Achin Vanaik
Achin Vanaik
Professor of International Relations and Global Politics, Delhi University
Retired Professor of International Relations and Global Politics from thë University of Delhi, Achin Vanaik is an active member of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (India). His books and writings range from studies of India's political economy, issues concerning religion, communalism and secularism as well as international contemporary politics and nuclear disarmament.
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Areas of expertise:
Nuclear disarmament, nuclear weapon free zones, Indian security & foreign policy, Indian communalismHonours/Awards:
He is a co-recipient, with Praful Bidwai, of the International Peace Bureau's Sean McBride International Peace Prize for 2000.
Media experience:
Achin Vanaik is frequently interviewed and contributes to The Telegraph (Calcutta), and The Hindu.
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Recent content by Achin Vanaik
World history and its future possibilities
April 2013
Response to keynote presentation "Historizing the Making of Modern International Relations: Evaluating The Global Transformation" by Barry Buzan and George Lawson
Africa: Future Trajectories for BRICS
March 2013
Despite much optimism, there are clear indications that BRICS lacks the capacity to function as a powerful and innovative new force in the realm of global politics and governance.
Corrective to Dominant Discourse on Growth and Development
January 2013
Bookreview of Growth, Inequality and Social Development in India: Is Inclusive Growth Possible?
Future Perspectives for the Mainstream Indian Left
October 2012
After the last 2009 elections the parliamentary left has clearly suffered so serious a defeat that it would not be out of place to describe the current situation as one of crisis. How does this mainstream left seek to revive itself?
Crisis and alternatives
August 2012
In the long term we have to transcend capitalism as it cannot ensure a decent livelihood for all nor is it compatible with preserving necessary ecological balances. In the short-term we must start out with basic social democratic demands.
Accepting Fait Accompli
May 2011
India should not use the Mazen-Beilin understandings of October 1995 as a base for foreign policy regarding the Israel - Palestine conflict. Any outline of parameters based on this document endorses brutality, illegality and voraciousness of colonial rule.
Book review - Maoist and Other Armed Conflicts.
May 2011
The authors provide a remarkably comprehensive and lucidly written survey of the armed conflicts currently taking place within India.
The Nuclear Crisis in Japan: a Wake-Up Call for India
March 2011
The Japanese crisis is a wake up call for India, which is currently building of one of the world's largest nuclear power plants at Jaitapur, despite massive popular protest. When such a disaster can occur in an industrially advanced country like Japan, India, whose atomic agency is notorious for its poor safety standards, needs to rethink its nuclear ambitions.
On No Fly Zones as a form of external military intervention
March 2011
Should foreign powers ever claim the right to intervene or should the people of a country overthrow their own dictators? Do interventionists not always have ulterior motives that could undermine the people's sovereignty over their struggle and it's outcomes?
Indian anti-nuclear group demands moratorium on new reactor construction
March 2011
Around a hundred thousand people perished in Chernobyl. The toll from the nuclear disaster in Fukushima is likely to be high. The CNDP demands a moratorium on all further civilian nuclear activities in India and thorough review and transparent audit of the safety performance of all nuclear reactors.
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