Papers by Raosaheb Bawaskar
BRILL eBooks, Jun 2, 2022
Springer eBooks, 2023
The worldwide pandemic has significantly stimulated the development of online educational technol... more The worldwide pandemic has significantly stimulated the development of online educational technologies, securing them the right to be considered as a full-fledged educational methodology. It took only three months for online technologies to become almost a complete substitute for direct classroom teaching when the lockdown of educational institutions began. Digital data utilised by online mediums has resulted in improved proficiency and transparency in the educational processes. It helps students self-diagnose as well as self-monitor their learning procedures. Analysis indicates insufficient digital infrastructure, poor learning engagement, lack of standardisation, credibility and quality, low completion rates and language of the courses are some of the multiple challenges that exist in the use of online tools in India. This chapter aims to underscore the manner in which online learning has led to the development of appropriate software tools for teaching, learning and assessment.
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The ninth annual BRICS summit gets underway in Xiamen from 3 – 5 September u... more It is Opinion Piece:
The ninth annual BRICS summit gets underway in Xiamen from 3 – 5 September under China’s chairmanship. This year’s theme is “BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future”. President Xi Jinping has outlined four priorities for the summit: 1) deepen BRICS cooperation for common development; 2) enhance global governance to jointly meet challenges; 3) carry out people-to-people exchanges to support BRICS cooperation; and 4) make institutional improvements and build broader partnerships.
What are the key issues that member states should prioritise? Five experts on Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa share their views.
Since the independence India’s foreign policy had been dominated by the idea of non-alignment til... more Since the independence India’s foreign policy had been dominated by the idea of non-alignment till the end of Cold War era. Which resulted in India’s adoption of the, what it is called Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) policy that opened door for India to assimilate in the liberal framework of global architecture. During the course India’s economy took steps forward and analysts began to see India’s potential for great power role in the twenty first century. Scholars on India’s foreign policy presented several policy frameworks for India to deal with the India’s global power aspirations. But still India was the ‘potential great power without mission’, it was the year of 2014, some academics, scholar and policy makers presented ‘Non-Alignment 2.0’ as the revival of old non-alignment approach as the new foreign policy framework for India in 21st century. This paper analyzes India- China relations from the non-alignment 2.0 perspective. It finds the way this document sees the bilateral relations. It identifies the issues of tension between India and China, and how will they affect their bilateral relations. How the security and power structure in Asia will be determined by the India and China. The study is then to find out has there any contribution of economic and cultural factors to strengthening the security and strategic partnership between the two nations.
BRICS is an acronym of combined economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (joine... more BRICS is an acronym of combined economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (joined in 2011). Due to the socio- economical disturbances in some of the member countries, many people questioned BRICS relevance and its effectiveness in global governance. However, today, it has emerged as major coalition in international politics and global governance institutions. It maintains strong coalition of emerging economies that is questioning western dominance in international institutions of global governance. BRICS, a bloc has evolved since its inception as important platform for dialogue on diverse issues of socio-economic and political concern to third world countries. Some scholars argue that BRICS dominated by China is using this club to increase its influence worldwide. This is not a true, China has assured to other members that it is committed to collective approach. As Mukul Sanwal argues, it does not have a monopoly of power enjoyed by U.S, when it established old economic order’. Today, with this approach ‘BRICS has moved as new version of NAM coalition to reflect the shift into multipolar world.’ These countries are talking about inherent imbalance of global economic order. They are demanding equitable share for the developing countries in global decision makings and economic gain. BRICS has coordinated collectively on behalf of global south in many dialogues on various issues in international forums. It raised the question of reforms in IMF, World Bank and UNSC time to time and demanded more share for countries of global south. Through that, it has pushed a voice of global south to bring institutions of global governance more comprehensive multilateral forum. Therefore, this paper tries to answer the question that, will the BRICS countries global rise enhance their coalition and participation in global institutions of governance? Will BRICS growing participation in those institutions assure to countries of global south that their interest will be promoted and adequate space will be created for them in multilateral forums of global governance? In this regards, what will be the strategies and approaches of BRICS states and what will be its consequences to global order in future?
This is a text book co-authored for the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mu... more This is a text book co-authored for the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai. this book consists analysis of major issues in present global politics.
