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Aug 2012
India, Russia, China: Comparative Studies on Eurasian Culture and Society
Author: Vadim Zhdanov, Sanami Takahashi, P Radhika, Bennett Zon, Takako Inoue, S V Srinivas, Takahiro Sato, Atsuko Kamiike, Jinying Li, Yoko Takayama, Anagha Bhat Behere, Hisae Komatsu, Hisae Komatsu
Publisher: Slavic Research Center (SRC)
This booklet is a collection of the achievements of the international conference "Comparative Aspects of Culture and Religion: India, Russia, and China," which was held in Bangalore on 15th and 16th of September, 2011. More on «India, Russia, China: Comparative Studies on Eurasian Culture and Society»

2010
Muslim Indians: Struggle for Inclusion
Author: Amit A Pandya
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This study about the Muslims of India takes an interdisciplinary approach. More on «Muslim Indians: Struggle for Inclusion»

Nov 2009
Civil Society in Conflict Cities: The Case of Ahmedabad
Author: Neera Chandhoke
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper argues that civil society in Ahmedabad has been rendered helpless because certain preconditions for a democratic and vibrant civil society have been inadequately articulated and institutionalized. More on «Civil Society in Conflict Cities: The Case of Ahmedabad»

Jul 2009
The Islamization of Pakistan, 1979-2009
Author: Touqir Hussain, Imtiaz Gul, Suroosh Irfani, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Aasim Sajjad Akhtar, Nasim Ashraf, Farhat Haq, Lawrence Ziring, Imran Ali, Ijaz Shafi Gilani, Zulfqar Khan, Jean-Luc Racine, Hassan Abbas, Moonis Ahmar, Syed Farooq Hasnat, Tahir Kamran, Rubina Saigol, Anita M Weiss
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
This publication offers perspectives on 1979 events in Pakistan and the influence that they continue to exert on the region. More on «The Islamization of Pakistan, 1979-2009»

Aug 2008
Arabization
Author: Baladas Ghoshal
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
This brief discusses the rising tide of fundamentalist Islam in the Muslim world, which the author dubs "Arabization. More on «Arabization»

Dec 2007
The Sikh Diaspora and the Quest for Khalistan: A Search for Statehood or for Self-preservation?
Author: Simrat Dhillon
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
This paper examines the role of the Sikh Diaspora in the Sikh separatist movement that started in the 1980s in the Indian state of Punjab and lasted for over a decade. More on «The Sikh Diaspora and the Quest for Khalistan: A Search for Statehood or for Self-preservation?»

2007
Muslim Perspectives on the Sri Lankan Conflict
Author: Dennis B McGilvray, Mirak Raheem
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper explores the evolution of Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict from a multiparty parliamentary struggle into a military confrontation between the Sinhala majority (mostly Buddhists) and the Tamil minority (mostly Hindus). More on «Muslim Perspectives on the Sri Lankan Conflict»

Nov 2001
Populism, Tamil Style: Is It Really a Success?
Author: John Harriss
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This paper provides an extended review of Narendra Subramanians book 'Ethnicity and Populist Mobilization: political parties, citizens and democracy in South India'. More on «Populism, Tamil Style: Is It Really a Success?»

May 1995
Religion, Fundamentalism and Ethnicity
Author: Jeff Haynes
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper provides a global perspective on the relation between religion, politics, conflict and identity. More on «Religion, Fundamentalism and Ethnicity»