All the talk in India is about the rising star of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the precipitous decline of the Indian National Congress. However, another narrative of Indian politics is as important: The presence of strong regional parties that will win a considerable number of seats and are likely to play a crucial …
What does it take for colleges and universities to be placed high in international rankings? In the pursuit for excellence, many universities all over the world strive hard to be placed in the international rankings. Well known universities are ranked for their research productivity and reputation… The Morung Express, April 2014
This was a report on the launch of a book titled “Being Muslim in South Asia”, which is a collection of 16 essays edited by Professor Robin Jeffrey and Dr Ronojoy Sen. Mail Online India, 29 April 2014
Two Singapore have written a book that argues against the way the Singapore Government provides housing and social support, and questions how it has dealt with values such as meritocracy and identity… AsiaOne Online, 24 April 2014
BJP only released its manifesto on April 7, when parts of the northeast went to polls, is a good indicator of how much priority Indian political parties give to their programmes… The Economic Times Online, 17 April 2014
Indonesia’s recently concluded parliamentary election has failed to produce an outright winner. Will the result make life more difficult for PDIP’s Joko Widodo in his bid to become Indonesia’s next President?… Insight, Channel NewsAsia, 17 April 2014
The interview focused on the rise of Asia/China in the current “multipolar” world system, the idea of “many Asias” as a network-style community, and the importance of civil society and ASEAN and TPP (rather than APEC)… JoongAng Sunday, 13 April 2014
While Narendra Modi seems to be grabbing most of the attention in the run up to the elections, fundamental changes within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are getting less noticed… DNA India, 10 April 2014
More Singaporeans who are single, widowed or divorced are living alone. The proportion of one-person resident households has doubled from 4.6% of all households in 1992 to 9.5% in 2012…. The Star Online, 3 March 2014