Drafts by Raosaheb Bawaskar
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The latest verdict of the South China Sea (SCS) by the International Permanent Court of ... more Abstract
The latest verdict of the South China Sea (SCS) by the International Permanent Court of Arbitration on 12 July, 2016 has made it clear that the water territory in the SCS is not the marine asset of any particular country but the free water for international navigation. The tribunal rejects China’s historical claim over the SCS saying that any historic rights that China enjoyed previously “were extinguished” by the treaty. It has legalized the claim of the other ASEAN countries that too are disputants in the South China Sea. However, South China Sea will remain one of the great ‘hot spots’ in the future for great power rivalry. It also will remain core in the interest for both China and other littoral states, including Philippines that will endure tension over the region for a long time’. In this connection, it is necessary to understand the interest of the parties in the SCS and the strategic significance of the verdict to them.
Books by Raosaheb Bawaskar
Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problem, 2022
Several countries in the Global South have been affected by terrorism. Several collective approac... more Several countries in the Global South have been affected by terrorism. Several collective approaches have been taken at the regional and global level for preventing and countering the spread of terrorism as well as the conditions conducive to them. International relations scholars, then, raised questions regarding the success of the collective security approach in the anarchic global security system. With the rise of Sino-US rivalry, in the twenty-first century, new counterterrorism alliances that represent Western as well as non-Western approaches to global security have been gaining significance, although the gap between policy and practice remains a matter of debate. Hence, there is a need to critically analyze these counterterrorism strategies to foresee their effectiveness. This chapter examines the existing and potential counterterrorism alliances within the Global South by further diving deeper into the BRICS as a case in point. The chapter also attempts to answer the question of why there is a need for the Global South to play a significant role in mitigating this global security concern.
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Papers by Raosaheb Bawaskar
The ninth annual BRICS summit gets underway in Xiamen from 3 – 5 September under China’s chairmanship. This year’s theme is “BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future”. President Xi Jinping has outlined four priorities for the summit: 1) deepen BRICS cooperation for common development; 2) enhance global governance to jointly meet challenges; 3) carry out people-to-people exchanges to support BRICS cooperation; and 4) make institutional improvements and build broader partnerships.
What are the key issues that member states should prioritise? Five experts on Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa share their views.
Drafts by Raosaheb Bawaskar
The latest verdict of the South China Sea (SCS) by the International Permanent Court of Arbitration on 12 July, 2016 has made it clear that the water territory in the SCS is not the marine asset of any particular country but the free water for international navigation. The tribunal rejects China’s historical claim over the SCS saying that any historic rights that China enjoyed previously “were extinguished” by the treaty. It has legalized the claim of the other ASEAN countries that too are disputants in the South China Sea. However, South China Sea will remain one of the great ‘hot spots’ in the future for great power rivalry. It also will remain core in the interest for both China and other littoral states, including Philippines that will endure tension over the region for a long time’. In this connection, it is necessary to understand the interest of the parties in the SCS and the strategic significance of the verdict to them.
Books by Raosaheb Bawaskar
The ninth annual BRICS summit gets underway in Xiamen from 3 – 5 September under China’s chairmanship. This year’s theme is “BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future”. President Xi Jinping has outlined four priorities for the summit: 1) deepen BRICS cooperation for common development; 2) enhance global governance to jointly meet challenges; 3) carry out people-to-people exchanges to support BRICS cooperation; and 4) make institutional improvements and build broader partnerships.
What are the key issues that member states should prioritise? Five experts on Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa share their views.
The latest verdict of the South China Sea (SCS) by the International Permanent Court of Arbitration on 12 July, 2016 has made it clear that the water territory in the SCS is not the marine asset of any particular country but the free water for international navigation. The tribunal rejects China’s historical claim over the SCS saying that any historic rights that China enjoyed previously “were extinguished” by the treaty. It has legalized the claim of the other ASEAN countries that too are disputants in the South China Sea. However, South China Sea will remain one of the great ‘hot spots’ in the future for great power rivalry. It also will remain core in the interest for both China and other littoral states, including Philippines that will endure tension over the region for a long time’. In this connection, it is necessary to understand the interest of the parties in the SCS and the strategic significance of the verdict to them.