Papers by Harish K Thakur
Himachal Pradesh University Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024
Constructal Law' (CL), is a principle that attempts to explain how patterns and designs arise to ... more Constructal Law' (CL), is a principle that attempts to explain how patterns and designs arise to improve the efficiency of energy, matter, or information movement. The principle is applicable to a wide range of systems, including those that are natural, biological, and humans made. The constructal law is the statement proclaiming the existence and the time direction of the evolution of configuration. It is far more general than ‗maximum entropy production'. It is not a statement of optimality (min, max), end design or destiny. No flow system is destined to end up in a certain configuration at long times (Bejan & Lorente, 2004). From river networks and animal mobility to technological and cultural systems, these designs cover a wide range of topics. The Constructal Law, proposed by Adrian Bejan in 1996, asserts that the configuration of natural systems can be explained by the flow of materials, energy, and information shaping their evolution. [optimization is not guaranteed] It is mostly utilized in thermodynamics and physics, illustrating how design arises in natural systems in the evolution of configuration. Its significance encompasses human affairs, governance, and conflicts, providing a framework for analysing systemic behaviours in social and political spheres.
Commonwealth Lawyer, 2024
‘Khalistan’, meaning ‘Land of the Pure’ in the Punjabi language,
represents the desire of a small... more ‘Khalistan’, meaning ‘Land of the Pure’ in the Punjabi language,
represents the desire of a small group of Sikhs (who consider themselves
as a separate nation) in the northern Indian state of Punjab for an
‘independent Sikh homeland’. The idea first surfaced in the late
1960s and gained traction in the 1980s for a variety of socio-political
factors like a strong religious and cultural identity, language,
1
historical
grievances, electoral failures, feelings of persecution and human rights
denial, coupled with a desire for more autonomy. Keeping in view
the prevalent diversities India went for a semi-federal democratic
organisation of its states and territories at independence from British
rule, and this gradually evolved into a ‘checks and balances system of
federal management’.
Modern Diplomacy, 2025
its discourse with certain empty dots and spaces. Amidst all this jargon there are significant po... more its discourse with certain empty dots and spaces. Amidst all this jargon there are significant points which require urgent attention and the "empty dots" need to be effectively addressed. Since the 'International Relations' are giving space to the "Global Politics" where formal and informal actors are marking their presence India has the formidable challenge of reconciling its strategic goals with the dynamics of global politics amid a swiftly evolving geopolitical landscape.
Kurdish Review, 2022
The Kalapani dispute, stemming from competing territorial assertions by India and Nepal, highligh... more The Kalapani dispute, stemming from competing territorial assertions by India and Nepal, highlights the complex relationship among rivers, geostrategy, and national sovereignty. The Kalapani region, located at the tri-junction of India, Nepal, and China, possesses considerable strategic importance because to its closeness to essential Himalayan passes and water supplies, notablythe Kali River, which is crucial in delineating the boundary. This conflict underscores the intricacies of deciphering colonial-era treaties, geographical uncertainties, and evolving geopolitical agendas. Nepal claims its sovereignty through historical accords, whereas India highlights critical necessities related to national security and regional stability. The conflict has strained bilateral relations, affecting diplomatic, economic, and cultural interactions between the two countries. Comprehending the Kalapani issue necessitates an analysis of its geopolitical foundations, the strategic importance of trans-boundary rivers, and the influence of water diplomacy on state sovereignty. This study examines these factors, providing insights into the broader regional geopolitics of South Asia.
