directly undermines city-wide sustainable developme...
by | On 05 Jan 2016 This note compares the legislative business planned by Parliament and compares it with the actual
performance, during the Winter Session 2015.
by Kusum Malik | On 05 Jan 2016 This year's Indonesia Local Economic Governance Survey provides a fascinating look into the dynamics of local governance and business development in Indonesia nearly a decade after regional autonomy....
by The Asia Foundation | On 02 Jan 2016 The findings from The Asia Foundation's fifth public opinion poll in Afghanistan, Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People, which covers all 34 of Afghanistan's provinces.
by The Asia Foundation | On 02 Jan 2016 Based on the Asia Foundation’s , "Afghanistan in 2006: A Survey of the Afghan People." , the papers in this volume analyze survey data on the opinions and perceptions of Afghans towards government, pu...
by | On 02 Jan 2016 Indonesia is a net importer of grains, horticulture and livestock produce. The instability of food prices since 2008 has led to a renewed emphasis on food security. Despite increasing food crop produc...
by Victor Pontines | On 01 Jan 2016 The report summarizes recommendations from a national consultation on the post-2015 development framework and includes reports from a range of national convenors including the Government of India, tra...
by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | On 01 Jan 2016 While official poverty in Indonesia is relatively low at 12%, an additional 27% of the population live just above the poverty line and small shocks can drive them back into poverty. Poor and vulnerabl...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 01 Jan 2016 Global capital flows into emerging markets, including those in Asia, continue to be volatile, generating both benefits and costs. The latter are associated with episodes of currency and banking crises...
by Ramón López | On 01 Jan 2016 Clearly, the monograph addresses a set of critical issues related to the forest rights and livelihood and makes a sincere effort to draw attention to the plight of forest dependent communities. Policy...
by Tapas Kumar Sarangi | On 30 Dec 2015 This paper reviews the two-way relationship between migration and development. The author emphasizes that migration can be a tool for development and that development can affect migration patterns. He...
by | On 29 Dec 2015 This paper reviews the development of the social security system and trends in the urban labor market in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Despite its remarkable economic achievement, the PRC face...
by Wang Dewen | On 29 Dec 2015 The paper examines ASEAN’s political and security challenges and prospects in the coming two decades. The challenges facing ASEAN could be classified into six broad categories: (1) the shifting balanc...
by Amitav Acharya | On 29 Dec 2015 This paper discusses how financial crises in emerging Asia and Japan worked as catalysts for legal reforms. Findings show that six Asian countries pursued significant legal and judicial reforms follow...
by Masahiro Kawai | On 29 Dec 2015 Few cities in South Asia have been affected by violence more than Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and economic centre. This working paper examines the impacts of the city’s declining security situati...
by Noman Ahmed | On 29 Dec 2015 The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was set up in 2003 with the objectives of creating a single market and production base, enhancing equitable economic development as well as facilitating the integrat...
by Siowyue Chia | On 29 Dec 2015 This paper examines issues of women’s employment and decent work in the context of the on-going global financial and economic crisis. Recognizing that financial and economic crises affect men and wome...
by UN Women | On 28 Dec 2015 This report contains relevant sections of the principal international agreements over the past 20 years where countries have committed to responding to violence against women and girls. also provides...
by UN Women | On 28 Dec 2015 The Asia Foundation's Survey of the Afghan People is Afghanistan’s broadest and longest-running public opinion poll. After the first full year of Afghanistan’s National Unity Government, 9,586 Afghans...
by Zachary Warren | On 26 Dec 2015 Economic integration is being inhibited by the poor state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh, and South Asia and Southeast Asia. This study reviews connectivity initiatives of Bangladesh and...
by Mustafizur Rahman | On 23 Dec 2015 This report explores how best to implement effective land reform, based on past experience in less-developed and transitional economies. The authors discuss the potential benefits of land reform, fact...
by | On 23 Dec 2015 This brief explores future policy options for India in Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh share historical, geographical and cultural bonds. Bangladesh has ‘Bengali’ a lingual and cultural attachment wi...
by Sanjay Bhardwaj | On 23 Dec 2015 This discussion paper examines existing methods for measuring aspects of political transitions. The paper canvasses and examines existing measurement tools that focus on some, but not all, relevant di...
by United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] | On 23 Dec 2015 This paper aims at understanding the reasons behind the institutionalization of Indo-French defence cooperation after 1998, and at assessing the future prospects for this collaboration. By retracing i...
by | On 22 Dec 2015 This paper seeks to identify the strategic and economic variables involved in India’s decision about whether or not to pursue a proposed natural gas pipeline from Iran. There is a lot of misinformatio...
by | On 22 Dec 2015 This paper will reexamine the role of the Sikh Diaspora in the Sikh separatist movement, commencing in the 1980s, that loomed over
the political, security, social, and humanitarian makeup of the Indi...
by | On 22 Dec 2015 The strengthening of El Niño weather phenomenon has led to lower than average rainfall for India’s monsoon season, thereby raising concerns for paddy crops production.
by Aritra Chakrabarty | On 21 Dec 2015 Countries like South Africa and India are putting new mental health policies in place. There is now a clear agenda of “what to deliver” to make this deplorable reality better, and indeed a nascent adv...
by Victoria Menil | On 19 Dec 2015 Despite a number of developments in policy and practice aimed at integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment into humanitarian action, what remains missing is a strong evidence base that demon...
by UN Women | On 17 Dec 2015 The modest intention of this paper is to question the above assertion that Nepal is a failing state. To this end, it shall firstly outline the broad definition of failing states. Secondly, it will off...
by Oliver Housden | On 17 Dec 2015 This paper looks at possible alternatives to UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions with a view to establishing if there are organizations or other interested parties, which may be more effective...
by | On 17 Dec 2015 Food security and nutrition is a major global challenge. SDC’s Global Programme Food Security(GPFS) represents an innovative initiative of Switzerland in addressing food security and nutrition challen...
by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC | On 17 Dec 2015 Developing countries are increasingly aware of the need to design and implement improvements in public systems for providing pensions to the elderly. Such systems may aim to smooth consumption and thu...
by David Bloom | On 17 Dec 2015 As political commitment is an essential ingredient for elevating food and nutrition security onto policy agendas, commitment metrics have proliferated. Many conflate government commitment to fight hun...
by Rajith Lakshman | On 16 Dec 2015 The DFID Programme to Accelerate Improved Nutrition for the Extreme Poor in Bangladesh aims to improve nutrition outcomes for children, mothers and adolescent girls by integrating the delivery of a nu...
by Ahmed F. | On 16 Dec 2015 The concept of multiple discrimination – particularly in the labour market – is fast becoming common parlance among the policy-making circles. Economics and economists, however, have hardly addressed...
by Kanchana Ruwanpura | On 16 Dec 2015 This study highlights three central themes of the MGNREGA: first, the innovative policy framework of the Act, which brings together rights-based entitlements, demand-driven employment, and citizen-cen...
by Ellen Ehmke | On 16 Dec 2015 Worldwide, food safety incidents can have a significant impact on public health, economies, agrifood trade, food security, and public confidence in the food supply. The prevention, mitigation, and man...
by | On 15 Dec 2015 From a human development perspective, work, rather than jobs oremployment is the relevant concept. A job is a narrow concept with a set of pre-determined time-bound assigned tasks or activities, in an...
by United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] | On 15 Dec 2015 During El Niño episodes the normal patterns of tropical precipitation and atmospheric circulation become disrupted triggering extreme climate events around the globe: droughts, floods and affecting th...
by | On 09 Dec 2015 There are a wide range of agriculture-based practices and technologies that have the potential to increase food production and the adaptive capacity of the food production system, as well as reduce em...
by | On 09 Dec 2015 These Notes are mainly about three interconnected themes; the international and Indian ‘take’ on control over land (and water); the distinction between an agricultural crisis and an agrarian crisis;...
by Sheila Bhalla | On 09 Dec 2015 The objective of this discussion paper was to provide background for discussions of the UNESCO-IHP Side-Event on "Water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals" during th...
by | On 08 Dec 2015 The “Progress of the World's Women 2008/2009: Who Answers to Women?” demonstrates that one of the most powerful constraints on realizing women's rights and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (...
by | On 07 Dec 2015 This paper considers the challenge of establishing a robust follow-up and review mechanism to support such implementation. The paper underscores the importance of the follow-up and review process taki...
by | On 04 Dec 2015 This report summarizes current knowledge of the anticipated impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture. The implications for local and national food security are examined; and the...
by | On 04 Dec 2015 This paper reviews the rice procurement operations of the Government of India from the standpoints of cost of procurement as well as effectiveness in supporting farmers’ incomes. The two channels used...
by Neha Gupta | On 02 Dec 2015 An important element of the socio-economic impact of HIV is
how it disproportionately affects women and girls, in terms of
their vulnerability to infection, constrained access to services
and the a...
by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | On 01 Dec 2015 The global number of forced migrants is currently the highest since the Second World War.
This is a major concern to public health: lack of access to safe water, food, sanitation, and inadequate shel...
by Peter Heudtlass | On 30 Nov 2015 In Arab countries, a widespread lack of human security undermines human development, according to the Arab Human Development Report 2009: Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries. This repor...
by | On 26 Nov 2015 This paper analyses 45 cases of insolvency and bankruptcy resolution in order to measure the efficiency
and problems of the present laws for firm bankruptcy in India. These cases have been selected t...
by Aparna Ravi | On 25 Nov 2015 Malnutrition remains the world’s most serious health problem and the single biggest contributor to child deaths. It is time to restore the bridge between agriculture and health. FAO’s Member Countries...
by Graeme Thomas | On 24 Nov 2015 This issue brief reflects on the prevalence of terror networks in South Asia as Al Qaeda is attempting to expand into new territories in South Asia, “suitable” for safe housing themselves and their il...
by Reshmi Kazi | On 23 Nov 2015 While a good deal has been written and said about the threat posed by terrorism in Southeast Asia, there has been little work analyzing the impact of terrorism and the war on terror on Asian regional...
by Amitav Acharya | On 22 Nov 2015 The objective of this paper is to examine the nature and magnitude of the effects of infrastructure provision on regional economic performance. The empirical evidence of the analysis is based on diffe...
by Naoyuki Yoshino | On 13 Nov 2015 Child labour is a complex problem rooted in poverty, illiteracy and social inequality. The National Child Labour Policy has identified ‘focusing of general development programmes for benefiting child...
by Helen Sekar | On 10 Nov 2015 Agriculture and food security should be viewed in the context of the broader economic transformation in Asia and the Pacific. In particular, the adoption of food security policies that address both im...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 10 Nov 2015 This study attempts to examine the role of farmer incentive mechanisms to conserve minor millets in Kolli Hills. The millet varieties were
classified either as most preferred varieties (MPVs) or leas...
by | On 06 Nov 2015 Given the importance of securing women’s rights to land as India grows and develops and recognizing the dearth of available data to guide the design of gender-sensitive interventions, this study provi...
by | On 04 Nov 2015 IFPRI and India’s partnership played a particularly important role following the Green Revolution when that partnership analyzed the necessary policies to both promote domestic food production and to...
by International Food Policy Research Institute | On 03 Nov 2015 This paper reports some initial findings of a study of how migrants in India and Bangladesh and the household members that stay behind reduce the insecurities they face (including hunger, debt, ill-he...
by | On 02 Nov 2015 This paper examines the relationship between inequality and collective action, and identifies a range of mechanisms that shape the association between income inequality and local collective action. Th...
by | On 29 Oct 2015 Ending Malnutrition offers key insights from the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) to catalyze follow-up actions across the world. It reviews current evidence on the prevalence of ma...
