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New Handbook Co-Edited by Anthropologist Bhan Provides Comprehensive Perspective on Kashmir Dispute
Mona Bhan, professor of anthropology and Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, co-edited and was a contributing author to the “The Palgrave Handbook of New Directions in Kashmir Studies” (Palgrave, 2023).
McDowell Discusses BRICS, the Dollar and Risks to US Global Power in Financial Times, Foreign Policy
Talk of a BRICS common currency is “really a reflection of a desire among some segments of the world to have some counterweight to the U.S., the U.S. economy, the dollar,” says Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science. But “I think most of this is just in fantasy land, because I don’t see any world in which it is really going to emerge in the way some people might hope.”
Gueorguiev Quoted in NBC News Article on India Overtaking China as World’s Most Populous Country
What matters to China is consumer and investor confidence, "so it is not hard to see why Chinese officials are pushing back on the argument that a population decline spells economic decline," says Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science.
See related: China, India, International Affairs
Socioeconomic Determinants of Anticipated and Actual Caregiving for Older Adults in India
This study, co-authored by Professor of Sociology Janet Wilmoth and published in the International journal of Aging and Human Development, investigates adult children's informal caregiving for, and living arrangements with, older parents in urban India.
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care, India
Trade liberalization and poverty reduction
"Trade liberalization and poverty reduction," authored by Professor of Economics Devashish Mitra, was published in IZA World of Labor.
Mitra Piece on India’s Export-Oriented Manufacturing Model Published in Ideas for India
"Has the export-oriented manufacturing model reached its sell-by date for India?," authored by Professor Devashish Mitra, was published in Ideas for India.
See related: Economic Policy, India, Labor
Mitra Speaks with Bloomberg on Unemployment, Protests in India
Murrett in the IBT: Chinese Imports of Discounted Russian Oil 'No Surprise'
Radha Kumar Examines the Intertwined Nature of Police and Caste in Tamil Countryside
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