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INDIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA IN A CHANGING WORLD: Exploring Relationship Prospects for a Sustainable Future
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of Indias relationship with the Southeast Asian nations in the context of the changing dynamics of international relations and the emergence of Indo-Pacific as the theatre of world politics. It covers a wide range of themes, from strategic to political, economic, diplomatic and security aspects, and assesses how Indias redefining of its role in world politics unfolds through its posture towards the Southeast Asian region. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of Asian studies, both South Asian and Southeast Asian studies, and politics and international relations. It will also be useful for public policy analysts and think tanks and policymakers. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Shailza Singh, Philip Varghese, Shalini Balaiah and Sarish Sebastian. -
India as a climate leader in the indo-pacific: challenges and opportunities
The non-traditional security threats in the form of incessant floods, cyclones, and all-time rising sea levels in the Indo-Pacific region call for an integrated and constructive response led by a climate leader. Climate change is seen way beyond the lens of a mere environmental catastrophe having the potential to destabilize a nations economy and polity. The global state and non-state actors have acknowledged climate change to be an alarming global security threat. However, the failure of collective management of the climate crisis has mandated a responsible climate leader to monitor the mitigation efforts. In the context of initiatives like the National Solar Mission that envisages India to be a global leader in solar energy, the paper intends to weigh the possibilities for Indias role as a cogent climate leader in the Indo-Pacific region. It seeks to evaluate Indias climate leadership based on its green policies and assistance to Indo-Pacific countries. 2024 Indian Ocean Research Group. -
India Gateway Program: Transformational learning opportunities in an international context
Internationalisation is increasingly important in the social work curriculum. With globalisation and international resettlement, social workers require competencies to work locally with diverse populations as well as overseas. Study abroad experiences are used to enhance international content, cultural sensitivity and self-awareness in curricula. This article evaluates an Australian study tour focussing on students perspectives. Indications are that it was effective in enhancing cultural sensitivity, understanding of factors contributing to inequity, the lived experience of poverty, personal growth and professional identity. For students, it was a valued and transformational learning experience. 2015, The Author(s) 2015. -
India-Maldives Development Partnership: Promises and Possibilities
Indias approach towards Development Partnership with the external world has been inclusive, humanistic, unconditional, comprehensive and futuristic. India-Maldives Development Partnership has to be seen in the context of India-Maldives relations that have been described as close, cordial and multi-dimensional. The Maldives undoubtedly occupies a very special place in Indias Neighborhood First policy. Indias development partnership with the Maldives goes with the `SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) vision of the Government of India. The partnership is characterised by transparency and as per the needs and priorities of the Maldivians. It touches every facet of the development of the Maldives to enhance stability and prosperity of the atoll state. Involving about US$ 3 billion in terms of grants, loans, budgetary support, capacity building and training assistance, the development partnership support is intended to reach the beneficiaries directly via the local councils. However, there are various challenges in the process of implementation of the projects under the development partnership. Yet, the future of the partnership looks promising. The main objective of the paper is to answer the following questions: What is the context of development partnership between India and Maldives? In what manner India has extended development assistance to its neighbour? Are there any challenges in the process of rendering such assistance? What is the way forward? 2024 Indian Council of World Affairs. -
India's Consumer Protection Bill 2015: Redefining notions of liability
The legislative validation of the concepts of product liability and unfair contractual terms through the Consumer Protection Bill (CPB) paves the way for attuning Indian consumer laws with the global wavelength. Though the Indian judiciary has dealt with issues concerning product liability and unfair contractual terms, legal certainty has remained elusive, necessitating predictability. The extension of consumer protection to the domain of e-commerce further reformulates the existing notion of liability and the prevalent impunity. This paper analyses the manner in which the CPB redefines the notions of liability and the existent lacunae that need to be remedied. The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. -
India's Role as a Net Security Provider in the Indian Ocean Region: Issues, Challenges, and Trends