by Vikas Rawal | On 23 Oct 2015 This Report focuses on the economic and social dimensions of gender equality, including the right of all women to a good job, with fair pay and safe working conditions, to an adequate pension in older...
by UN Women | On 23 Oct 2015 This report provides an overview on the main issues debated during the development and passage of the India’s National Food Security Act (2013), which legally binds national and state governments to e...
by Harsh Mander | On 20 Oct 2015 This paper documents the pervasiveness of women’s lack of income security in old age across a large number of countries, but also points to a number of important policy measures that can be taken to a...
by | On 20 Oct 2015 This policy paper: (i) provides a global overview of the organization of child and family benefits in 183 countries; (ii) presents the negative impacts of fiscal consolidation and adjustment measures...
by | On 15 Oct 2015 Indian governments follow highly interventionist policies on food grains, especially rice and wheat. These policies include import and export controls which insulate the domestic market from world mar...
by Garry Pursell | On 14 Oct 2015 This paper on Urban Poverty in Asia looks at the different dimensions of poverty in Asia, both income and nonincome, its two main regions, including a brief account of who and what class of people are...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 09 Oct 2015 This year’s annual State of Food Insecurity in the World report takes stock of progress made towards achieving the internationally established hunger targets and reflects on what needs to be done, as...
by Food and Agriculture Organization | On 07 Oct 2015 This paper examines the relationship between gender inequality and food security, with a particular focus on women as food producers, consumers, and family food managers. The discussion is set against...
by Bina Agarwal | On 29 Sep 2015 This paper, highlights the need for provisioning adequate social protection coverage to the vulnerable sections of population in urban India, assesses the role of the TPDS in reaching out to the depri...
by R. Radhakrishna | On 28 Sep 2015 This paper tries to identify food insecure population of the country, analyse the availability, storage, procurement of food grain , assess the effectiveness of PDS, identify the discrepancies in the...
by Ishita Aditya Ray | On 28 Sep 2015 India is home to over 1.1 billion people. With about one in every sixth person in the world living in India, housing perforce assumes significant importance. Successive Indian governments have regarde...
by UN-HABITAT | On 25 Sep 2015 Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility argues that the development of sustainable urban transport systems requires a conceptual leap. The purpose 'transportation' and 'mobility' is to gain...
by UN-HABITAT | On 25 Sep 2015 In this concept note authors aim to put forth a broad canvas of the various issues that need to be considered and positions that need to be formulated, in order to argue that it is possible to make Un...
by Dr. Abhay Shukla | On 23 Sep 2015 The paper attempts to address the problem of undernutrition in India and its adverse effects on children and adults. Today, food security concerns include not only the problems of physical availabili...
by | On 22 Sep 2015 The agenda for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development suggests there will be less focus on aid, and more on how developing countries can generate their own financial resources...
by | On 22 Sep 2015 This planning commission report on Food Security deals with the changing consumption pattern for food in India and reviews some studies on demand and supply projections for cereals in India. It also e...
by Planning Commission | On 21 Sep 2015 This paper tries to map some of the major debates exploring the 'elephant‘ of India‘s failure to end hunger and malnutrition. The authors identify five main hurdles towards addressing the issue of hun...
by | On 17 Sep 2015 This paper discusses the different agreements and
decisions reached in the Bali Ministerial Conference and the potential implications for the post-Bali work
program. The results of the Bali Minister...
by Eugenio Díaz Bonilla | On 16 Sep 2015 This paper analyses the legal framework and policy innovations undertaken towards achieving the stated objectives of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. This paper seeks to cri...
by | On 15 Sep 2015 The leadership agenda for action released by Coalition for Sustainable Nutrition Security in India to promote policy, programme and budgetary focus on overcoming the curse of malnutrition. The Coaliti...
by Coalition for Food & Nutrition Security India | On 11 Sep 2015 This report details the vision for 12th Five Year Plan on Nutrition which is to move towards Nutrition Security- especially the more vulnerable infants and young children, adolescent, girls and women,...
by Planning Commission | On 10 Sep 2015 Cross-border population movement, an indispensible feature of the current phase of globalisation, has led to significant changes in the migration landscape. Factors like temporisation of labour flows,...
by | On 09 Sep 2015 This report contains nutrition profiles for 24 countries. This report shows that an estimated 195 million children under age 5 in developing countries suffer from stunting, a consequence of chronic nu...
by United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF | On 08 Sep 2015 India currently operates close to 50 drones in various military, reconnaissance and intelligence gathering configurations, a number more than that of France, Germany and Italy combined. Yet the Direct...
by R. Swaminathan | On 07 Sep 2015 This paper highlights a strategic framework to eradicate rural poverty by 2015 with the rural household as the central unit. It is based on the premise that the livelihoods of rural households depend...
by Ministry of Rural Development Government of India | On 31 Aug 2015 Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has witnessed repeated efforts to strengthen regional integration through cooperation with the establishment of a number of regional organizations...
by Johannes F. Linn | On 25 Aug 2015 Aquaculture has grown in leaps and bounds in the last couple of decades in Bangladesh. This is welcomed by most as increasing fish production is expected to contribute to enhancing food security in a...
by Kazi Ali Toufique | On 21 Aug 2015 This study aims to help identify how a future multilateral agreement on agricultural trade can provide a secure framework within which developing countries can pursue effective policies to ensure thei...
by Stephen Devereux | On 21 Aug 2015 It is essential to better understand the nature, shortcomings and potential of South-South development cooperation in order to inform and strengthen CSO advocacy for greater development effectiveness...
by The Reality of Aid Network | On 20 Aug 2015 Cross-border migration for the purpose of marriage is on the rise, and at present it constitutes one of the most common forms of long-term international mobility in East Asia. The articles included he...
by | On 20 Aug 2015 Notwithstanding its impressive economic growth, food insecurity in South Asia continues to be a stark reality for a large number of households. Despite several successful policy interventions by Gover...
by K. S. Kavi Kumar | On 19 Aug 2015 The paper analyses the potential opportunities between Bangladesh and Myanmar stemming from sub-regional cooperation. The paper examines Myanmar’s integration into the regional and global economy toge...
by Debapriya Bhattacharya | On 18 Aug 2015 The International Labour Organization reports on the increasingly insecure nature of job tenures worldwide. The World Employment and Social Outlook 2015 finds that, among countries with available data...
by | On 17 Aug 2015 This report examines changes in the lives of rural households and in the rural economy against the backdrop of changes brought about by the programme. This research report addresses such challenging q...
by Sonalde Desai | On 13 Aug 2015 This study focuses on the marketable
domestic public debt of the Government of India (GoI) in terms of size, magnitude, policy and approach followed and also discusses issues and challenges on debt m...
by Lakshmanan L | On 13 Aug 2015 India’s urban transition has the potential to shift the country’s social, environmental, political and economic trajectory. Urbanisation will interact with the country’s ongoing demographic evolution...
by Indian Institute for Human Settlements | On 12 Aug 2015 This working paper records the findings of the project and discusses the key principles that underpin the Danish and Finnish welfare states. The paper reflects on the critical issues that must be cons...
by Valerie Koh | On 11 Aug 2015 This paper takes on an older debate that the agriculture transformation in
the regional economy of Kerala has been mainly driven by ‘peasant
rationality’. It argues that the agrarian transformation...
by Viswanathan P K | On 31 Jul 2015 The report looks beyond the proclamations and communiqués to assess what has really changed since the crisis erupted. While not exhaustive, the report looks at: Overseas Development Assistance, both i...
by | On 30 Jul 2015 This Policy note on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment is central to the attainment of the overarching goal of enabling poor rural women and men to improve their food security and nutrition, rais...
by International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD | On 29 Jul 2015 The paper aims to analyse points of contention among economists and policymakers. This paper will discuss the pre-crisis conditions in the euro zone nations to gauge the extent of vulnerability of the...
by | On 28 Jul 2015 Social protection policies play a critical role in realizing the human right to social security for all, reducing poverty and inequality, and supporting inclusive growth – by boosting human capital an...
by International Labour Organisation ILO | On 17 Jul 2015 The adoption of inflation targeting in India has been a much debated topic which also becomes a challenge for the emerging economy. Though inflation targeting has already been adopted in many emerging...
by Charan Singh | On 17 Jul 2015 This Policy Brief utilizes the concept of value chain management as the basis of improving the competitive advantage of the rice sector for
promoting food security in Bangladesh. For analyzing the is...
by | On 02 Jul 2015 This paper argues that the presumption that the Indian economy was on a robust growth trajectory decoupled in important ways from the international system is questionable. Rather, the recent boom was...
by C.P. Chandrasekhar | On 29 Jun 2015 This Report of the Committee on Agriculture deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Sixtieth Report of the Committee on Agriculture (2013-14) on ‘Pricing...
by Lok Sabha Secretariat | On 24 Jun 2015 The adoption of inflation targeting in India has been a much debated topic which also becomes a challenge for the emerging economy. Though inflation targeting has already been adopted in many emerging...
by Charan Singh | On 18 Jun 2015 The present Report offers suggestions for the consideration of the Government of India, based on the UN Millennium Goals for Poverty Eradication, as well as on the principle that trade should strength...
by | On 17 Jun 2015 This BRIDGE Cutting Edge Overview Report makes the case for a new, gender-aware understanding of food security, arguing that partial, apolitical and gender-blind diagnoses of the problem of food and n...
by Bridge Cutting Edge Programme | On 16 Jun 2015 This paper attempts to distinguish ‘trust in cooperation’ from ‘trust in ability’ with respect to gender through an experimental trust game. ‘Trust in ability’ is explored in the context of hands-on m...
by Savita Kulkarni | On 10 Jun 2015 This report discusses the need to eradicate hunger and achieve food security across all its dimensions. The report also identifies key factors that have determined success to date in reaching the MDG ...
by Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN UN | On 10 Jun 2015 This report is a report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security. Water is key to food security and nutrition. However there are many c...
by Food and Nutrition Division FAO | On 10 Jun 2015 These reports provide a critical analysis of how governments address the issues of poverty and whether aid and development cooperation policies are put into practice. This 2014 Reality of Aid Report b...
by The Reality of Aid Network | On 09 Jun 2015 This article provides evidence on the role of consumer food subsidies in improving nutritional intake
and diet quality by evaluating the expansion of the government food assistance program coverage i...
by Andaleeb Rahman | On 05 Jun 2015 The present study discusses the trends and patterns in agricultural growth at the national and sub-national levels in India. Data on important variables like area, production, input use and value of o...
by Elumalai Kannan | On 04 Jun 2015 The primary objective of the Act is augmenting wage employment. In this regard, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 provides for the enhancement of livelihood security of the...
by Committee on Empowerment of Women GOI | On 01 Jun 2015 This Report of the Working Group on Horticulture & Plantation Crops will give renewed impetus to measures for sustained growth of India's Horticulture & Plantation Sector along with ...
by Planning Commission | On 25 May 2015 The present report is an attempt to focus on how our national policies and programmes can be better appreciated and reflected in the country’s obligations and commitments to the various international...
by Planning Commission | On 25 May 2015 This report points out the existence of a number of Government-sponsored schemes for promoting the social welfare of women and for achieving other goals such as poverty amelioration, reduction in maln...
by | On 25 May 2015 Eleventh Five Year Plan has focused on a model that encompass 4 per cent growth in agriculture. This was considered vital not only for improving food and nutrient security, but also for inclusive grow...
by Planning Commission | On 22 May 2015 The Working Group, in its meeting held to discuss the terms of reference to review the existing social security measures for organized workers. It is a basic human right, and its fulfillment will con...
by Ministry of Labour and Employment MoL&E | On 22 May 2015 The National Vaccine Policy document has been developed following the recommendation of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI). This policy document addresses broad issues of streng...
by National Rural Health Mission | On 13 May 2015 This year the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will formally establish the ASEAN Community, which is set to enhance regional community building among its member states. Ramses Amer makes...
by | On 13 May 2015 This report of government details on challenges in agriculture sector. There is a need to address these issues as India faces a greater challenge, since with only 2.3% share in world’s total land area...
by Ministry of Agriculture GOI | On 07 May 2015 This Report is an update of the Rural Food Insecurity Atlas of 2001 released by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Since then, numerous new programmes...
by V B Athreya | On 06 May 2015 The report explores how communities in the most devastated areas of the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima got their information. It identifies which communications channels were used before,...
by Lois Appleby | On 04 May 2015 Displacement is by no means a new phenomenon in South Asia.
