RLS in South Asia
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International Dialogue |
Development Opportunities or Challenges
Looking at the Proposed Free Trade Agreement between India and the European Union
Bangladesh, Research Initiatives, Bangladesh, Social-Ecological Transformation |
Gambhira on Ecological Agriculture
Research Initiatives, Bangladesh(RIB) and Bangladesh Film Institute (BFI) present Gambhira on agroecology. This documentary explores issues such as the harmful effects of pesticides inagriculture, the benefits of ecology-based agriculture, and the need to form collectives
Centre for Education and Communication, India, Social Justice |
Labouring in South Asia: Status, Issues and Possibilities
This year's Centre for Communication and Education Labour Dialogue focuses on: gig work and labour rights in South Asia; challenges before the labour movement in South Asia; South Asian migrant labour in the Gulf countries; fair wage, social protection and workplace safety for informal workers; and promoting the rights of migrant workers.
Read more … Labouring in South Asia: Status, Issues and Possibilities
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Solidarity for Survival: Cooperative Building as a Solution to Overcome Vulnerability
This paper explores the role of cooperatives in fostering solidarity among economically disadvantaged migrant workers from various backgrounds in Kolkata, based on case studies of press workers, construction workers, sanitation workers, and sex workers.
Read more … Solidarity for Survival: Cooperative Building as a Solution to Overcome Vulnerability
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Those Who Stay Behind: Lived Experiences from Indian Sundarbans Amidst Climate Change and Migration
Climate change is frighteningly real. The global discourse on climate change has turned increasingly towards understanding vulnerability as a priority for research and policy.
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Mitigating the Impact of Covid and Conflict: Empowering & Securing Futures of Children Belonging to Pastoral Communities of Jammu and Kashmir
The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, now divided into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, has a significant tribal population, including Gujjars and Bakkarwals, who were recognized as Scheduled Tribes after the end of British Colonial rule and have since received affirmative action from the state.
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Theorising Race and Space in a Transnational Context
This paper argues that racism is a European invention instituted through the project of colonialism.
Read more … Theorising Race and Space in a Transnational Context
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
The Kaibarta Question in Barak Valley, Assam: A Curious Case of Settlements in Flux
This paper tries to trace the origins of Kaibarta migration in Barak valley of Southern Assam by focusing on how the community came and settled in the region.
Read more … The Kaibarta Question in Barak Valley, Assam: A Curious Case of Settlements in Flux
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Navigating Precarity: Analysing Multiple Narratives of Citizenship in Assam
This report explores citizenship dilemmas in Assam, India, where the state has designated a group called 'Non Citizens.' These individuals live in a state of limbo, facing daily threats of deportation. The report examines the implications of this situation.
Read more … Navigating Precarity: Analysing Multiple Narratives of Citizenship in Assam
India, International Dialogue, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group |
Impact of Climate Change on Nomads in Jammu and Kashmir with a View of Public Health Facilities
With Jammu and Kashmir witnessing extreme weather events like the earthquake in 2005, flash floods and landslides in 2010, and the massive floods of 2014; the Bakarwal population is finding it difficult to continue the centuries-old practice of transhumance pastoralism.
Focus on the Global South, India, Social-Ecological Transformation |
The Global Food Crisis, this time
A perfect storm is brewing in the global food system, pushing food prices to record high levels, and expanding hunger.
International Dialogue |
Human Rights and the Sports Industry
While the FIFA World Cup 2022 has ended, the Kafala system hasn't. The woes of the thousands of migrant workers living and working in Qatar remain unaddressed. We deconstruct some issues that will continue to plague workers living in the Gulf country unless something drastically changes.
Focus on the Global South, India, Social-Ecological Transformation |
Outcomes of the Twelfth Ministerial Conference 2022 of the World Trade Organization: Implications for India’s Agriculture and Food Security
This report highlights expectations from MC12, details the actual outcomes and their implications, and lays out a path for future action, one that focuses on the political struggle for peasant unity.
Focus on the Global South, India, Social-Ecological Transformation |
Agrarian Crisis: Women's Role in Revolutionary Transformation
This short report describes the fragile livelihood equilibrium of a major section of men and women, who constitute the agrarian workforce in India.
Read more … Agrarian Crisis: Women's Role in Revolutionary Transformation
Focus on the Global South, India, Social-Ecological Transformation |
Wind down the WTO Agreement on Agriculture In Defence of Food Sovereignty
In this dossier, we bring together a series of articles that will inform the reader about agriculture and food policy in India and the Agreement on Agriculture’s bias towards agribusiness driven agriculture.
Read more … Wind down the WTO Agreement on Agriculture In Defence of Food Sovereignty