We need more empirically grounded research that reflects on the particular, rather than the universal, conceptualisation and manifestation of security.
Social and international relations should be based on complementarity, reciprocity, and solidarity among all parties.
An outbreak of violence reminds observers of the troubled relationship between the two communities in Cyprus and the complexities surrounding the conflict.
It is only a sustained spirit of non-scepticism that can empower IR scholars (Indian or foreign) to resurrect the untapped Indian intellectual heritage.
While Advaita initiates an innovative scheme to de-center IR knowledge and reconcile West–non-West binaries, it pursues the intellectual strategy of ‘dualism-monism reconciliation’.
Ramayana is one of the first representative works of Indian textual-historical writing ‘Itihasa’ offering insights into statecraft, intelligence, diplomacy, and just war.
Comparing Arthashastra and Kural unveils the shared undercurrents that traverse the diverse tapestry of Indian intellectual heritage, foregrounding ‘unity in diversity’.
This overview of Buddhism’s tryst with IR, particularly the inferences derived from the notion of ‘relationality’, shows how it can contribute to Global IR.
Sikh philosophy can serve as a platform to rethink self-other relations, at a time when IR theory and practice seem fraught with increasing ‘us versus them’ tensions.
The Indo-Islamic model can go a long way in helping to reconcile the seemingly divergent Western and non-Western scientific approaches.
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