As they emerged as independent states, at least half of the South
Asian countries experienced mass displacement. In Bangladesh it
is esti...
by | On 28 Apr 2015 This article questions two widely accepted claims on long-term food insecurity in Asia, the world's (heterogeneous) region with the largest number of undernourished individuals. The first claim is tha...
by | On 23 Apr 2015 The report documents compendium of state policies from perspective of climate change mitigation with findings such as many states endowed with rich natural resources are naturally very environment fri...
by | On 21 Apr 2015 The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 combines and expands the scope of some existing food-based welfare schemes. It will be distributing raw rations, meal(s) and/or cash. Approximately 81.35 cro...
by Shweta Saini | On 20 Apr 2015 The aim of this paper is to provide policy-makers with a helpful overview of the technical and economic aspects of water use in agriculture, with particular emphasis on crop and livestock production....
by Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN UN | On 15 Apr 2015 This paper reviews South Asia’s progress, challenges and opportunities for realizing sustainable food security in the post-2015 development agenda. The review finds that South Asia’s average dietary e...
by | On 14 Apr 2015 This report provides evidence that poor, hungry and malnourished people use some of their additional income either to produce or purchase more food, aiming to increase their dietary energy intake and...
by Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN UN | On 09 Apr 2015 Internally displaced persons operation was one of the first against armed anti-state fighters in the tribal belt, and marked the beginning of operations across the seven tribal agencies of the Federal...
by International Crisis Group | On 06 Apr 2015 The paper empirically maps the annual distribution commitment (61.43 MMTs) of the government with the procurement pattern of rice and wheat, for each quarter, to estimate the quarterly operational sto...
by Shweta Saini | On 01 Apr 2015 The February 2015 issue of IMI Konnect (Volume 4, Issue 2) has the following articles - Reinventing India as an Innovation Nation? by Raghunath Anand Mashelkar; Understanding the Underpricing of IPOs...
by IMI Konnect | On 25 Mar 2015 This document studies the Trade Policies and Institutions of BRICS, India and BRICS: issues of trade and technology; and examines the scope for deepening cooperation in services among BRICS members. T...
by | On 24 Mar 2015 Southeast Asia has been one of the key components of Japan's foreign policy in the post-Cold War period. It is one region where Japan's diplomacy has accomplished considerable success in coming to ter...
by | On 24 Mar 2015 India has made notable progress in achieving poverty reduction and other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since their adoption at the turn of the century but this progress has been uneven and milli...
by United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCAP) | On 19 Mar 2015 The publication captures the core of ADB's operations in India and showcases select ADB interventions that are helping the government achieve its development goals.
ADB supports the Government of I...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 17 Mar 2015 Attaining food security is a matter of prime importance for India where more than a-third of its population is estimated to be absolutely poor, and as many as one half of its children have suffered fr...
by | On 11 Mar 2015 This report explores how gender equality can contribute to food security. Its focus is on Asia and the Pacific, though developments in other regions are also referenced. The report describes the relat...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 10 Mar 2015 With the budget round the corner what are the asks from the standpoint of food sovereignty? A Convention on Budget 2015-16 by the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability looks at these.
by Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability | On 26 Feb 2015 The public distribution system (PDS) has been one of the main policy instruments of the Government of India (GoI) to provide food security to the people of this country, especially the vulnerable ones...
by Ashok Gulati | On 17 Feb 2015 This paper is an overview of the issues surrounding India’s water scarcity, and also comparison of clean water standards between developing and developed nations. Water security is emerging as an incr...
by | On 06 Feb 2015 This paper makes a case for sustained investments in research and extension to address the numerous challenges along the pathway from agriculture production and distribution to consumption and utiliza...
by | On 30 Jan 2015 The paper distinguishes between the stock of income generating assets such as human capital and wealth and deriving income flows in order to clarify the differences between growth-equity trade off deb...
by Pierre Kohler | On 28 Jan 2015 This paper provides a review of the national experiences of six emerging and developing economies, two from Latin America (Brazil and Mexico), three from Asia (China, India, and Malaysia), and one fro...
by Pooja Sharma | On 23 Jan 2015 This study aims to highlight the status of agricultural R&D in South Asia and contends that creating an effective agricultural research and innovation systems is a vital element to ensure food securit...
by | On 22 Jan 2015 The purpose of this paper is Understanding Cyber crime and its phenomena, challenges and legal response to assist everyone in understanding the legal aspects of cyber security and to help harmonize le...
by Shilpa Yadav | On 13 Jan 2015 The food, fuel, and financial crises that started in 2008 reverberated throughout the global economy, causing job losses; poverty; and economic, financial, and political upheaval in countries all...
by | On 13 Jan 2015 This paper attempts to assess the impact of trade liberalization on growth, poverty, and food security in India with the help of a national level computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. It shows t...
by | On 29 Dec 2014 The purpose of this paper is to assess the availability of food to poor and nutritional situation of
national households. The growth of production of food grains is 2.12 per cent in 2000-01 to 2010-1...
by | On 26 Dec 2014 An international response to North Korea’s egregious human rights
record has begun to take shape. Building on the work of NGOs and
UN human rights experts, the United Nations Human Rights Council
i...
by Roberta Cohen | On 26 Dec 2014 In 2007, Bangladesh was adversely affected by severe flooding and a devastating cyclone which triggered a
1.2 million-ton shortfall in the country’s rice production. This situation resu...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 23 Dec 2014 The lack of social protection for the elderly in rural areas of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has, since the 1990s, been seen by the government as a critical issue. The central government intro...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 23 Dec 2014 Ensuring food and nutrition security is a challenge for India, given its huge population and high
levels of poverty and malnutrition. India is a net agricultural exporter, particularly of milk, fruit...
by T. Nanda Kumar | On 18 Dec 2014 India continues to suffer from
under-nutrition among large
sections of its population. The
country is unlikely to realise the
first millennium development
goal by 2015. How can
agriculture be us...
by Suneetha Kadiyala | On 18 Dec 2014 It investigate whether food price subsidies affect household nutrition using
a dramatic expansion of the availability of subsidized rice in the Indian
state of Chhattisgarh in the early 2000’s. Hous...
by Prasad Krishnamurthy | On 28 Nov 2014 The usual explanations for the
divergence between calorie intake
and consumption expenditure
in India ignore the enormous
squeeze on food budgets arising
from dispossession (leading to
loss of a...
by Deepankar Basu | On 28 Nov 2014 Food security has emerged as a fundamental issue at global level since the global food crisis of 2008. Now, investment in agriculture, food, and nutritional security is a prime concern for every natio...
by Palwinder Kaur | On 27 Nov 2014 This article seeks firstly to look at the three aspects of food security in India, viz., food availability, accessibility, and absorption. Secondly, an attempt has been made to study food security in...
by Reshmi Banerjee | On 27 Nov 2014 This background paper aims first is to outline the rationale and merits for
enhancing the nutrition-sensitivity of agricultural interventions in general, highlighting
recognised pathways which lin...
by Toni Darbas | On 20 Nov 2014 K.G.KANNABIRAN MEMORIAL LECTURE.
by Justice C.V. WIGNESWARAN | On 20 Nov 2014 This Global Nutrition Report is the first in an annual series. It tracks worldwide progress in improving nutrition status, identifies bottlenecks to change, highlights opportunities for action, and co...
by Independent Expert Group (IEG) | On 17 Nov 2014 Food security policies in developing countries generally focus on calorie intake, which is not sufficient
to tackle the triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and...
by Mousumi Das | On 14 Nov 2014 India has shown an impressive economic growth of about 8 percent per year in the last decade. But
the coexistence of impressive growth with widespread poverty and hunger is a real worry and a
seri...
by Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions | On 12 Nov 2014 This study project was undertaken by SATHI and CEHAT to make a small contribution in this emerging field of study of health inequities in India, and with the objective of strengthening advocacy on hea...
by Srijit Mishra | On 11 Nov 2014 Out-of-pocket payments make up a large proportion of total health expenditure leading to inequity amongst the poorer sections. Recently government of India has instigated various demand side financing...
by Harshad Thakur | On 11 Nov 2014 The paper begins with a detailed analysis of the various elements of food security, then it describes the various policy and programme restructurings and interventions to meet the challenges and const...
by R.B. Singh | On 29 Oct 2014 India is a developing country having 2nd highest population in the world. Even after 66 years of
its independence, County is facing a serious issue of poverty and malnutrition. The Government
of I...
by Hitesh S. Gujarati | On 29 Oct 2014 In 2008, two earnest young men set out to boost soya bean yields in the semi-arid region of Bundi in Rajasthan. Rainfall there is meagre and the soil lacks nutrients. But there are ready buyers for so...
by Civil Society | On 20 Oct 2014 India has the dubious distinction of having the highest burden of malnutrition in
the world – higher than Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 50 per cent of our children
are underweight and stunted and 70...
by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India | On 16 Oct 2014 This report maps food insecurity in urban India. It captures the changes in the urban scenario from updated statistics like NFHS, NSSO etc. and highlight the parameters that would lead to improved foo...
by World Food Programme | On 16 Oct 2014 Jobs are also at risk, due to cuts in public sector employment, traditionally a source of better-protected and more empowering work. The report recommends strategies to shift public policies away from...
by UN Women | On 14 Oct 2014 These Notes are mainly about three interconnected themes; i) the international and Indian
‘take’ on control over land (and water); ii) the distinction between an agricultural crisis and
an agrarian...
by Sheila Bhalla | On 01 Oct 2014 An evaluation of the country’s buffer stock policy reveals gaps and inefficiencies.