Since former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates introduced the term 'net security provider' at the Shangri La Dialogue in 2008, India's role as a net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has been much discussed and deliberated. The chapter tries to specify and elaborate on what this entails for India and the countries in the IOR. India's strategic location in the IOR provides distinct advantages and challenges. India cannot remain indifferent to the evolving maritime geopolitics of the region, as well as its geoeconomic interests. Over the years, India's aspiration to be a net security provider in the IOR has been much debated. It reflects India's desire to enhance its strategic presence and reach in the IOR and beyond. An assessment of India's maritime doctrine and strategy is also imperative to understand India's role in the IOR. India's intent to be a net security provider in the IOR has to be backed up by a clear strategy as well as intent. It will also be circumscribed by regional security constraints. The chapter looks at many issues, events, and developments that impact India's role as a net security provider in the IOR, viz., capacity building and enhancement, maritime diplomacy and engagement, maritime security operations, deployment of maritime forces, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief. 2025 Adluri Subramanyam Raju and R. Srinivasan. All rights reserved. -
IndiaA Growing Hub for Global Education
Purpose/Objective To understand the stakeholders perspective of different methods by which internationalization of education has been happening in India. Design/Methodology/Approach A qualitative research approach based on the interview method is adopted, along with a review of historical data on the growth of different formats. Findings India needs to regain its lost glory from the pre-independence era as a global education hub by working on all three formats of internationalization of higher education: encouraging student exchange programs, enabling Indian Universities to expand overseas, and welcoming foreign institutions to set up campuses in India. Originality This research will be the first of its kind to present themes emerging from student interviews and opinions about the three formats of internalization of higher education in India. This research contributes to the ongoing transformation of India's higher education landscape, aligning it with global standards and aspirations. 2025 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
IndiaEuropean Union Trade Integration: An Analysis of Current and Future Trajectories
In a dynamic global environment of increased economic interdependence, nations are more than ever seeking to remove barriers to trade, despite growing trends of protectionism. In this context, India and the EU-27 have initiated talks for the establishment of a Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) in an attempt to bring their economies together. However, after 16 rounds of negotiations, the failure to conclude this agreement has raised questions regarding the benefits of the agreement to India. This study attempts to examine the current trade scenario and the effects of the proposed regional trade agreement by estimating a structural gravity model. This study employs the Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood (PPML) estimator for analysing the trade-creation and trade-diversion effects of the BTIA to overcome the shortcomings of ordinary least square (OLS) estimators. For the empirical analysis, the merchandise export data from the Gravity database has been taken for a period of 19 years from 2001 to 2019. The results indicate that the BTIA could lead to trade creation and trade diversion, highlighting the need for a re-evaluation of Indias trade policy. JEL Classification: F10, F13, F14, F15, O24 2021 National Council of Applied Economic Research. -
Indian Budget 2022: A Make-or-Break Moment for Cryptocurrency
People are liable to the tax rate if they transfer digital assets during a specific fiscal year. There is no distinction between income from businesses and investments or between short-term and long-term gains because the 30% tax rate is applicable regardless of the sort of income. By clearly stating how it would be charged, the Indian budget 2022 has provided some direction. Losses were consequently experienced by both new and old cryptocurrency buyers. Under Section 115 BBH, it is illegal to offset cryptocurrency losses with cryptocurrency gainsor any other gains or revenue, for that matter. The implementation of the 30% tax rule on digital assets has caused the collapse of the cryptocurrency market, and there is a possibility that investors will continue to suffer losses in the future. 2023 P. Nanjundan et al.,. -
Indian Emotional Alignment Score (I-EAS): A Pilot Framework for Culturally-Aware AI Evaluation in Multilingual Contexts