Round Table, 2024
The challenge of multilateralism emanates from various intercon
nected global crises like war, t... more The challenge of multilateralism emanates from various intercon
nected global crises like war, terrorism, climate change, pandemics,
and economic disasters that are eroding its effectiveness and legiti
macy. The failure of multilateralism over the past three decades to
deliver effectively has caused a geopolitical fragmentation that has
fostered an environment conducive for the parallel rise of minilat
erals, a more vocal and protesting Global South, and rising global
powers like China and India, which threaten the conventional multi
lateral architecture. This article focuses on how the increased trend
of minilateralism and the tenor of the Global South have threatened
the credibility and legitimacy of multilateral institutions like the UN,
World Bank, EU, and IMF. It concludes that, to restore the rules-
based multilateral architecture there is need for a reformed, and
effective UN and its agencies, globally inclusive and committed
minilaterals, a more effective Non-Aligned Movement, and a more
active role for Civil Society Organisations.
Eurasia Review, 2024
Bangladesh's democratic process has been disrupted by military coups since 1975 and instability h... more Bangladesh's democratic process has been disrupted by military coups since 1975 and instability has marked its political landscape. After the restoration of democracy in 1991, parliamentary form was reinstated with Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina alternatively holding power. However, since 2009 it was Sheikh Hasina who controlled power and registered mammoth progress in economic growth. But there has been a consistent pressure from orthodox Muslim schools and the military on government resulting in the current military coup. It has tremendous security implications for India and the Indo-pacific that forms the prime thread in the current article.
Modern Diplomacy, 2024
India startles the US and China by making Russia its first destination after Prime Minister Modi’... more India startles the US and China by making Russia its first destination after Prime Minister Modi’s third stint in power. The world wants to see how far India has moved from Modi’s counsel to Putin that ‘now is not the time for war’ to the latest one ‘there is no peace in the battlefield’. Modi also told Putin that India has always called for respecting the UN Charter, including territorial integrity and sovereignty".
United Nations: The Issues of Restructuring and Effectiveness, 2023
The role of United Nations has undergone a significant change over the decades. However, recently... more The role of United Nations has undergone a significant change over the decades. However, recently it has been observed that the UN has failed miserably in meeting up the major challenges of the time. In the early years of its life, the UN played important role in resolving several disputes but after the Gulf crisis of 1990 and the collapse of Soviet Union its role turned more critical and complex about non-pro-American members. United Nations became almost an extended agency of US after the 9/11. Besides the human conflicts, the environment issues and climate change also pose a challenge to its existence. Worried about the climate change Noam Chomsky (2022) alarmed the world that “The challenge ahead is beyond anything humans have ever faced. The fate of life on the planet is now at hand." While environment summits have their own agendas the UN's role in resolving the human conflicts is the least now. In the second decade of twenty first century its role in saving Crimea and now Ukraine from Russia, democratic regime in Afghanistan, resolving the Syrian puzzle, and protecting the interests of Southeast Asian states in South China Sea has once again placed it at a weaker end. The dictatorship of the ‘Permanent Five’, the members of the United Nations Security Council has also invoked protests from several states including India. In the current chapter we have discussed the historical and geo-strategic dimensions of the Ukrainian crisis and the failure of United Nations in meeting up the needs of the war-torn states.
Conifers Call: Shimla Journal of Poetry & Criticism, 2023
With the advent of industrial revolution in Europe a new middle class
emerged that experienced se... more With the advent of industrial revolution in Europe a new middle class
emerged that experienced several novel experiences at family, work
place, institutional, social and cultural levels. Some fundamental
changes also occurred in individual’s life splitting the traditional with
the new, the modern. The economic affluence that followed brought a
trend of investing more time in lengthy writings representing the neorealism against the fall of drama and the dominance of poetic fiction. A new genre of writing long narratives emerged that would not represent
the truth but was quite close to it. The genre became quite popular with
the puritans, realists, modernists and democrats and spread like fire in
the next century.