Large quantities of food grains have accumulated in the godowns of the Food Corporation of
India (FCI) and its nom...
by Shweta Saini | On 26 Sep 2014 The benefits of social protection do not, often, percolate down to the eligible beneficiaries. The main case of this deficiency is the lack of awareness of the main
stakeholders, like the workers or...
by Shashi Bala | On 19 Sep 2014 The concept of food security has undergone considerable changes in recent years. Food availability and stability were considered good measures of food security till the seventies and the achievement o...
by K. Venkata Reddy | On 18 Sep 2014 In developing countries, a large part of the livelihood derives services of natural resources and ecosystem and these are critical for sustainable livelihoods. It has been universally acknowledged tha...
by Dharmendra Chandurkar | On 17 Sep 2014 In spite of the rapid growth of the Indian economy, the fraction of the rural population living in poverty has declined only modestly. Increasing indebtedness, rises in input prices, and rapid commerc...
by Raj M. Desai | On 17 Sep 2014 This brief is one of series on scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition. PepsiCo is a global business operating in more than 200 countries and territories and rooted in creating and...
by Beth Sauerhaft | On 17 Sep 2014 The global economic crises that started in 2008 have exposed commodity markets to increasing price
volatility and raised concerns for higher inflation, food security and poverty reduction. This seri...
by S.Mahendra Dev | On 12 Sep 2014 About 4.5 lakh fair price shops in India sell 10-20 lakh tons of rice and wheat at the subsidized rate per month. Majority of the ration shops are in urban areas, they are hardly ever open and only a...
by Parth Shah | On 27 Aug 2014 An 'Energy Index', which is aggregated from energy indicators is a rich source of information and is
helpful in providing an assessment of a country's performance. This has, however, resulted in
mus...
by Kapil Narula | On 24 Jul 2014 Since the 1970s in particular, the countries of Western Asia and those of the Asia-Pacific region have been closely linked to each other through highly extensive movements of people. Opportunities cre...
by United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCAP) | On 17 Jun 2014 The Indian labour market is characterised by abysmally low participation of women in the labour market, enormity of low wage informal employment, and scarcity of decent regular
wage employment. The c...
by IRIS Knowledge Foundation IKF | On 17 Jun 2014 This ILO flagship report: (i) provides a global overview of the organisation of social protection systems, their coverage and benefits, as well as public expenditures on social security; (ii) followin...
by International Labour Organisation ILO | On 17 Jun 2014 The PRS Annual Policy Review aims to capture the key legislative and policy developments in
India during the fiscal year 2013-14. The objective of this document is to summarise all the
major devel...
by Parliamentary Research Service PRS | On 05 Jun 2014 The concept paper is conceptualization of a well-structured LMIS to assist planning and delivery of training for NSDC. The report is structured into key sections which unfold the blueprint for buildin...
by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) | On 23 May 2014 The Report highlights the unique aspects of youth development in various regions but emphasizes that young people the world over are ultimately constrained in their efforts to contribute to their own...
by United Nations UN | On 16 May 2014 The report closely examines four areas of increasing concern that of particular importance when addressing the issue of employment: jobless growth, global informalisation of the labour market, economi...
by United Nations UN | On 16 May 2014 It is estimated that by 2030, only 60 per cent of the
world's population will have access to fresh water supplies. This would mean that about 3 billion people would be living without reliable source...
by Wilson John | On 15 May 2014 The issues of concern around the UID scheme, are largely based on the issues of principles and practicalities. The issues of principles, are basically the rationale to carry out an identification sche...
by Prakash Chandra Sao | On 13 May 2014 This Report surveys critical aspects of human development, from political freedoms and empowerment to sustainability and human security, and outlines a broader agenda for research and policies to resp...
by Jeni Klugman | On 06 May 2014 The 2013 Human Development Report, The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World looks at the evolving geopolitics of our times, examining emerging issues and trends and also the new actors...
by Khalid Malik | On 06 May 2014 This comprehensive paper explains why and when soil degradation should be of particular concern to policymakers interested in assuring food security. The inferences in this paper are based on research...
by Sara J. Scherr | On 05 May 2014 Growth in urban poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition and a shift in their concentration from rural to urban areas will acompany urbanisation. This is a series of briefs covering various aspects...
by James L. Garrett | On 02 May 2014 During the last six decades or so Indian agriculture has made remarkable progress with food grain production growing five fold from about 50 MMT in 1950 to more than 250 MMT in 2012. Despite the incre...
by Anwarul Hoda | On 29 Apr 2014 The analysis in this report leads to an overall conclusion that the IFSS is an excellent strategy on paper and a relevant framework for different stakeholders, but in reality it lacks implementing pow...
by Josee Koch | On 29 Apr 2014 This policy brief explores ways in which the education sector contributes to the creation of food security, as well as how a more food secure population can have better educational outcomes, promoting...
by Michele McNabb | On 29 Apr 2014 Ensuring food and nutrition security is a challenge for India, given its huge population and high levels of poverty and malnutrition. India is a net agricultural exporter, particularly of milk, fruits...
by Pravesh Sharma | On 28 Apr 2014 This paper discusses the wide disparities that exist in childhood malnutrition, food insecurity and livelihoods within urban areas which, when combined with the mobility of urban residents,add to the...
by Marie T. Ruel | On 22 Apr 2014 The recent global food crisis can be seen as a wake-up call which can be turned into an opportunity by developing countries and the international community to revitalize global agriculture producti...
by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | On 22 Apr 2014 This series of eSSays is an attempt to fill that gap and make social and economic research impacting policy available to enhance public debate in this time of change. We also hope that this will const...
by Shambhu Ghatak | On 21 Apr 2014 Afghanistan is currently in its second round of presidential and provincial council elections since 2001. In these elections most attention by international observers and analysts is being paid to que...
by Martine Bijlert | On 21 Apr 2014 India’s status as a preferred refugee haven is confirmed by the steady flow of refugees from many of its subcontinental neighbours as also from elsewhere. India continues to receive them despite its o...
by Arjun Nair | On 17 Apr 2014 The World Health Assembly has set the goal of
achieving a 40 per cent reduction in the number of
stunted children under 5 years old by 2025, or around
70 million children saved from the misery o...
by United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF | On 11 Apr 2014 Food insecurity, or the inability to access food of sufficient quantity and quality to satisfy minimum dietary needs, is the most basic form of human deprivation. Before people can provide for their e...
by Asian Development Bank Institute | On 09 Apr 2014 The number and proportion of hungry people in the
world are declining as the global economy recovers
and food prices remain below their peak levels, but
hunger remains higher than before the foo...
by World Food Programme WFP | On 04 Apr 2014 The concept of food insecurity is multidimensional in nature and is determined by a whole range of issues such as domestic production of food, import and export of food, purchasing power of people to...
by V. B. Athreya | On 03 Apr 2014 The first of a series of eSSays dossiers on issues of public concern. Guest editor: M.H. Suryanarayana.
Contents:
Poverty Line: Pursuit of an Elusive Minimum by
M.H. Suryanarayana
Fixing Poverty...
by eSocialSciences eSS | On 08 Mar 2014 MGNREGA, which is the largest work guarantee programme in the world, was enacted in 2005 with the primary objective of guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment per year to rural households. It aims at...
by Ministry of Rural Development GOI | On 05 Mar 2014 The National Development Council (NDC)in its 53rd meeting held on 29th May, 2007 adopted a resolution to launch a Food Security Mission comprising rice, wheat and pulses to increase the production of...
by Ministry of Agriculture GOI | On 03 Mar 2014 This paper analysis the development paradox of India, relatively high economic growth rates in the past few years, but lower progress in areas of life expectancy, education and standard of living. Pov...
by Kiruba S Varadharajan | On 03 Mar 2014 This paper examines performance, challenges, and policies in food security in terms of availability, access, and
absorption or nutrition. Speci? cally, the paper addresses the following questions:
...
by S. Mahendra Dev | On 28 Feb 2014 To gain a better understanding of the changes in the numbers of cultivators and Agricultural labor (marginal or main), it is useful to read them with the change in the number of agricultural holdings...
by Rahul Goswami | On 28 Feb 2014 Secure land rights are a critical, but often overlooked, factor in achieving household food security and improved nutritional status in rural areas of developing countries. This study evaluates the im...
by Florence Santos | On 17 Feb 2014 This study discusses in depth the youth unemployment "problem" in India and the reasons behind it. Despite its demographic dividend and increased literacy levels, India faces youth unemployment as a...
by Pravin Sinha | On 08 Feb 2014 Despite ensuring ample availability of food, existence of food insecurity at the micro-level in the country has remained a formidable challenge for India. The recently introduced National Food Securit...
by Ashok Gulati | On 23 Jan 2014 The performance of Agriculture in India is important as the sector not only contributes to overall
growth of the economy but also provides employment and food security to majority of the
population...
by S. Mahendra Dev | On 23 Jan 2014 This paper aims to uncover the features that make India’s youth politics so distinct from other forms of politics within the country, the kinds of politics young people participate in, and the kinds o...
by Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury | On 22 Jan 2014 This report first briefly delves into the historical context within which India's development cooperation must be seen and the role, objectives and the functioning of the DPA is explained. The report...
by Vivan Sharan | On 21 Jan 2014 The paper explores the logic of continuity in independent India’s security policy from where the British Raj had left off. Much like the Raj, Nehru’s India sought to provide security to its smaller ne...
by prashant kumar | On 21 Jan 2014 We analyze the relationship between food security and trade, focusing on food importers’ exposure to sudden market failures from relying on a narrow range of
international suppliers. We compute a bil...
by Douglas H. Brooks | On 20 Jan 2014 This paper focuses on two different types of malnutrition and then looks at the links between poor nutrition and agriculture.Malnutrition is one of the most devastating problems worldwide and its dire...
by Kevin Cleaver | On 16 Jan 2014 While security and women’s empowerment are both prominent development concerns, there has to date been little sustained analysis of the relationship between the two. An unexamined assumption appears t...
by Naomi Hossain | On 15 Jan 2014 During September 2013, Parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. The NFSA seeks to make the right to food a legal entitlement by providing subsidised food grains to nearly two-th...
by Sakshi Balani | On 07 Jan 2014 This article systematically compares maritime territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas. It draws on the bargaining model of war and hegemonic stability theory to track the record of confl...
by Andy Yee | On 02 Jan 2014 Despite high and long-lasting economic growth, inequalities are widening in most countries in Asia and the Pacific. Currently over 1.6 billion people in the region live on less than $2 per day, of whi...
by United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCAP) | On 23 Dec 2013 This piece analyzes the implications of the National Food Security Act for India's commitments
under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) in the context of widespread concern that they might be
mu...
by Sudha Narayanan | On 10 Dec 2013 This policy note offers a preliminary assessment of the compatibility between the WTO and efforts to protect the human right to adequate food as part of the post-crisis food security agenda. Existing...
by Olivier Schutter | On 02 Dec 2013 Qatar’s population is growing at a truly staggering rate. Between August 2012 and August 2013 it grew by 10.5 per cent.
This growth is driven primarily by the recruitment of low-paid migrant workers...
by Amnesty International AI, | On 19 Nov 2013 Ganges is one of the important rivers of South Asia. It is a trans-boundary river between India and Bangladesh. Some rivers, originating in the Tibetan Autonomous region of the People's Republic of Ch...
by Dwarika Dhungel | On 15 Nov 2013 Labor migration to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has massive effects on the GCC, the
countries migrants come from, and the migrants themselves and their families. Yet existing research on
...
by Michael Clemens | On 12 Nov 2013 Countries in Southeast Asia face a fresh challenge to their food security as food consumption patterns change, and reliance on imports increases to meet such shifts. Consequently, they may be left wit...
by Belinda Chng | On 01 Nov 2013 This paper focusses on two Indian laws that seek to guarantee socioeconomic rights: the
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), an important example of India’s
recent history of legislation...
by Reetika Khera | On 25 Oct 2013 The first step toward change is awareness. Do take out some time to know what's happening in the country we live in.
