Land and Caste in South India

Business & Money

Kumar, Dharma

Economics

Manohar Books

Election and Governace is the first innovative work on Nepal based on both theoretical and empirical studies. The main variables have been tested empirically at the local level by using survey methods and personal interviews.

Election and Governace in Nepal

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

This volume breaks fresh ground in the history of the Punjab on both sides of the international border, and provides insights into the processes of urbanization as well as the specificities of the Punjab region. Its insights and inputs are valuable for scholars and planners alike.

Five Thousand Years of Urbanization: The Punjab Region

History

Reeta Grewal

Asia

This is the first in-depth study of the Indian community in China in the colonial era. It uncovers the origins of this community, which consisted chiefly of merchants and security personnel, and portrays the broad range of their experiences as aliens in China.

Indians in China, 1800-1949

Madhavi Thampi

This collection or essays by Japanese scholars deals with this subject through a study of Vedic and post-Vedic texts and is expected to contribute to a deeper understanding of post-Vedic rituals of India by focussing on the pratistha ritual.

From Material to Deity: Indian Rituals of Consecration (Japanese Studies in South Asia)

Einoo Takashima

Shingo Takashima

Jun Takashima

This volume attempts to critically assess India-Japan relations in the context of the rapidly changing regional environment. India and Japan are set to make this bilateral relation as one of the most important in the future. Though expanding economic relations is important it is the strengthening of the strategic relations which has increasingly assumed greater importance since the beginning of the twenty-first century. East Asia, economically is one of the most dynamic regions in the world, hence, most major powers are interested in the developments here. Maritime security, rise of China are some of the main concerns not only for the two countries but also for the United States of America which has enormous stakes in this region. Managing relations with China and dealing with the rising stature of China in the region is a cause of concern for both India and Japan. There are several persistent problems between Japan and China which at any point of time can create a crisis situation in the region. There are also irritants and problems in the relations between India and China which often pose obstruction to the development of stable relations. By maintaining strong bilateral relations the main objective of both India and Japan is to maintain a balance of power in the region and prevent any one country from becoming too dominantThe volume consists of twelve essays. The first eight examine India-Japan relations in the context of rising China. The status of Japanese studies in India and the nature of the economic relations are dealt with in the following essays.

India-Japan Relations in Emerging Asia

Takenori Horimoto & Lalima Varma

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