James R. Ruolngul

With the current phase of globalisation, the world is increasingly being seen as a ‘borderless’ world where economic forces and free trade are ruling the roost. But what about security that has been for so long the most important feature of a state’s sovereignty? Is the state’s very existence eroding? And what happens to the Third World in the face of such phenomena? This article looks into the security dimension of Third World regional integration movement and argues that security concerns rema

The Iraqi invasion, occupation and annexation of Kuwait in the first half of August 1990 precipitated far-reaching convulsions at the international level. The events that followed were to have deep implications for the existing social and economic situation in the region and beyond. It has also generated new challenges to South West Asia and the Indian continent. It has been ten years since the Gulf War. The war is now over, but the dust it raised still has not settled down yet. And if recent ev

Expectations run high after the successful conclusion of the India-ASEAN FTA negotiations that had been dragging on for years. Considering the potentialities, this FTA could certainly be a major agreement between two emerging Asian economic powerhouses. But what happens to the long-neglected India’s Northeastern states in the wake of such an important agreement? This article investigates the AIFTA and the implications this could have on the region.