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In the eye of the occupier: news coverage of Iraq war ‘terrorism'
(2009-05-03)
This paper investigates how a mainstream American newspaper (The New York Times) and an
Indian counterpart (The Times of India) construct political violence within the American
occupation of Iraq, and how they reconcile ...
Child labour in India: from welfarist to economic perspective
(2009-05-03)
Child labour in India is a critical socioeconomic issue which generates interest among the international and national bodies to initiate appropriate policies to control it. The policy makers have mostly focused on the ...
Workshops galore for kids this summer
(2/5/2009)
Dream jobs lure IIM alumni back to campuses
(12/10/2009)
Privatisation in China: softly, softly does it
(2009-12-12)
This paper examines China s record of privatisation to see whether it accords with popular perceptions. The record shows that China has been proceeded cautiously in its privatisation efforts. It has privatised that is, ...
A Bayesian Analysis of the Change Point Problem for Directional Data using SIR
(2009-07-25)
In this paper we discuss a simple fully Bayesian analysis of the change point
problem for the directional data in the parametric framework with circular
normal distribution as the underlying distribution. We discuss ...
Relationship between risk and return: an empirical test of the capital asset pricing model for Malaysian
(2009-12-12)
This paper uses weekly return data for the period January 1990 through December 1996 for a sample of 224 stocks listed on the main board of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange to estimate the Capital Asset Pricing Model, CAPM. ...
Development, Malaria and adaptation to climate change: a case study from India
(2009-04-29)
India has reasons to be concerned about climate
change. Over 650 million people depend on climate-sensitive
sectors, such as rain-fed agriculture and forestry, for
livelihood and over 973 million people are exposed ...
Coal and energy security for India: role of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS)
(2009-08-29)
Coal is the abundant domestic energy resource in India and is projected to remain so in future under
a business-as-usual scenario. Using domestic coal mitigates national energy security risks. However coal
use exacerbates ...