Hindu bias in India's 'secular' constitution: Probing flaws in the instruments of governance

Article Abstract:

A critical evaluation of the consensus of India being a secular constitution is presented and it is demonstrated that the secularism of India's constitution is Hindu-tainted. While acknowledging some admirable and progressive features of the constitution, an argument that its Hindu bias must be read as symptomatic of the depth of institutionalized Hindu communalism in India and the shallowness of the secular foundations of the Indian republic is discussed.

Influence, Religious aspects, Secularism, Communalism

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Major sports events, image projection and the problems of 'semi-periphery': a case study of the 1996 South Asia Cricket World Cup

Article Abstract:

The response of the international press to the co-hosting of the 1996 Cricket World Cup by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka is explored. It is argued that the problems faced by South Asian countries in trying to use this sports event to promote a positive image were further exacerbated by underlying stereotypes and criticisms of South Asian cultures.

Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Social aspects, Political aspects, Competitions, Public relations, South Asia, Cricket, Cricket (Sport), Company public relations, 1996 AD, World Cup (Cricket)

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Postcolonial (in)securities, the BJP and the politics of Hindutva: broadening the secrity paradigm between the realist and the anti-nuclear/peace groups in India.

Article Abstract:

The tensions between the realist and the anti-nuclear/peace movements in India are highlighted. Analysis of certain postcolonial (in)securities perceived by the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of India is done which is expressed through Hindutva.

Political activity, Peace movements, Bharatiya Janata Party (India)

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