Pluralities

India-Myanmar relations: Looking from the border

Published: 12 February 2016
As “Look East, Act East” is promoted as India’s official policy towards Myanmar, the Institute of Social Sciences and Burma Centre Delhi with the support by HBF undertook a review of relations, with a particular perspective on the joint border regions.

Three journeys: Cameos of the jogappa community in Karnataka

Published: 18 August 2015
These are three oral histories from a little –known transgender community in South India called the Jogappas. The multiple changes in the world around them have impacted the Jogappas in various ways. Each Jogappa provides her account of the unique experiences that have shaped their lives and identities.

Jogappa: Gender, identity and the politics of exclusion

Published: 10 August 2015
The problems faced by transgender persons in India receive little public attention. Aneka, based in Bangalore, works with Jogappas, a little-known South Indian transgender community, and has conducted a study in their lives and social conditions.

Women’s asset ownership and reduction in gender-based violence

Published: 12 June 2015
Do Indian women who control assets, especially land, have a greater control over their lives? Do they experience less gender-based violence? A new study, based on field data from rural areas in Karnataka, Telengana and Meghalaya that have diverse land-ownership systems, explores the connection.

Aadhaar: gender, identity and development

Published: 19 March 2015
The "Aadhaar" biometry-based unique identity scheme holds considerable potential to empower women. A new book undertaken by a research team around Govind Kelkar takes - for the first time - a look at the gender dimension of the Aadhaar scheme.

Look east policy India and Myanmar pitching for greater connectivity

Published: 18 December 2014
Myanmar is India's gateway to Southeast Asia and as such a key stakeholder in India's Look East Policy. Heinrich Boell Stiftung, in cooperation with the Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) and Burma Centre Delhi invited experts to share their views on transboundary issues between India and Myanmar at a conference in Delhi in August 2014. The inputs have been assembled in a conference report.

Trials and Travails

Published: 19 March 2014
Clinical Trial industry in India has seen phenomenal growth in recent years without strong regulatory framework and very little knowledge of factors relating to human participation in these trails. SAMA’s research documents participant perceptions and experiences, highlighting the need of accountability, transparency and ethics in the clinical conduct of trials.

Fishing in Troubled Waters

Published: 3 July 2013
There are several hundred prisoners caught in the crossfire between India and Pakistan. Fishermen from both countries are regularly arrested and their boats seized in the small area of water that is disputed territory between India and Pakistan, known as the Sir Creek. This publication documents the efforts to resolve the issues as part of a larger agenda to establish sustainable economic cooperation between the two countries.