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India: Rahul Gandhi’s defamation trial highlights drift away from democracy under Narendra Modi
No full textThe rise of authoritarian-style politics in electoral democracies is not confined to India. But given the sheer size of India, which is tipped to overtake China as the world’s most populous country this year, and its reputation as an established non-western democracy, the significance of Gandhi’s warnings and his ongoing treatment at the hands of the ruling party in India is of major concern. Gandhi has appealed his conviction, but his warnings – and those of countless other politicians, activists and public intellectuals – deserve to be taken seriously by the rest of the world. How the world reacts may determine whether India will remain the world’s largest democracy or become a bellwether for autocratisation in the coming years
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Nutrition - Dr. Rahul Modi
No full textProper nutrition is a major issue all over South Asia. Here, understanding of nutrition is guided by cultural notions of substances and food products which are good for the body or not. In this section we show some of the particularities of such cultural notions.Asian StudiesHindi Urdu FlagshipSouth Asia Institut
From autonomy to accountability for the Indian Olympic Association: Decoding the decision of Rahul Mehra v. Union of India
No full textRahul Mehra, a sports activist, initiated a Public Interest Litigation in 2010 that culminated in a landmark decision by the Delhi High Court in August 2022. The case centered around the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and its non-compliance with the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 (Sports Code). The commentary analyses the 13 pitfalls raised during the case, highlighting inconsistencies between the IOA’s Constitution and the Sports Code. These issues encompassed a wide range of matters, including the appointment of Life Presidents, differential voting rights, electoral college compliance, and the inclusion of athletes and women in sports administration. The Court’s decision emphasised the importance of good governance principles in sports organisations, recommending changes to enhance transparency, diversity, and democratic processes. While this judgment is a step in the right direction, it is important that these directives are enforced in practice and consistently adhered to by the IOA and sport governing bodies at all levels of the federated model in Indi
The cancer genome atlas - TCGA molecular classification: A changing paradigm in the management of endometrial cancers
No full textConventionally, endometrial cancers have been risk-stratified as per the clinco-pathological factors. The Cancer Genome Atlas project identified four distinct molecular subtypes within endometrial cancers which further lead to the clinical validation of molecular classification by various research groups. The molecular classification has influenced the risk stratification, thereby impacting adjuvant treatment decisions and prognostication. Molecular classification has paved the precision oncology in gynaecological cancers further strengthening the ongoing advances in targeted therapies and immunotherapy. This review elaborately presents the development of a new molecular classification of endometrial cancers; its evidence-based clinical utility with a brief overview of future perspectives
‘My countrymen have never disappointed me’: Politics of service in Modi’s speeches during Covid-19
No full textIn this paper I study discursive practices of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the pandemic, political leadership across the globe had to take tough decisions such as restrictions on the social and personal lives of individuals. This meant addressing concerns over ensuring compliance with these restrictions. I examine how Modi managed these concerns in his communication with the Indian polity over TV and radio broadcasts. I do so in instances where Modi gave specific instructions about following restrictions or other COVID appropriate behaviours. Using discourse analysis, I analyse data from two prominent ways of communicating in the pandemic, Mann Ki Baat and addresses to the nation. Analyses show that Modi developed two sets of non-electoral relations across his communication, which treated compliance as normatively expected: a) between Modi and Indians and b) among Indians themselves. These relations made way for treating audiences as those who are in specific social roles where duty and service were normative. Instructions and their compliance were embedded in these roles and treated as expected and consequently moral acts. Modi’s discursive practices worked to perform a politics of service and duty, where compliance is ultimately treated as expected service
An Anischit Kaal awaits, not just the BJP, but also the opposition
No full textA few months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, India’s political opposition — the INDIA bloc — appeared battered, bruised, and ready to implode, lacking a clear, cohesive national-level strategy to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mixed manifesto announcements were being made one after the other to seduce different vulnerable groups in the electorate, while there seemed no clear national leader or voice to take on Narendra Modi, who made this election all about 'Brand Modi'. But, as the verdict showed, the INDIA bloc, i.e., the Congress party plus its allies, against all of the odds, won an impressive 234 seats
Three Charts: What the Modi Government wants us to forget before the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
No full textWhether it is the Pran Pratishtha ceremonial event anchored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on January 22, or the beginning of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra 2.0 spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party, walking from the east to the west part of India, the electoral and political importance of each of these political events, albeit, strikingly different in their respective optics and propriety, has a strong electoral pitch for each of the national parties’ prospects in upcoming Lok Sabha election
Arbitration and Dispute Settlement in Foreign Indirect Investment. The increasing significance and use of arbitration in international loan agreements, syndicated loans and international bond issues
No full textThis dissertation examines the suitability of arbitration for the resolution of securities regulatory claims and it adoption globally, which has resulted in international arbitration becoming the favoured dispute resolution mechanism in the securities industry. The author explains that disputes arising out of international bilateral and syndicated loan agreements are generally considered to be arbitrable, while international bond disputes are often derived from the controversies over the application of mandatory national laws and the compliance with securities regulation provisions - so the arbitrability of international bond disputes depends on the acceptance of the arbitrability of securities regulatory claims
A monolithically integrated power JFET and Junction Barrier Schottky diode in 4H silicon carbide
No full textEfficiency of power management circuits depends significantly on their constituent switches and rectifiers. The demands of technology are increasingly running up against the intrinsic properties of Si based power devices. 4H-Silicon Carbide (SiC) has superior properties that make it attractive for high power applications. SiC rectifiers are already a competitive choice and SiC switches have also been commercialized recently. Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) diodes, which combine the advantages of PN and Schottky, have higher Figure of Merit (FOM) as rectifiers. Among switches, a robust and mature process has been developed for Silicon Carbide Vertical Junction Field Effect Transistors (VJFETs), which currently gives it the highest unipolar FOM. Switches are frequently combined with anti-parallel diodes in power circuits. This thesis describes the development of a SiC-based monolithically integrated power switch and diode. Monolithic integration increases reliability and efficiency, and reduces cost. Because of their superior properties and similarities in fabrication, we chose the SiC VJFET and JBS diode as the switch and rectifier. Detailed design, fabrication and characterization of the integrated switch to block above 800 V and conduct current beyond 100 A/cm2 is explained. In this process, the first physics-based 2-D compact model is developed for reverse leakage in a JBS diode as a function of design parameters. Since the gate-channel junctions of SiC VJFETs cannot be assumed to be abrupt, an existing analytical model for Si VJFETs is extended to account for graded gate-channel junctions. Using these analytical models, design rules are developed for the VJFET and JBS diode. Finite element simulations are used to find the best anode layout of the JBS diode and optimize electric field termination in the integrated device to ensure their capability to operate at high voltage. Finally, a spin-on glass based process is developed for filling the gate trenches of the VJFET to improve long-term robustness in extreme environments. The integrated power switch developed in this thesis points to the attractions of monolithic integration in SiC power circuits. Analytical compact design equations derived here will facilitate faster and easier design of switches and rectifiers for desired circuit operation.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Rahul Radhakrishna
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