This video has been designed to spread awareness about food insecurity in India,...
by The Hunger Project Project | On 11 Oct 2013 This study estimates the weather sensitivity of rice yield in India, using disaggregated (district) level information on rice and high resolution daily
weather data over the period 1969-2007. Compare...
by Anubhab Pattanayak | On 11 Oct 2013 In this paper the application of ICTs to the improvement of state-citizen relations in a developing country context. To maximise the responsiveness of the government, ICTs need to target the structura...
by Silvia Masiero | On 07 Oct 2013 National Food Security Bill (NFSB) aims to make food easily accessible at affordable prices to people. But there are operational and financial difficulties in implementing this.
by Sweety Thomas | On 07 Oct 2013 Our public distribution system has been severely criticized for its gaping lacunae. To fill in these gaps, a new Act was originally conceived by the National Advisory Council headed by Congress Presid...
by Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs GOI | On 17 Sep 2013 The Monsoon Session ended with the passage of Bills on food security, land acquisition, companies, and pension. During the session, significant time was lost due to frequent disruptions over issues su...
by Kusum Malik | On 12 Sep 2013 This policy outlines a very clear strategy of creating a large pool of land so that every family's right to land is fully honoured. The policy proceeds to suggest a just and equitable method of allott...
by Ministry of Rural Development GOI | On 06 Aug 2013 The report deals with the estimation of poverty and identification of poor – differences in approach. It also describes the characteristics and trends of urban poverty. The vulnerability of urban poor...
by Planning Commission, India | On 29 Jul 2013 Cyber operations could have as devastating an impact on populations as conventional military weapons. With militaries already in the process of developing cyberwarfare as a means of battle, there is a...
by Elina Noor | On 26 Jul 2013 Fuel price hikes have always been unpopular in Indonesia, largely because of their wide-ranging impact on the population. Yet, it is undeniable that the current high subsidies are unsustainable. To mo...
by Margareth Sembiring | On 26 Jul 2013 The international trade in Afghan drugs is one of the most significant transnational threats emanating from Central Asia.
Exacerbated by weak border management, corruption, and lack of income-generat...
by Lars-Erik Lundin | On 26 Jul 2013 With only a total land area of 30 million hectares and a population of 92.3 million growing at an average rate of 2.12 percent, how should the Philippines allocate a very scarce and important resource...
by Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO | On 24 Jul 2013 The National Food Security Bill is all set to become an Act/ordinance and give legal entitlement to the citizens of the country to food. However the Bill does not define what food security is; but sim...
by Mousumi Das | On 19 Jul 2013 India is increasingly focusing on its rainfed areas due to demand for food and nutrition security, and escalating farmer distress. But agricultural policy paralysis has meant that the familiar, extern...
by Srijit Mishra | On 16 Jul 2013 The basic objective of the Congress led- United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s proposed Food Security Bill is to address the acute problems of hunger and malnutrition in India. Despite of hav...
by Niranjan Chichuan | On 28 Jun 2013 An estimated forty per cent of the world’s severely malnourished children under five live in India. This is a shameful stain on a country that, with China, will be one of the great economic powerhouse...
by Sam Mendelson | On 28 Jun 2013 Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs K.V. Thomas introduced the amended National Food Security Bill in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 22, 2011, to addre...
by Anonymous | On 27 May 2013 Notwithstanding its impressive economic growth, food insecurity in South Asia continues to be a stark reality for a large number of households. Despite several successful policy interventions by Gover...
by K.S. Kavi Kumar | On 23 May 2013 The farmers, predominantly the small and tribal, particularly in regions of rich agro-biodiversity immensely contribute to the on-farm conservation and enrichment of this diversity, often at personal...
by Prabhakaran Raghu | On 22 May 2013 H.E Finance Minister’s Speech
for Mishrano Jirga. [Ministry of Finance, Afghanistan]. URL:[http://mof.gov.af/Content/files/HE%20Minister%20Speech%20to%20Mishranow%20Jirga-%20English%20after%20review....
by Ministry of Finance Afghanistan | On 10 Apr 2013 The budget offers no programme for job creation or any substantive policy measures to contain inflation that continues to erode the real wage while it commits itself to cash transfers and cuts in subs...
by Gautam Mody | On 01 Mar 2013 The budget has come with schemes for rural India. It has got schemes for women, youth and poor.
by Sunil Duggal | On 28 Feb 2013 The proposed legislation marks a paradigm shift in addressing the problem of food security – from the current welfare approach to a right based approach. About two thirds of the population will be ent...
by MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DIST GOI | On 15 Feb 2013 How well has the PDS been functioning across the country? Do the poorer states do better or worse than the richer states? Interpreting data on PDS can be misleading unless they are read against seve...
by Shambhu Ghatak | On 14 Feb 2013 To understand the ageing in India, a primary survey was carried out in seven states – Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal – having a higher percentage of...
by United Nations Population Fund UNFPA | On 08 Jan 2013 Legal mechanisms to achieve justice should factor in the challenges and roadblocks of its implementation, structural or otherwise, right from the stage of planning and framing the law. Law can be expe...
by D Manjit | On 08 Jan 2013 Review of the book Food Security in Asia, by Amitava Mukherjee Sage Publications India 2011
pp. xix+392, Rs 895/-.
by Rudra Narayan Mishra | On 04 Jan 2013 The first half of the Winter Session of Parliament, 2012 was dominated by disruptions over and discussion on the government's notification to allow 51% FDI in the retail sector. The issue was finally...
by Devika Malik | On 21 Dec 2012 Review of the book 'Peace is Everybody's Business: Strategy for Conflict Prevention' by Arjun Ray. Number of pages: 264, Price Rs. 495/-.
by Irfan Engineer | On 03 Dec 2012 To reduce child under nutrition in India, convergence from various sectors are required. The framework notes that issues related to convergence must be resolved in relation to three major steps in the...
by Rajani Ved | On 16 Nov 2012 This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period 1996–2010. Pakistan has a long and varied history of intervening in farm input and output market...
by Abdul Salam | On 16 Nov 2012 A key driver of foreign investment in land, food security is a challenge mankind has been confronted with in various times and places. Wherever human societies have developed, growing needs have led t...
by Claire Schaffnit Chatterjee | On 15 Nov 2012 Middle-income countries (MICs) are now home to most of the world’s extreme poor—the billion people living on less than $1.25 a day and a further billion people living on between $1.25 and $2. At the s...
by Andy Sumner | On 05 Nov 2012 This paper examines the evolution of security sector governance (SSG) in Indonesia, focusing in particular on the effects of security sector reform (SSR) on the management of the secessionist conflict...
by Rizal Sukma | On 26 Oct 2012 Food wastage is prevalent in Southeast Asia and has significant implications for the region’s food, environmental and economic security. It is likely that the region wastes approximately 33 per cent o...
by Paul S Teng | On 08 Oct 2012 The National Food
Security Bill, 2011 was
introduced in the Lok
Sabha by the Minister of
Food, Consumer Affairs
and Public Distribution on
December 22, 2011. The
Bill was referred to the
Stand...
by Sakshi Balani | On 28 Sep 2012 The task of the Sub-committee was to review the existing methodologies for estimating the contribution of unorganized/informal sector to GDP and suggest measures to facilitate direct estimation. The G...
by NCEUS NCEUS | On 06 Sep 2012 This Report is focused on the informal or the unorganized economy which accounts for an overwhelming proportion of the poor and vulnerable population in an otherwise shining
India. It concentrates on...
by NCEUS NCEUS | On 05 Sep 2012 The devolution of environment and natural resource functions to local government units was a bold move in the history of environmental Management in the Philippines. However, the implementation of the...
by Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO | On 28 Aug 2012 This paper discusses the scope of the many challenges and sets out a long-term strategy for overcoming them and putting the Japanese economy on a stable growth path. [Working Paper No. 376]. URL:[http...
by Masahiro Kawai | On 24 Aug 2012 As the world becomes increasingly urban, food demand will come mainly from people living in cities while there will be fewer rural farmers producing food on less land with less water. Cities can play...
by Paul S Teng | On 16 Aug 2012 Environmental change is regarded by many geopolitical experts as one of the biggest threats to international security in the coming
years. In Southern Asia, its impact on rivers, and thus water secur...
by Dhanasree Jayaram | On 07 Aug 2012 The violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State appears to have died down. However, partisan portrayals of the violence risks jeopardising the security of locals and Myanmar’s reform process with extr...
by Kyaw San Wai | On 31 Jul 2012 What are the implications
of a green economy for the poor and hungry? How can the poor benefit
from and thrive under a green economy? What role can agriculture
play? What are the possible trade-off...
by Shenggen Fan | On 17 Jul 2012 The major objective of this paper to examine the determinants of child malnutrition, based on the Pakistan Panel Household Survey (PPHS-2010). The study has focused on individual (child), household an...
by G M Arif | On 16 Jul 2012 This paper examines the roles and challenges of small holding agriculture in India. It covers trends in agricultural growth, cultivation patterns, participation of small holding agriculture, productiv...
by S. Mahendra Dev | On 06 Jul 2012 This paper focuses on development missions carried out by the armed forces of the Philippines and Thailand in and out of conflict zones, and provides an analysis of the causes behind the re-emergence...
by Aries A Arugay | On 20 Jun 2012 This Policy Brief
discusses the policy
options for improving
effectiveness of price
support, domestic
procurement
programme and public
stock management in
Bangladesh. It has been
funded by th...
by Quazi Shahabuddin | On 01 Jun 2012 This paper takes a broader view and explores the multiple effects that global warming and climate change could have on food production and food security. Dealing with climate change would require stre...
by S. Richa | On 24 May 2012 The paper investigates the profitability of 78 Islamic banks in 25 countries for the period of 1992-2009. The Fixed Effect Model (FEM) used to analyse profitability shows that profit efficiency is pos...
by NOR HAYATI BT AHMAD | On 24 May 2012 This study is an attempt to explore the cost of unserved energy due to
power outages in Pakistan that started in 2007. The study is based on a survey
conducted for four major industrial cities of Pu...
by Rehana Siddiqui | On 24 May 2012 This paper attempts to estimate the fund requirements for the provision of water and
sanitation services in rural and urban areas at the all India level as well as in the state of
Andhra Pradesh. Th...
by V Ratna Reddy | On 22 May 2012 Regional governance systems and national frameworks to address climate change and accelerate green growth in Asia are reviewed and tools to address climate change are outlined. Options for regional le...
by Heinrich-Wilhelm Wyes | On 11 May 2012 The recent International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (Domestic Workers
Convention 2011) offers an opportunity to finally address the longstanding...
by Pau Khan Khup Hangzo | On 09 May 2012 The aim of this paper
is to examine the driving forces behind China’s military modernization efforts
followed by an assessment of the goals and foci of China’s military modernization
at present and...
by Jiao Liang | On 08 May 2012 A broad overview of the current state of pension systems in the People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam is provided. An anal...
by Donghyun Park | On 30 Apr 2012 The paper examines the implications of Myanmar's reforms for its neighbours- China, India, Thailand and Bangladesh. Issues of major concern to the four countries include energy, humanitarian consequen...
by Lina Gong | On 20 Apr 2012 This paper examines the larger issue of how a ‘free’ media performs during times of
war with particular reference to US and India using case studies. It focuses on ‘national
security’ becoming a maj...
by Aradhana Sharma | On 20 Apr 2012 This paper provides a synthesis of the experiences of six countries (Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, and Nigeria) in enhancing food security of their population. Approximately 46 per cent of t...
by Pooja Sharma | On 16 Apr 2012 The main objective of this paper is to explore the potential role of social pensions and other noncontributory schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper...
by Armando Barrientos | On 13 Apr 2012 Labour market insecurity, recognised as pervasive in rural India, is
multi-faceted. This study attempts to fill a gap in the research on
key dimensions of labour market insecurity by using the Natio...
by Padmini Desikachar | On 02 Apr 2012 This paper reviews the key policies with regard to agriculture inputs such as seed, fertilizer, water, agricultural equipment, research, extension, and agricultural credit. It also provides an overvie...
by Ganga Shreedhar | On 29 Mar 2012 1) Allocating budget to the measure for the real revitalization of Japan to recover Japan’s economy and society
2) Reviewing the existing budget based on the result of evaluation by the Policy Propos...
by Ministry of Finance, Japan MOF, Japan | On 28 Mar 2012 The availability of rice has long been considered a key indicator of food security in Southeast Asia. However for largely strategic reasons there is paucity of information in the public domain on rice...
by Sally Trethewie | On 22 Mar 2012 The food security Bill's focus ignores changes in agriculture and eating habits. [BS editorial]. URL:[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/t-n-ninan-notremembered-country/467874/].
by T.N. Ninan | On 19 Mar 2012 Budget speech 2011-12 by Finance minister. URL:[http://www.mof.gov.bd/en/budget/11_12/budget_speech/speech_en.pdf].
by Abul Maal Abdul Muhith | On 14 Mar 2012 The main objectives of this seminar has been to contribute to the
understanding of the development processes and problems related to water security and climate
change; to focus on studies relating t...
by Gursharan Singh Kainth | On 12 Mar 2012 The implications of the rule of Chiang
Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-kuo in Taiwan (1950–1988) for the Taiwan
Strait Crises is examined, especially the third one af??ter the Cold War and potenti...
by Lu Jinghua | On 05 Mar 2012 Poor governance and lack of state capabilities
in around 45 countries pose a
threat to global security and development.