Himachal Pradesh University Journal Vol.11 No.2 December, 2023, 2023
The post-Cold War world order is taking shape, and India is one of the three
leading trio states... more The post-Cold War world order is taking shape, and India is one of the three
leading trio states: the US, India, and China. Most of the international
agencies like Statistica, PWC, Carnegie, and Visual Capitalist have put this
order in reverse, with China, India, and the US as the first three top-ranked
economies by 2050. The world that belonged to the G7 will transform into
the E7 with Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey as the new entrants. The E7, or
BRICTIM (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Turkey, Indonesia, and Mexico), has
three new entrants in BRIC, which would share the largest part of the world
economy. It is not a miracle, but rather the outcome of factors like the
saturation of the developed world, the cyclic change that was long due (the
Wheel of History), the geo-strategic dynamics, trade and market, human
resource availability, science and technology, and the infrastructural built-up.
It's important to note that the concept of saturation doesn't mean that
development stops entirely, but rather that growth rates may slow down or
become more challenging to sustain. The period is a transitional phase
witnessing the shift of global dominance balance from the west to the east, or from the US and Europe to Asia.
Hindustan Times, 2017
2017-its a two horse -race/story-EnQ9oBgShGWCenx6VqzTsM.html Despite the strong anti-incumbency w... more 2017-its a two horse -race/story-EnQ9oBgShGWCenx6VqzTsM.html Despite the strong anti-incumbency wave, both the Congress and the BJP are facing stiff opposition from dissidents who were denied tickets and are now contesting as independents Assembly elections in India are largely seen in terms of caste, community, development, employment, crime, corruption and leadership vacuums. As Himachal Pradesh goes to the polls on November 9, these issues are again likely to play on the voters' minds. Along with, of course, local factors which come into play every five years such as Himachal's large employee force, the royal cult and the traditional horticulturist and the agriculturist divide.
Hindustan Times, 2017
Assembly elections in India are largely seen in terms of caste, community, development, employmen... more Assembly elections in India are largely seen in terms of caste, community, development, employment, crime, corruption and leadership vacuums. As Himachal Pradesh goes to the polls on November 9, these issues are again likely to play on the voters’ minds. Along with, of course, local factors which come into play every five years such as Himachal’s large employee force, the royal cult and the traditional horticulturist and the agriculturist divide.
Modern Diplomacy, 2023
The Indian history is replete with the tides of rise and fall and since independence it has witne... more The Indian history is replete with the tides of rise and fall and since independence it has witnessed a gradual rise from a poor economy and weak state to a status of mammoth power. While the planned economy helped it achieve the objectives systematically, the retrogressive nationalization measures of early seventies hindered the 1993 LPG outburst that left it miles behind China, which was having almost equal GDP to India in the early seventies. Today, India has become the third largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), with a share of 7 per cent of global GDP [after China (18 per cent) and the US (16 per cent)].
Ukraine Crisis: Escaping the Armageddon, 2023
The unending Russo-Ukrainian conflict that has added another dark chapter to the European history... more The unending Russo-Ukrainian conflict that has added another dark chapter to the European history is now at the threshold of what can be called 'the most uncalled for moment', the use of nukes. This has increased the chances of 'Mutual Assured Destruction' (MAD) and the catastrophic time for Europe ahead, and the peril looms high with the audience of IR theatre and war strategy. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president has time and again warned of using nuclear weapons to save Russian sovereignty and territoriality implied therein. Russia could use a small, or 'tactical' nuclear weapon in Ukraine, in case the things reverse against the Russian expectations. It is believed that the smallest tactical weapon could be of 'one kiloton' capacity and even its half, a much smaller than the one used at Hiroshima in 1945 that had 15 kiloton capacity.
Man in India, 2011
Roma, also known as Gypsies, are the people who started migrating from India to West (through Wes... more Roma, also known as Gypsies, are the people who started migrating from India to West (through West Asian and Central Asian States) long back in the tenth or eleventh century till the late medieval times. The migration took place at different phases of history which is still under scrutiny. It is an established fact now that a good number of them were enslaved by Mahmud Gajni during his raids on India (1000 A.D to 1026 A.D.). There are many theories of Roma origin and migration today but the Kanauj Theory is considered to be more realistic. However, the author contends that since Roma migration is not a onetime exodus as believed by many their origin owes to multiple of movements and kingly acts over the centuries. They are not only from the northwest of India or Kanauj rather from East of India too (Bengal) and also the result of sale of slaves by the kings in medieval times to the land of their origins.