The current Emotional Intelligence (EI) standards of large language models (LLMs) are predominantly Western, thereby excluding billions of non-Western users from being judged fairly by AI. I-EAS, a new culture-based evaluation system, is grounded in indigenous epistemology and a computational evaluation framework to address a critical gap in AI Fairness. I-EAS takes into account four weighted factors: Emotional Alignment, Cultural Resonance, Coherence, and Code-Switching. It prioritizes cultural appropriateness and maintains a rigorous methodology. The pilot study uses 150 systematically crafted prompts in Hindi, Tamil, and English in diverse Indian cultural scenarios to test three LLMs: Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-4o-mini, and Krutrim-Base. The results highlight the inherent drawbacks of automated cultural assessments, as the weak relationships between human and automated assessments indicate that current NLP models are unable to respond to cultural nuances. The human evaluation was more discriminative than the automated evaluations, as the automated code-switching evaluations were not successful. The limitations of the pilot study include the presence of only one annotator. However, they prove I-EAS as a preliminary methodological and theoretical framework to equitable AI evaluation in culturally diverse situations and the necessity to use hybrid human-computational measures of AI systems in different cultural contexts. 2025 IEEE. -
Indian folk art form grooms and improves education with personalized learning methods
The chapter investigates the intricacies and complexities involved in the making of an art form kathakali from India known for its unique formation process and exposition procedure. It unravels its mysteries involved in the exceptional personalized learning methods born out of them. The chapter discusses the various nuances in merging personalized learning methods with education, each in a selected singular appropriate method. It refers to a much refined and reformed process. It focuses on whetting of learner's comprehension skills to evolve befitting solutions to education problems producing effective redress for every serious global issue. The chapter proposes convincing concepts exemplified to apply in individual instances. The researcher suggests that these personalized methods are exemplary and worth emulating for the future generations. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Indian government bonds sensitivity to macroeconomic and non-macroeconomic factors: A quantile regression approach
This paper introduces a new dataset of Clearing Corporation of India Limiteds broad total return index (BTRI) and liquid total return index (LTRI). The paper examines the impact of macroeconomic and non-macroeconomic factors on BTRI and LTRI during monthly periods from January 2010 to December 2018 using quantile regression methodology. This paper finds that the GDP has positive and significant impact on BTRI and LTRI for the upper quantiles. Further, CPI shows positive impact on both BTRI and LTRI. Moreover, both the indices are influenced by IR and there is an inverse relationship between them. ER also significantly affects both the indices. The EPUI has negative and significant impact on BTRI and LTRI for the intermediate and upper quantiles. No clear relationship is found between BTRI and Nifty, whereas Nifty has significant impact on LTRI. BTRI is not affected by VIX but LTRI is affected for the intermediate quantiles. Copyright 2021 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. -
Indian Parents Vocational Inferences of Play and Communal Strategies to Regulate the Adverse Effects of Childrens Excessive Screen Time
Background: Since time immemorial, childrens intrinsic desire to immerse themselves in amusing, autonomous activities in vast, open spaces has engendered their holistic development through play. However, the steady decline in playgrounds has compelled children to seek solace in a digital landscape, which offers them a plethora of innovative play opportunities that pushes them away from the outdoors and pull them indoors. This infiltration of technology in urban households enhance childrens propensity to engage in media-centric activities due to their proclivity toward electronic devices. Consequently, the passive entertainment afforded by the dominance of digital culture predisposes children to inertia, insomnia, sedentary lifestyle diseases and public health issues like screen dependency disorders (SDD) and gaming disorders, which are officially recognized by organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO). This necessitates a conscious, synergetic effort by health practitioners, researchers and policy makers to ensure that children have access to safe and affordable spaces for active, outdoor play to counter the adverse effects of excessive screen time (EST). Methods: Therefore, this qualitative research aims at understanding how urban parents perspectives of play are governed by their sociocultural milieu and their respective professions by expounding their outlook on the relevance of play in a digital era. It also delineates the pivotal role of parents in curtailing the mediating role of discretionary screen time (DST) over childrens physical inactivity through semi-structured interviews of 13 mother-father dyads who reside in the metropolitan city of Bengaluru in Karnataka, India. Results and Conclusions: Findings from the directed content analysis revealed parents initiation of healthy movement behaviors during childrens formative years by employing mediation tactics and role modeling healthy screen habits like digital detox to regulate the aftermath of prolonged screen time on childrens psychosocial development 2025 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). -
Indian perspectives on single-session therapy: an initial qualitative study with psychiatric social workers
