Jadavpur Journal of International Relations

Publisher:: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication date:: 2021-09-06

ISBN:: 0973-5984

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The Economic Plans of the Great Powers in Central Asia: Implications for Iran
This article charts Iran’s relations with Central Asia following the break-up of the Soviet Union. This event gave Iran a new set of neighbors to the north, and this came at a time when Iran was undergoing changes in the direction of its foreign policy from radical idealistic goals, such as the export of the Islamic Revolution, to more pragmatic aims, including giving priority to its national interests and pursuing good neighborly relations. Since 1991, Iran has attempted to develop relations with the Central Asian states, both bilateral and through various regional fora. This article examines the economic plans of the great powers in Central Asia and its threats and opportunities for Iran and designs a favorable model for dealing with threats.
Kongdan Oh and Ralph Hassig. North Korea in a Nutshell: A Contemporary Overview. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2021, pp. 280, $34. ISBN 9781538151389 (hardback).
Ananth Krishnan and Stanly Johny, The Comrades and the Mullahs, China Afghanistan and the New Asian Geopolitics. Harper Collins, 2022, 277 pp., ₹438 (hardcover). ISBN 978-93548995210.
The Economic Plans of the Great Powers in Central Asia: Implications for Iran
This article charts Iran’s relations with Central Asia following the break-up of the Soviet Union. This event gave Iran a new set of neighbors to the north, and this came at a time when Iran was undergoing changes in the direction of its foreign policy from radical idealistic goals, such as the export of the Islamic Revolution, to more pragmatic aims, including giving priority to its national interests and pursuing good neighborly relations. Since 1991, Iran has attempted to develop relations with the Central Asian states, both bilateral and through various regional fora. This article examines the economic plans of the great powers in Central Asia and its threats and opportunities for Iran and designs a favorable model for dealing with threats.
Arctic Security: A Global Challenge*
Arctic security is a main security challenge—a global one, not only a regional one—not only for the Arctic countries, but for the whole international community, first of all Europe. With the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China expanding their role in the area, and the difficulty of finding an undisputed governance on maritime routes and economic exploitation of resources, there is the risk of militarization of the Arctic. After briefly summarizing current and future challenges in the Arctic, this article analyzes the limits due to a deficit of suitable instruments to maintain security in the region, especially in relation to the role of international intergovernmental organizations, and it suggests some remedies to overcome these deficiencies.
Kongdan Oh and Ralph Hassig. North Korea in a Nutshell: A Contemporary Overview. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2021, pp. 280, $34. ISBN 9781538151389 (hardback).
Least Protected, Most Affected: Looking through Lens of Cross-border Migration in COVID Period
The major thrust of the present article is to explore the gruesome sufferings of migrants with respect to detention and deportation, social stigma, income and livelihoods, lack of health services and digital divide by establishing the fact that an inclusive global migration governance supported with a prudent and forward-looking migration policy and a human rights dimension is the way forward to address the consequences of COVID-19. An inclusive approach to migrant health leaving no one behind during the COVID-19 pandemic deserves cynosure of attention to direct our public health efforts since there can be no public health without migrant health.
Ananth Krishnan and Stanly Johny, The Comrades and the Mullahs, China Afghanistan and the New Asian Geopolitics. Harper Collins, 2022, 277 pp., ₹438 (hardcover). ISBN 978-93548995210.
India and Human Rights Diplomacy at the United Nations: The Discourse on Torture
Building on the ideals of pacifism, in the early years, India’s foreign policy posturing at international forums demonstrated its keen interest in promoting universal human rights. The agenda of eradicating torture emerged at the United Nations (UN) in 1945 in response to the state atrocities and war crimes committed during the Second World War. The UN acted as an arena for diplomatic deliberations between multifarious actors that led to the emergence and global recognition of the norm against torture. At the UN, India was ideationally inclined toward building a robust human rights regime and actively participated in the making of corresponding international norms. However, India’s diplomatic zeal toward ‘norm-making’ at the UN was often followed by a lukewarm approach toward human rights. Taking the case of the development of the norm against torture, the article aims to evaluate India’s evolving human rights diplomacy at the UN. By tracing India’s historical stance on human rights and examining its formal interactions at the UN on the issue of torture, it seeks to evaluate India’s role in the formation of an international regime against torture. The article further seeks to critically analyze India’s evasive response at the UN and the implications of its failure to ratify the Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (1984) or the Torture Convention.
Least Protected, Most Affected: Looking through Lens of Cross-border Migration in COVID Period
The major thrust of the present article is to explore the gruesome sufferings of migrants with respect to detention and deportation, social stigma, income and livelihoods, lack of health services and digital divide by establishing the fact that an inclusive global migration governance supported with a prudent and forward-looking migration policy and a human rights dimension is the way forward to address the consequences of COVID-19. An inclusive approach to migrant health leaving no one behind during the COVID-19 pandemic deserves cynosure of attention to direct our public health efforts since there can be no public health without migrant health.