THIRD CONCEPT, 2019
Social Science Research (SSR) in South Asia is ranked lowest by World Social Science Report 2016.... more Social Science Research (SSR) in South Asia is ranked lowest by World Social Science Report 2016. While India is largest contributor in research in South-West Asia zone the state of SSR in India is also not up to the mark. The Chief SSR financing agencies ICSSR and UGC have played a crucial role in this regard, but they are still faced with shortage of funds that has worsened during the current regime and needs to be resolved at the earliest to ameliorate the state of research in India.
The Journal of Macro-trends in Social Sciences, 2017
Roma constitute the largest minority in Europe after Muslims and a good majority of them reside i... more Roma constitute the largest minority in Europe after Muslims and a good majority of them reside in the Balkan states. The question of the basic rights of about 15 million Roma people in Europe is the one which needs serious attention today. The minority character of the community and its splintered image never allowed it to evolve a compact identity of nationalist character. They have suffered over the centuries a deliberate neglect and racial discrimination that kept them at the outer fringe of the civilized life. Though European Union has declared them as European citizens, yet they still wander around the continent as non-citizens, stateless people or refugees. Consequently, they are faced with the challenge of the neglect of their basic civilian rights like housing, education, health and social security. The current paper attempts at critically analyzing the question of Roma rights and the possible alternates that can meet up the prime requisites of the community.
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Papers by Harish K Thakur
represents the desire of a small group of Sikhs (who consider themselves
as a separate nation) in the northern Indian state of Punjab for an
‘independent Sikh homeland’. The idea first surfaced in the late
1960s and gained traction in the 1980s for a variety of socio-political
factors like a strong religious and cultural identity, language,
1
historical
grievances, electoral failures, feelings of persecution and human rights
denial, coupled with a desire for more autonomy. Keeping in view
the prevalent diversities India went for a semi-federal democratic
organisation of its states and territories at independence from British
rule, and this gradually evolved into a ‘checks and balances system of
federal management’.
nected global crises like war, terrorism, climate change, pandemics,
and economic disasters that are eroding its effectiveness and legiti
macy. The failure of multilateralism over the past three decades to
deliver effectively has caused a geopolitical fragmentation that has
fostered an environment conducive for the parallel rise of minilat
erals, a more vocal and protesting Global South, and rising global
powers like China and India, which threaten the conventional multi
lateral architecture. This article focuses on how the increased trend
of minilateralism and the tenor of the Global South have threatened
the credibility and legitimacy of multilateral institutions like the UN,
World Bank, EU, and IMF. It concludes that, to restore the rules-
based multilateral architecture there is need for a reformed, and
effective UN and its agencies, globally inclusive and committed
minilaterals, a more effective Non-Aligned Movement, and a more
active role for Civil Society Organisations.
emerged that experienced several novel experiences at family, work
place, institutional, social and cultural levels. Some fundamental
changes also occurred in individual’s life splitting the traditional with
the new, the modern. The economic affluence that followed brought a
trend of investing more time in lengthy writings representing the neorealism against the fall of drama and the dominance of poetic fiction. A new genre of writing long narratives emerged that would not represent
the truth but was quite close to it. The genre became quite popular with
the puritans, realists, modernists and democrats and spread like fire in
the next century.
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leading trio states: the US, India, and China. Most of the international
agencies like Statistica, PWC, Carnegie, and Visual Capitalist have put this
order in reverse, with China, India, and the US as the first three top-ranked
economies by 2050. The world that belonged to the G7 will transform into
the E7 with Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey as the new entrants. The E7, or
BRICTIM (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Turkey, Indonesia, and Mexico), has
three new entrants in BRIC, which would share the largest part of the world
economy. It is not a miracle, but rather the outcome of factors like the
saturation of the developed world, the cyclic change that was long due (the
Wheel of History), the geo-strategic dynamics, trade and market, human
resource availability, science and technology, and the infrastructural built-up.