Single-Session Therapy (SST) is an emerging approach to mental-health service delivery that maximises the value of a single clinical encounter. It is gaining traction globally for its brevity and potential to address mental health concerns. This study explores perspectives of five Psychiatric Social Workers (PSWs) at a premier Indian psychiatric institute regarding SSTs suitability for the Indian population. Hybrid thematic analysis of a focus group discussion reveals both promising potential and significant challenges for adapting SST to the Indian context. Although participants noted that intentional one-time visits are currently uncommon at their institution, they identified SST as a responsive intervention for addressing caregiver burden and preventing relapse, suggesting its value as a responsive and opportunity-based intervention. Participants raised practical concerns regarding session structure, time constraints, and unpredictability of client return. Despite these cautions, they recognised SSTs potential to widen access to care in India. The discussion emphasises on need for specialised training, supervision, regulatory frameworks, and broader mental health promotion efforts to incorporate SST as a viable therapeutic intervention delivery method. This preliminary investigation serves as a valuable springboard for further research on the potential of SST in a country like India. 2026 GAPS. -
Indian psychology: Challenges, strategies, and prospects in education
Knowledge dissemination has been a hallmark of Indian tradition for millennia, particularly in the area of human biology and behavior. Westernization and globalization, however, have caused a gradual erosion of this rich heritage, resulting in waning interest among the populace. As a discipline, Indian Psychology faces a number of formidable challenges. The number of preconceived biases within society, the Westernized educational system, and the shortage of faculty with expertise in Indian psychology hinder the recognition and dissemination of the field. A dearth of research studies directly related to Indian psychology is also hindering its development and recognition. Emphasis was given on the importance of thorough research to substantiate its contributions to the understanding of human cognition, behavior, and consciousness. Promoting Indian psychology as an important and respected field requires dispelling misconceptions and fostering awareness. Through collaboration and increased research, Indian psychology can rightfully claim its place within the global academic community. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Indian Road Lanes Detection Based on Regression and clustering using Video Processing Techniques
Detecting the road lanes from moving vehicle is a difficult and challenging task because of road lane markings with poor quality, occlusion created by traffic and poor road constructions. If the driver is not maintaining the road lanes properly, the proposed system detects the road lanes and gives the alarm to the driver so that driver can take the corrective actions there by we can avoid the accidents. The paper mainly focusses on detection of road lanes from sequence of image taken from the video from moving vehicle. The Methodology mainly consisting of lane segments merging and fitting using clustering and weighted regression techniques to fit the curve in the place of group of lane segments and curve fitting separately. 2021, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
Indian Social Stock Exchange as a Funding Avenue for Social Enterprises
Purpose: The growth of Indian social enterprises faces a significant obstacle, which is a lack of access to finance. The social stock exchange was recently launched to cater to this problem. This study explored the financial challenges the selected social enterprises faced in India and analyzed the performance of small and medium enterprises platforms. Methodology: Three variables were subjected to descriptive analysis: migration to the principal board, funds generated, and listings by small and medium-sized enterprises. Furthermore, market volatility was evaluated using the generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model. To explore financial constraints, primary research entailed conducting in-depth interviews utilizing the case study technique with both for-profit and non-profit social companies. Findings: The findings from the study concluded that IPO financing significantly supported Indian SMEs. Additionally, social enterprises face significant financing challenges related to affordability, availability, and regulation. Social stock exchange presents a promising solution to these constraints. Practical Implications: The study has recommended defining social enterprises legally will help in strengthening the operating framework of a social stock exchange. The study emphasized the important role of finance in the viability of social enterprises by highlighting financial challenges. The findings provided useful information for various stakeholders to bridge the funding gap, thereby promoting the potential advantages of the social stock exchange platforms. Originality: The study addressed the research gap with an examination of small and medium enterprise platforms and the influence of the social stock exchange on social enterprise financing in India. Primary data from both for-profit and non-profit social entrepreneurs added a disaggregated dimension. 2024, Associated Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd.. All rights reserved. -