The involvement of the international
community is required to help
these st...
by Wim Naudé | On 02 Mar 2012 National Food Authority's (NFA) twin
mandate of price
stabilization and food
security has cost the
government billions of
pesos in losses over the
past few decades. As
such, there is a need to
...
by Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO | On 28 Feb 2012 A
bill
to regulate public procurement with the objectives of ensuring transparency, fair and equitable treatment of bidders, promoting competition, enhancing efficiency and economy and safeguarding...
by Ministry of Finance | On 24 Feb 2012 The paper aims at understanding the reasons which influence migration and mobility choices, ways by which vulnerabilities can be managed and the role that local, national and regional policy responses...
by Lorraine Elliot | On 24 Feb 2012 This paper argues that the collective action in Asia by its regional organizations has historically
suffered from a “capability–legitimacy gap”: a disjuncture between the capability (in terms of
mat...
by Amitav Acharya | On 17 Feb 2012 This paper examines the effect of U.S. food aid on conflict in recipient countries (these include Asian countries like Afghanistan, Sri Lanka). To establish a causal relationship, time variation in fo...
by Nathan Nunn | On 08 Feb 2012 Singapore and Malaysia are considering sharing electricity. Will this pave the way for an ASEAN-wide electricity grid, or even cooperation in the supply of nuclear energy? [RSIS No. 007/2012]. URL:[ht...
by Alvin Chew | On 01 Feb 2012 A rapid survey was undertaken in Karnataka to understand access of severely malnourished children to health and child care services, understand these families’ experience of seeking care in PHC and an...
by Republic of Hunger RoH | On 30 Jan 2012 Home to over 25 per cent of the world’s hungry poor, India faces major food security challenges and the situation has barely improved in two decades. Will the National Food Security Bill that the Indi...
by Sally Trethewie | On 27 Jan 2012 The financial implications of the food security bill can be questioned. But the
Bill proposes to protect the citizens from hunger and improve the nutritional intake of women and children.
by Rudra Narayan Mishra | On 30 Dec 2011 A
bill
to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring
access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a
life with dignity...
by Lok Sabha | On 30 Dec 2011 The report is a rich source with qualitative and quantitative data on the status of children in India from authentic and established sources. [HAQCRC report]. URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/...
by HAQ Centre for Child Rights HAQCRC | On 28 Dec 2011 This paper proposes to redefine food security in terms of protecting vulnerable populations from the structural violence of involuntary hunger. [NTS-Asia Research Paper No.6]. URL:[http://www.rsis.edu...
by Ben Shepherd | On 23 Dec 2011 If the story earlier was that the number of Maoist-affected districts was increasing, that no longer seems to be true. URL:[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/t-n-ninan-turningtide/456691/].
by T.N. Ninan | On 02 Dec 2011 A series of common-pool-resource field experiments were conducted
in eight indigenous communities in India that have very long traditions of
shared norms and mutual trust. Two experimental designs a...
by Rucha Ghate | On 02 Dec 2011 The Pension Fund Regulatory
and Development Authority Bill,
2011 was introduced in the Lok
Sabha by Mr. Pranab Mukherjee,
Minister for Finance on March
24, 2011.
The Bill was referred to the
St...
by M. R. Madhavan | On 01 Dec 2011 The Fifth Anusandhan Trust’s Krishna Raj Memorial Lecture Series on Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Sciences was held on January 5, 2011. The speakers were Dr. K. Srinath Reddy (Chairperson o...
by Hansa Thapliyal | On 29 Nov 2011 The Fifth Anusandhan Trust’s Krishna Raj Memorial Lecture Series on Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Sciences was held on January 5, 2011. The speakers were Dr. K. Srinath Reddy (Chairperson o...
by Hansa Thapliyal | On 29 Nov 2011 This policy brief takes a preliminary look at portability of social
security in ASEAN, particularly old-age, retirement, and
survivor benefits. The next section discusses the growth of
intra-ASEAN...
by Gloria O. Pasadilla | On 28 Nov 2011 The policy brief explores the evolving discourse on water issues in Pakistan where the process of political articulation, securitization and mobilization which often links water to Kashmir is studied....
by Medha Bisht | On 24 Nov 2011 A
bill
to provide for the establishment of an Authority to promote old age income security by
establishing, developing and regulating pension funds, to protect the interests of
subscribers to sche...
by Parliamentary Research Service PRS | On 17 Nov 2011 An Act to regulate public procurement with the objective of maximising economy and
efficiency, promoting competition among suppliers and contractors while ensuring a fair,
transparent and equitable...
by Planning Commission | On 08 Nov 2011 This brief presents a review of the potential opportunities
and challenges of using nanotech applications for agriculture, food, and
water in developing countries. [IFPRI Policy Brief 19]. URL:[http...
by Guillaume Gruère | On 01 Nov 2011 In most universities, sharp disciplinary and departmental divisions continue to this day and have regrettably translated into the life sciences being taught with scarce attention to their historical a...
by Giovanni Frazzetto | On 31 Oct 2011 While there is much written on the youth bulge in developing countries, little is being done to address the problems of the elderly. And yet demographically, it is this section that is showing high gr...
by Lakshmi Priya | On 10 Oct 2011 Management of hunger has to look into issues of availability, accessibility and adequacy. Posing it from
an ethical perspective the paper argues out in favour of right to food. But, for this to happe...
by Srijit Mishra | On 30 Sep 2011 Among the major challenges currently faced by humanity are food
security and climate change. Agriculture plays a significant role in
both. Adapting to climate change is expected to be an increasing
...
by Claire Schaffnit Chatterjee | On 26 Sep 2011 A
Bill
to provide for food and nutritional security, in human life cycle approach, by
ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices, for people to
live a life with dign...
by Department of Food and Public Distribution Fcamin | On 14 Sep 2011 Certain trends in agricultural productivity, agricultural finance are outlined. Recommendations for improving agricultural productivity are given here. [Address at The National Seminar on Productivity...
by Chakrabarty K C | On 12 Sep 2011 The global Reality of Aid Network has been working in preparation for Busan alongside CSO colleagues
from women’s rights organizations, trade unions, farmers’ organizations, faith-based organizations...
by Brian Tomlinson | On 30 Aug 2011 Poverty and food security in the context of Bangladesh has become a major concern
over time. While efforts have been intensified to increase crop yield through increased
land use, using inorganic fe...
by Shyamal C Ghosh | On 30 Aug 2011 This paper deals with migration into India from adjoining neighbours and its impact on security and other issues of national interest. Unlike other studies on migration, it focuses on the ethnic ident...
by Subhakanta Behera | On 26 Aug 2011 In order to facilitate introduction of International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Advanced mobile broadband services, the Authority has decided to deliberate on various related issues including sui...
by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI | On 24 Aug 2011 Globally, we are applying
excessive nitrogen (N) fertilizers
to our agricultural crops, which
ultimately causes nitrogen pollution
to our ecosphere. The atmosphere
is polluted by N2O and NOx
gas...
by Allen G Good | On 17 Aug 2011 The objective of this paper is to identify climate change related threats and vulnerabilities associated
with agriculture as a sector and agriculture as people’s livelihoods (exposure, sensitivity, a...
by S. Mahendra Dev | On 17 Aug 2011 Evolutionary Psychology
(EP) views the human mind as
organized into many modules, each
underpinned by psychological adaptations
designed to solve problems
faced by our Pleistocene
ancestors. It...
by Johan J Bolhuis | On 09 Aug 2011 This paper, exploring primary data collected from 1510 women domestic workers in
Mumbai, evidently brings out that domestic work as a feminine occupation in a global
city like Mumbai is a epitome of...
by G.D Bino Paul | On 08 Aug 2011 Illegal markets differ from legal markets in many respects. Although illegal markets have economic significance and are of theoretical importance, they have been largely ignored by economic sociology....
by Jens Beckert | On 05 Aug 2011 Parliament meets for the Monsoon Session between August 01 and September 08, 2011. There will
be a total of 26 sittings.
The agenda for government Bills includes 35 pending Bills for consideration...
by Kusum Malik | On 01 Aug 2011 Health care systems are
necessary in all countries, the importance
of strong health care systems to fragile
nations, and the damage done to these
systems during conflict, receive less attention
t...
by PLoS Medicine Editors | On 29 Jul 2011 The empowered group of ministers on food on Monday approved the draft National Food Security Bill, bringing the ambitious social security programme that guarantees highly subsidized food grains to abo...
by Economic Times ET | On 12 Jul 2011 This paper
focuses on the Don Sahong Dam (DSD’s) potential impacts on fish and fisheries, and particularly the project’s
regional implications in relation to fisheries, including its possible impact...
by Ian Bird | On 08 Jul 2011 A new framework for understanding
migration as a series of phases,
defining categories of people affected by
migration and suggesting estimates of the
likely size and importance of each group is g...
by PLoS Medicine Editors | On 04 Jul 2011 This policy brief discusses the fact that social assistance is critical to counter the insecurity and vulnerability experienced by chronically poor people. Evidence shows that as well as preventing pe...
by Andrew Shepherd | On 30 May 2011 The mainstream economics has
characteristically been myopic in visualizing the relationship between human beings and the ecosphere,
the surrounding in which they live, work and prosper. Man though...
by SK Mishra | On 23 May 2011 Mobility is one of the important aspects of human nature, which is often guided by socio-economic, political as well as environmental factors. The nature, pattern and direction of
population mobili...
by Jajati Keshari Parida | On 16 May 2011 The policy of free hiring and firing, leading to a high labour turnover is in nobody’s interest: employers lose industrially accumulated useful skills while workers lose jobs and incomes. Yet job secu...
by Snehal Barai | On 09 May 2011 The Tarkunde Committee confirmed that the
police and the government of Andhra Pradesh were involved in the cruel practice of
committing planned murders and covering it up as encounter. It recommende...
by People's Union for Democratic Rights PUDR | On 28 Apr 2011 Following behind other jurisdictions, Hong Kong tabled its post September 11th anti-terrorism legislation for first reading on April 17, 2002. The United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Bill (herein...
by Simon N.M. Young | On 05 Apr 2011 With 11 large hydropower dams proposed to block the Lower Mekong River’s mainstream, the future of
the river lies at a crossroads. To inform decision-making, in October 2010, the Mekong River Commiss...
by International Rivers Network IRN | On 29 Mar 2011 From the early 1990s, the principal economic, social and political problems experienced by
the mass of Indian women have, in one way or another, become inextricably linked with the
processes and pol...