It's important to note that the concept of saturation doesn't mean that
development stops entirely, but rather that growth rates may slow down or
become more challenging to sustain. The period is a transitional phase
witnessing the shift of global dominance balance from the west to the east, or from the US and Europe to Asia.
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represents the desire of a small group of Sikhs (who consider themselves
as a separate nation) in the northern Indian state of Punjab for an
‘independent Sikh homeland’. The idea first surfaced in the late
1960s and gained traction in the 1980s for a variety of socio-political
factors like a strong religious and cultural identity, language,
1
historical
grievances, electoral failures, feelings of persecution and human rights
denial, coupled with a desire for more autonomy. Keeping in view
the prevalent diversities India went for a semi-federal democratic
organisation of its states and territories at independence from British
rule, and this gradually evolved into a ‘checks and balances system of
federal management’.
nected global crises like war, terrorism, climate change, pandemics,
and economic disasters that are eroding its effectiveness and legiti
macy. The failure of multilateralism over the past three decades to
deliver effectively has caused a geopolitical fragmentation that has
fostered an environment conducive for the parallel rise of minilat
erals, a more vocal and protesting Global South, and rising global
powers like China and India, which threaten the conventional multi
lateral architecture. This article focuses on how the increased trend
of minilateralism and the tenor of the Global South have threatened
the credibility and legitimacy of multilateral institutions like the UN,
World Bank, EU, and IMF. It concludes that, to restore the rules-
based multilateral architecture there is need for a reformed, and
effective UN and its agencies, globally inclusive and committed
minilaterals, a more effective Non-Aligned Movement, and a more
active role for Civil Society Organisations.
emerged that experienced several novel experiences at family, work
place, institutional, social and cultural levels. Some fundamental
changes also occurred in individual’s life splitting the traditional with
the new, the modern. The economic affluence that followed brought a
trend of investing more time in lengthy writings representing the neorealism against the fall of drama and the dominance of poetic fiction. A new genre of writing long narratives emerged that would not represent
the truth but was quite close to it. The genre became quite popular with
the puritans, realists, modernists and democrats and spread like fire in
the next century.
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/03/16/why-citizenship-amendment-act-caa-is-essential-for-india/
leading trio states: the US, India, and China. Most of the international
agencies like Statistica, PWC, Carnegie, and Visual Capitalist have put this
order in reverse, with China, India, and the US as the first three top-ranked
economies by 2050. The world that belonged to the G7 will transform into
the E7 with Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey as the new entrants. The E7, or
BRICTIM (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Turkey, Indonesia, and Mexico), has
three new entrants in BRIC, which would share the largest part of the world
economy. It is not a miracle, but rather the outcome of factors like the
saturation of the developed world, the cyclic change that was long due (the
Wheel of History), the geo-strategic dynamics, trade and market, human
resource availability, science and technology, and the infrastructural built-up.
It's important to note that the concept of saturation doesn't mean that
development stops entirely, but rather that growth rates may slow down or
become more challenging to sustain. The period is a transitional phase
witnessing the shift of global dominance balance from the west to the east, or from the US and Europe to Asia.
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character in the twenty-first century. Unlike the principles of NAM, the
five principles of peaceful coexistence and disarmament have been
guided more by factors like Indian national strategic interests, proactive
diplomatic policy, regional dynamics, and global aspirations. The 'Look
East policy' has transitioned into 'The Act East policy', which prioritises
the expansion of economic relations, the promotion of cross-cultural
interactions, the consolidation of security cooperation, and the
strengthening of engagement with East and Southeast Asia.