Indian spectroscopic and imaging space telescope (INSIST): An optics design trade-off study
Large ground and space-based surveys in optical and near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths will revolutionize astronomy in the coming decade. Unfortunately, no ultraviolet (UV) facilities are planned to complement these surveys, which is crucial for studying the most active phase of the Universe that includes star formation in galaxies, active galactic nuclei (AGN), galaxy clusters, etc. A dedicated UV mission, the Indian Spectroscopic and Imaging Space Telescope (INSIST), is proposed to observe the UV sky. The compelling science objectives defined a set of high-level mission requirements. According to which, the INSIST is to have a wide field-of-view (FoV ? 0.25 square degree) comparable to Indias Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) and about two orders of magnitude larger than that of the Hubble Space Telescope, simultaneous imaging of the FoV in UV (150300nm), u (300400nm) and g (400550nm) bands, a Multi-Object-Slit medium resolution spectroscopy in a narrow FoV in UV and a simultaneous slitless spectroscopic capability in UV and u bands. To achieve these requirements, several optical design configurations were explored. Here, we present an optical design trade study conducted on various optical design configurations to achieve a sensitivity limit of mAB> 26 mag, in the UV band and a spatial resolution better than 0.2 ? , using a 1-m size telescope aperture. We also present results from our fabrication and alignment tolerance analysis of the selected optical designs, and the design performance that meets the design requirements. Critical parameters like the encircled energy concentration, point spread function (its stability over the field), effects of the spiders supporting the secondary, etc., are explored during the design phase. Based on the trade study conducted in reference to various performance matrices, we down-selected the most optimal optical design for the INSIST. 2023, Indian Academy of Sciences. -
Indian Stock Market Prediction Using Neural Networks: A Comparative Analysis
Predicting stock prices remains a challenging problem due to the highly dynamic and nonlinear nature of financial markets. Traditional statistical models like ARIMA and GARCH often fail to capture the complexities inherent in stock market data. This paper investigates the use of deep learning techniques, focusing on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and a hybrid CNN-LSTM ensemble model for stock price prediction in the Indian stock market. The CNN model efficiently extracts temporal patterns from sequential data, while the CNN-LSTM ensemble leverages temporal dependencies for improved long-term prediction accuracy. Historical data from Tata motors, spanning over two decades, was used to train and evaluate the models. Experimental results highlight the CNN-LSTM ensemble's superior performance in capturing volatile trends and long-term dependencies, with a notable decrease in test loss compared to standalone CNN. This study underscores the effectiveness of hybrid deep learning architectures in enhancing prediction reliability, paving the way for more adaptive and robust financial forecasting systems. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2026. -
Indian Wives of Incarcerated Men Tell Their Own Stories: An Intersectional Narrative Analysis of Disenfranchisement and Resilience
Objective: Guided by intersectional feminism and symbolic interactionism, the purpose of this study was to document the untold stories of women with incarcerated spouses in India. Background: When a family member is incarcerated, the task of emotionally and financially supporting the family often falls upon women, who are likely to be underresourced and overwhelmed. Women whose husbands are incarcerated in India are likely to possess multiple marginalized identities, increasing their vulnerability to intersecting forms of oppression. Empirical research is lacking on wives of incarcerated men in India, contributing to their invisibility in policy-making and programmatic interventions. Method: In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 wives of prison inmates who resided in or around the capital city of Delhi, all of whom either held a lower caste identity or a Muslim religious identity. Transcribed interviews were analyzed following the steps of narrative analysis. Results: Results illustrate the diversity of storied experiences of wives of incarcerated husbands in India. Participants' narratives represented three types of stories: Ambivalent but Hanging On, Unconditionally Devoted, and Independent and Disillusioned. Four overarching themes characterized women's experiences with spousal incarceration: gendered care work, being stigmatized and sexualized, staying in the marriage, and ceilings of aspiration. Conclusion: This study renders visible women on the margins of Indian society, illustrating how they make meaning of extraordinary life circumstances and persevere through dire hardship. 2025 The Author(s). Journal of Marriage and Family published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of National Council on Family Relations.