by Centre for Women's Development Studies | On 28 Mar 2011 In simple language and with numerous concrete examples, this policy brief analyses the impact - among others - of key ex-ante factors such as acute 'horizontal inequality' between social groups in the...
by Jeni Klugman | On 22 Mar 2011 World hunger is prevalent yet receives relatively less attention compared to poverty. The MDGs have taken a step to address this with the resolution of halving the number of starving people in the wor...
by Basudeb Guha Khasnobis | On 16 Mar 2011 The Chin State of Burma (also known as Myanmar) is an isolated ethnic minority area with poor health
outcomes and reports of food insecurity and human rights violations. A report on a population-base...
by Richard Sollom | On 09 Mar 2011 While the Government of India has several schemes for augmenting agricultural production and ensuring adequate availability of food for different segments, a Bill to provide a statutory framework to e...
by Government of India GOI | On 04 Mar 2011 Based on the recommendations the National Advisory Council had already communicated to the Government, as a first step towards preparing the draft National Food Security Bill, a detailed Framework Not...
by National Advisory Council NAC | On 04 Mar 2011 This Explanatory Note highlights the rationale and major considerations
that form the basis of the NAC proposals on food security. It supplements (i) the NAC
recommendations on food security relea...
by National Advisory Council NAC | On 04 Mar 2011 As agreed by the NAC at its meeting on July 14th, 2010, a Working Group of Members of the NAC was constituted on the National Food Security Bill. After due deliberations and wide ranging consultations...
by Harsh Mander | On 04 Mar 2011 The Minister for Finance, Dr. T. M. Thomas Issac presented the Budget for the financial year 2011-2012.
by Government of Kerala Govt | On 14 Feb 2011 The following bills were resolved to be passed with corrections: The Child Care and Protection Bill; Penal Code Amendment Bill; Anti Corruption Act 2010; and others
by Jigme Tshultim | On 08 Feb 2011 Improving our ability to cope with floods under current and future climates requires adopting a more sophisticated set of techniques -- the "soft path" of flood risk management, which aims to understa...
by International Rivers Network IRN | On 31 Jan 2011 The objective of the study is to examine the impact of rising food prices and financial crisis on the
impact of women and children in India. It identifies the pathways for dealing with the effects of...
by S. Mahendra Dev | On 31 Jan 2011 In the face of persistent rural poverty, an incomplete agrarian transition, the
predominance of small and marginal farms and an emerging feminization of
agriculture, this paper argues for a new in...
by Bina Agarwal | On 28 Jan 2011 India’s low carbon inclusive growth strategy is framed in the context of
multiple goals and its national circumstances. In many cases, cobenefits
such as energy security, universal access to cl...
by U. Sankar | On 28 Jan 2011 This paper offers a conceptualisation of social security and income redistribution schemes which highlights the strong overlaps between the two. Indeed, it is virtually impossible to disentangle the t...
by Ravi Kanbur | On 27 Jan 2011 The current consensus objective of development aid in the international community is to
reduce poverty in general and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in
particular. In addition,...
by Sakiko Fukuda- Parr | On 21 Jan 2011 This Policy Brief discusses whether
Bangladesh should continue to pursue
a national food security strategy based
on self-reliance or return to its earlier
policy of food self-sufficiency through
...
by Uttam Kumar Deb | On 17 Jan 2011 This study seeks to derive lessons from the French nuclear energy experience that can be
used to guide the Indian programme as it steps on the pedal to fast track nuclear expansion. [Occasional Paper...
by Manpreet Sethi | On 13 Jan 2011 Using data from a survey of Bangladeshi households, this paper investigates the link
between female status and food security. Employing three different indicators of female
status – husband’s an...
by Mohammad A. Razzaque | On 29 Dec 2010 This paper uses a game-theoretic framework to explain how collectivist values hamper
societies’ efforts to elicit cooperation in inter-group games of prisoners’ dilemma (PD) and
draws on the resul...
by Ke-young Chu | On 15 Dec 2010 Open regionalism and trade cooperation between the world’s two largest developing countries,
the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and India, can foster outward-oriented development and
intra-regio...
by Swapan K. Bhattacharya | On 06 Dec 2010 The political economy of civil wars has acquired unprecedented scholarly and policy
attention. Among others, the International Peace Academy’s programme on Economic
Agendas in Civil Wars (EACW) ha...
by David M Malone | On 26 Nov 2010 This publication addresses the vulnerability of radioactive material during transport. Given the international concern over acts of nuclear terrorism, it is imperative to have a well defined plan for...
by International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA | On 23 Nov 2010 Although the overall economic performance of economies in South Asia in recent years has been impressive, there is concern that an aging and increasingly inadequate infrastructure may limit the potent...
by John Gilbert | On 01 Nov 2010 International trade has played an essential role in Asia’s remarkable growth, development,
and integration in recent decades. Infrastructure, both hard and soft, has played an integral
part in facil...
by Douglas H. Brooks | On 28 Oct 2010 The 2008 episode of food price explosion, political turmoil, and human suffering
revealed important flaws in the current global food architecture. This paper argues that
to safeguard the strengths...
by Luc Christiaensen | On 27 Oct 2010 This paper examines the evolution of the institution of ‘Welfare
Funds’ for informal sector workers in the State of Kerala in India. The
Kerala experience, which is now thirty years old, reflects wh...
by K. P. Kannan | On 25 Oct 2010 This paper argues that the Republic of Korea (hereafter Korea) is not immune to global crises, but that a more than proportional response of gross domestic product to global crises does not seem to be...
by Dongchul Cho | On 25 Oct 2010 In the last decade, East Asia has engaged in constructing numerous mechanisms to enhance regional cooperation in the areas of trade and finance. However, the region’s economic architecture exhibits ce...
by Saori N. Katada | On 21 Oct 2010 Supply chain management in Asia is a relatively new topic but is a key challenge for all Asia based
manufacturers and traders trying to integrate into the “global market.” The purpose of
this paper...
by Ruth Banomyong | On 14 Oct 2010 Support for entrepreneurship is widely seen as a mechanism to facilitate prosperity and
peace in a growing number of post-conflict states. In this paper they critically evaluate this
view. They ar...
by Wim Naudé | On 08 Oct 2010 The global economic and financial landscape has been transformed over the past decade by the growing economic size and financial power of emerging economies. The new G20 summit process, which includes...
by Masahiro Kawai | On 05 Oct 2010 This paper reviews recent state interventions in financial crises and draws lessons for crisis
management. A number of areas are identified where crisis management could be
strengthened, including...
by Charles Adams | On 29 Sep 2010 This paper reviews the available literature that links regional food security to the
Mekong River’s wild capture fisheries, and argues for recognition of the existing
contribution that the fisheries...
by Brooke Peterson | On 08 Sep 2010 This paper
examines in its first part, the views of leading European academics,
politicians, lobbyists and opinion-makers on the issue of relations with Asia.
The second part of this paper looks at...
by Venil Ramiah | On 29 Jul 2010 BRAC designed and implemented a project namely Kallyan project aiming to
improve the quality of life of the retrenched workers of state-owned enterprises of
Bangladesh. This study aimed to map the p...
by Narayan Chandra Das | On 28 Jul 2010 Health economists have traditionally quantified the burden of vector-borne diseases (such as chikungunya and dengue) as the sum of the cost of illness and the cost of intervention programmes. The obje...
by Dileep V. Mavalankar | On 21 Jul 2010 The currency crises of the 1990s, particularly the one that
hit Southeast Asia since the devaluation of the Thai baht on July
2, 1997, are suggestive of the relevance and pervasiveness of
contagion...
by Chang Li Lin | On 21 Jul 2010 The paper aims at examining the "grow green, clean up later", approach to economic growth used by several countries.
by Environment and Development Division | On 21 Jul 2010 The paper discuses the water supply system in Delhi. It highlights the facts work done by the Delhi Jal Board, the role played by private water suppliers in Delhi, the effects of indiscriminate extrac...
by Shivani Daga | On 14 Jul 2010 Patents and patent applications are important indicators of innovative activity in industrial R
& D, especially in areas such as Information Technology (IT), where technology growth is
rapid. Within...
by Biju Paul Abraham | On 22 Jun 2010 Food security is an immediate and future priority for all countries worldwide. Since
the food crisis erupted in 2008, a large number of global and regional food security
initiatives have been launch...
by Farming First | On 21 Jun 2010 A mid-term survey of the CFPR/TUP programme participants (at the end of 1st cycle of 18 months intervention) on health and related issues was done during July-September 2004. The survey involved re-in...
by Syed Masud Ahmed | On 16 Jun 2010 This paper looks at the overall performance of the CFPR/TUP programme using the 2002 baseline survey and 2005 repeat survey. All the topics covered in this study could be analysed more deeply, but tha...
by Mehnaz Rabbani | On 15 Jun 2010 This paper reviews the development of the social security system and trends in the urban labor market in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Despite its remarkable economic achievement, the PRC face...
by Wang Dewen | On 20 May 2010 In this paper a particular market failure that may lead to inefficiently low equilibrium
fertility and therefore to a need for government intervention are analysed. The friction which is investigated...
by Alice Schoonbroodt | On 18 Jan 2010 This paper attempts to explain the provision of social security in the fisheries sector of Kerala State in south India. It enumerates the salient achievements and the problems faced by the state in pr...
by John Kurien | On 14 Jan 2010 Declaration made at the end of two days national seminar on Food security and Sustainability in India held on November 7-8, 2009 organized by GAD Institute of Development Studies, PO Naushera, Amritsa...
by Gursharan Singh Kainth | On 14 Dec 2009 Composite Report on the Pilot Visit to Severely Affected Areas of
Mahbubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh
by Samrat Sinha | On 02 Dec 2009 Recollect and recount lessons from crises. The key lessons are how to anticipate and take pre-emptive action and equally important, once you are in the middle of it, how to respond effectively namely,...
by Usha Thorat | On 22 Oct 2009 The paper discusses the impacts of free-trade policy on the agricultural exports of Kerala.
by Ranjit Devraj | On 08 Oct 2009 Review of the most salient issues in ecological economics when the subject is applied to the field of economic development. The aim here has
not been to be scholastic but to examine the lives of the...
by Partha Dasgupta | On 06 Oct 2009 The study aims to identify issues relating to food security, the policy initiatives taken to tackle these issues, evaluate these policies and suggest measures to overcome identified constraints in ord...
by Surabhi Mittal | On 11 Sep 2009 This paper examines the efficacy of the current system of public foodgrains management and
policies in promoting food security in the country. It argues that the system has outlived its
usefulness,...
by A. Ganesh Kumar | On 13 Aug 2009 The authors shows the problems that can arise when research is done in the context of humanitarian relief work and also notes that ethical oversight of such research needs to be rigorous, but also pra...
by Plos medicine Editors | On 06 Aug 2009 This paper analyzes the effects of capital controls and crises on financial integration, using stocks from emerging economies that trade in both domestic and international markets. The cross market p...
by Eduardo Yeyati | On 27 Jun 2009 Groundwater has rapidly emerged to occupy a dominant place in India’s agriculture and food security in the recent years. It has become the main source of growth in irrigated area over the past 3 decad...
by Vasant P Gandhi | On 23 Jun 2009 At this moment, the world is undergoing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of 1930s. It is not clear exactly which factors instigated the crisis, but there are many candidates; the f...
by H. N. Thenuwara | On 15 Jun 2009 The article focuses on understanding of the economics of the exchange control liberalisation in macroeconomic perspectives and, therefore, the article does not attempt to interpret or explore the lega...
