THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF COUNTRIES such as India and the United States (US) has become the most significant influence on their national and international responses to global climate issues as these problems continue to intensify. Both are among the largest democracies, as well as major contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG)...

CLOTHING IS CONSIDERED A POWERFUL SYMBOL in anti-colonial movements. In colonial India, textiles were closely associated with imperial economic domination; this was particularly done via the displacement of indigenous production by British industrial cloth. In this context, hand-spun khadi1 and “traditional” women’s clothing gained significant political significance. This research delves...

FOREIGN POLICY IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE and established means of communicating a country’s national interests and strategic concerns within the geopolitical arena. From the principles of non-alignment established by a newly independent nation in the mid-twentieth century, to the famous declaration of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakkam during India’s G20 presidency in 2022-23,...