by P Samarasiri | On 12 Jun 2009 The paper examines the impact of recent inflation and financial shocks on the vulnerable, and explores policy design to reduce both future shocks and vulnerability to shocks. Inflation affects the typ...
by Ashima Goyal | On 22 May 2009 India’s foreign policy has had an anomalous quality since the time Jawaharlal Nehru resolutely attempted to steer clear of Cold War alliances. This continues to be so given India’s unique situation of...
by Sushil J Aaron | On 21 May 2009 Despite the rapid development of economic interaction between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, their trade and investment ties are still in their...
by Masahiro Kawai | On 20 May 2009 In 2008, three global crises converged to threaten development in the Asia-Pacific
region, bringing to the fore particularly testing challenges for policymakers – a Great
Recession in developed coun...
by Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific ESCAP | On 16 May 2009 The focus of this paper is on food miles issues associated with the import of products from developing countries. As the concept of food miles has been an issue in organic agriculture since before the...
by Els Wynen | On 14 May 2009 This paper presents a broad definition of social protection to include basic securities, such as income, food, health and shelter, and economic securities including having income generating productive...
by Jeemol Unni | On 01 May 2009 The indecent haste shown by Political Executive and Parliament on December16-17, 2008 while dealing with security related issues substantiates the argument that security and defence agenda of the Indi...
by C. P. Bhambhri | On 16 Apr 2009 The primary focus of this paper is a remote sense mapping excercise to identify the food insecure parts in Uttarakhand, using official, secondary data. To mitigate the intrinsic weakness of such an ef...
by Ravi Chopra | On 05 Mar 2009 Twenty-one thinkers, academics and policymakers from
14 developing countries present snapshot views of how the
financial crisis is affecting their countries
by Globalisation Team IDS | On 31 Jan 2009 A case study in Goa is used to examine whether tenure security and asset re-distribution can lead to environmentally sustainable outcomes.
by Pranab Mukhopadhyay | On 28 Nov 2008 This paper is based on a qualitative analysis of three case studies, each belonging to one of three types of institutional structures: Self-initiated, NGO-promoted, and Government-sponsored JFM. The b...
by Rucha Ghate | On 14 Nov 2008 In the context of the current public policy focus on rising food prices and their implications for food security, this paper examines two major issues raised: (i) Universalization of the public distri...
by Suryanarayana M H | On 04 Nov 2008 Reconciliation has become an important part of postconflict peacebuilding rhetoric and practice in recent years. As nearly all conflicts today are intrastate, former enemies, perpetrators and victims,...
by Karen Brounéus | On 01 Oct 2008 2008 Budget presented by His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa
by Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka | On 18 Sep 2008 The government of Nepal took an illegal measure to try the cases under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Ordinance. Under the amendments, all anti-terrorist cases will be heard in-c...
by Asian Centre for Human Rights ACHR | On 27 Aug 2008 Chhattisgarh continues to be the epicenter of the Naxalite conflict as a direct consequence of the counter-insurgency Salwa Judum campaign. There have been credible reports of serious human rights vio...
by Asian Centre for Human Rights ACHR | On 18 Aug 2008 Eleventh Five Year Plan 2007-12
by Planning Commission, India | On 06 Aug 2008 Although unilateral ceasefire declared by the Maoists on 3 September 2005 brought down the level of violence, the security forces sought to provoke the Maoists. The security forces and the Maoists hav...
by Asian Centre for Human Rights ACHR | On 21 Jul 2008 The financial crisis of 1997 gave the Asian region a very hard lesson on the importance of financial stability. The severity of the crisis and the failure of IMF in assisting these countries became a...
by Titik Anas | On 17 Jul 2008 The paper analyses the conflicts in Naxal affected areas and how the respected authorities deal with the Naxalism. Asian Centre for Human Rights consistently reiterated that there has been no dearth o...
by Asian Centre for Human Rights ACHR | On 25 Jun 2008 This report on the state of displaced persons in the North and East of Sri Lanka analyses the security condition and concerns of those who live in makeshifts and camps in conflict affected areas. It p...
by South Asians for Human Rights SAHR | On 11 Apr 2008 Budget speech 2008-09 by Finance Minister Dr. Thomas Issac
by Government of Kerala Govt | On 07 Mar 2008 The work of the IPCC has helped the world to learn more on all aspects of climate change, and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has acknowledged this fact. [Speech delivered in Oslo]
by Pachauri R K | On 04 Feb 2008 The outline of an action agenda to address issues regarding barriers to creating an equitable society that we urgently need to take up. [at XXXI ISSC at SNDT women's University].
by Datye K R | On 28 Dec 2007 The concept of `capitalisation of nature’ put forward by Martin O’Connor is a fruitful concept that brings together many red and green concerns into a single abstract concept. The term resonates acro...
by Suhas Paranjape | On 25 Dec 2007 The success of an immunisation programme in any country depends more upon local realities and national policies. This is particularly true for a huge and diverse developing country such as India, with...
by Yennapu Madhavi | On 12 Nov 2007 A bill to provide for the social security and welfare of unorganised sector workers and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
by Minister of State for Labour and Employment | On 15 Oct 2007 In a globalising economy, regional or national benchmarks do not suffice any more. Be it technology or business method or practices, Indian small scale entrepreneurs will have to benchmark their curre...
by Anil K Gupta | On 10 Oct 2007 This paper examines how the patterns of India’s food consumption have been changing in recent times as a consequence of its faster economic growth and generally rising affluence levels. The study, als...
by Srikanta Chatterjee | On 30 Sep 2007 The educated and socially empowered Asian Woman is the key to improving the nutrition and mental acuity of young children and that improvement sets in motion lifelong prospects for heightened learning...
by Nira Ramachandran | On 24 Jul 2007 The State has the responsibility to ensure right to life of the citizens. Involving civilians directly in armed conflicts only increases the risks to their lives and prolongs the conflicts. Common cit...
by Asian Centre for Human Rights ACHR | On 13 Jul 2007 The poor women in developing countries are burdened with the dual responsibility of taking care of housework and the need to supplement household income to meet the subsistence needs. The on-going fle...
by Uma Rani | On 05 Jul 2007 The paper has argued that to expand coverage of micro-pensions, social entrepreneurship (along with social responsibility) will be needed by the financial sector, including the MFIs, insurance compani...
by Mukul Asher | On 08 May 2007 Singapore’s 2007 budget reaffirms government’s determination to continue with the current globalization strategy of high growth, high net in-migration and minimal social risk pooling in financing old...
by Mukul Asher | On 05 Mar 2007 The double burden carried by women explains their chronic state of malnutrition, overwork and fatigue. Added to these are the stresses and strains of modern life,
environmental degradation and increa...
by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan | On 28 Feb 2007 This presentation reviews recent social security reforms in Asia-Pacific, with emphasis on countries with major reliance on social insurance schemes. Japan, Korea, Philippines, China, Vietnam, and Tha...
by Mukul Asher | On 12 Jan 2007 The importance of supermarkets in the world food economy has increased radically
since the early 1990s. They are now major sellers and buyers of food items not only in developed but also in developin...
by Mehmet Arda | On 27 Dec 2006 Most mainstream intellectuals, particularly economists, have almost dismissed Gandhiji..
Economists are important here because they influence the socio-political thinking the most. In traditional soc...
by Sudarshan Iyengar | On 15 Dec 2006 Articles
Pareto’s Revenge — Ravi Kanbur 1
Socio-Economic Dimensions of Old Age Security in India:
With Special Reference to Karnataka — T V Sekher
Gender, Poverty and Employment in India — V Gaya...
by | On 12 Aug 2006 If poverty and nutrition are issues also of social justice and the commitment that a democratic state makes to its citizens (namely, ridding the country of hunger and malnutrition and also of ensuring...
by Padmini Swaminathan | On 19 Jul 2006 Non-contributory social security is increasingly attracting the attention of developing country policymakers and observers, not least as a mechanism to help address the perceived failure of contributo...
by Roddy McKinnon | On 23 May 2006 India has much to gain from the Nuclear Deal. But if India places its breeder programme under international safeguards, then its research will come under public scrutiny, exposing all of India’s advan...
by D.Raghunandan | On 28 Feb 2006 The main objective of the paper is to explore the role of Japan in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral and Technical Cooperation (BIMSTEC). The analysis suggests that BIMSTEC-Japan cooper...
by Mukul Asher | On 26 Feb 2006 There are several themes which emerge from the comparative analysis of social security systems in Southeast Asia. Each country will need to address the limitations of their respective system in relati...
by Mukul Asher | On 06 Feb 2006 Warns that weak links in the global shipping network expose the world’s ports to acts of terrorism.
by Stephen E. Flynn | On 27 Jan 2006 Policy makers, therefore, often encounter the following questions while formulating the social security schemes. What are the priority social security needs of unorganized workers? What existing mecha...
by D. Rajasekhar | On 13 Jan 2006 This is a case study of the Yeshasvini Health Insurance Scheme for rural
farmers and peasants in Karnataka. The scheme, now in its second year of
operation, covers 2.2 million farmers and peasants w...
by Sarosh Kuruvilla | On 13 Jan 2006 This paper analyses the opportunities in services trade that may arise out of the India-ASEAN Economic Cooperation to makes an assessment of the net gains that could arise from liberalisation of the c...
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by Nipon Poapongsakorn | On 22 Nov 2005 This paper provides an economic analysis of underground gun markets drawing on interviews with gang members, gun dealers, professional thieves, prostitutes, police, public school security guards and t...
by Philip J. Cook | On 11 Nov 2005 EU's response to the East Asian community has to take account of several dimensions including Issues and dynamics of East Asian regional cooperation and integration; Scenarios of regional Community-bu...
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by Minxin Pei | On 08 Nov 2005 This paper accepts Rodrik’s premise that globalization and associated changes have increased the urgency of developing social safety nets to: Cushion transition;
Help maintain legitimacy of reform, a...
by Mukul Asher | On 08 Nov 2005 There are considerable variations in the philosophy, coverage, investment policies and performance, design of schemes, governance structures, degree of professionalism and adequacy of benefits among A...
by Mukul Asher | On 11 Oct 2005 THE project on the State of Democracy in South Asia (SDSA) is a 30 month study undertaken to evaluate the democratic enterprise in five South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sr...
by Peter Ronald deSouza | On 30 Aug 2005 12th SAARC Summit Declaration Islamabad January 2004
by Anonymous | On 13 Aug 2005 An Additional Protocol to the SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism, has been prepared recognizing the importance of updating the Convention, in order to meet the obligations devolving...
by Anonymous | On 13 Aug 2005 Motivated by the commitment to strengthen intra-SAARC economic cooperation to maximise the realization of the region's potential for trade and development for the benefit of their people, in a spirit...
by Anonymous | On 13 Aug 2005 Re-affirms that the principal goal of SAARC is to promote the welfare of the peoples of South
Asia, to improve their quality of life, to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural
deve...
by Anonymous | On 13 Aug 2005 The entire project of SAARC is dependent on India’s capacity to bind the neighbouring states in multiple networks of ties to promote regional cooperation. India not only shares frontiers with all the...
by Rajen Harshe | On 13 Aug 2005 In developed financial and capital markets all financial intermediaries such as banks, insurance companies, and pension funds are well regulated. India is the first country in Asia to establish an ind...
by Mukul Asher | On 06 Aug 2005 The IMF attempts to stabilize private capital flows to emerging markets by providing public monitoring and emergency finance. In analyzing its role we contrast cases where banks and bondholders do the...
by Barry Eichengreen | On 05 Aug 2005 |