Round TablePub Date : 2023-09-03DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2268955
Venkat Iyer
{"title":"Law and religion in the Commonwealth <b>Law and religion in the Commonwealth</b> , edited by Renae Barker, Paul T. Babie, and Neil Foster, Oxford, Hart, 2022, pp., xvi + 334, £85 (hbk), ISBN: 978-1-5099-5014-0","authors":"Venkat Iyer","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2268955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2268955","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134948733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Round TablePub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2244274
Soumyadipta Banerjee, Aditya Kumar Shukla
{"title":"How the English language newspapers in India weathered a pandemic","authors":"Soumyadipta Banerjee, Aditya Kumar Shukla","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2244274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2244274","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Covid-19 pandemic posed a tough challenge for Indian English language newspapers. During the Covid lockdowns in India, the production processes of newspapers were severely disrupted as the editorial, sales and production staff found it difficult to report to offices. Faced with a crisis, newspaper organisations had little choice but to rapidly augment their production systems, processes and employee workflows to ensure the continuity of publication. Even though many employees worked from home, most Indian newspapers survived the pandemic and eventually designed a more effective and efficient production process. This study documents the survival strategies of English language Indian newspapers during the Covid lockdowns in India.","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"58932915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Round TablePub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2244295
Stefano Tijerina
{"title":"Dominion over Palm and Pine: a history of Canadian aspirations in the British Caribbean","authors":"Stefano Tijerina","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2244295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2244295","url":null,"abstract":"The historical analysis of the pursuit of geopolitical power and influence of Western middle powers as well as their contribution to the preservation of white racial dominance is of critical importance in understanding the dynamics of this current era of globalisation that has led to the sharp divide between the global north and south. Paula Hastings’ Dominion over Palm and Pine centres on the case of Canada, as it incrementally challenged the status quo established by Western powers in the English-speaking Caribbean throughout the last quarter of the 19th century and into the 21st century. Her description of the failed aspirations of Canadian ‘unionist’ politicians and business leaders interested in annexing parts of the Caribbean sheds light on this overlooked aspect of Canada’s long-term nation building and economic development goals, an analysis that has been overshadowed by the conventional historical narrative of Canada as a ‘peaceable kingdom’. Hastings argues that the never-ending aspiration of the consolidation of an ‘overseas maritime province’ (p. 217) was, and continues to be, ‘extinguished’ (p. 212) by powerful interests in Canada that remain deeply concerned about issues of racial integration that could result from territorial expansion into the Caribbean. In doing so, her work challenges the U.S. and British-centric narratives of imperialism, thus contributing to a more holistic vision of the social, economic, international, and political history of the Caribbean, while shedding light on the expansionist desires of middle powers","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48420248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Round TablePub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2244292
Ramnath Reghunadhan
{"title":"New world order in the Indo-Pacific: challenges and prospects for India","authors":"Ramnath Reghunadhan","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2244292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2244292","url":null,"abstract":"The Indo-Pacific region has been at the centre of competition between different world powers, being the hub of interaction between state and non-state actors from time immemorial. It is a geopolitical area that spans the Indian and the Pacific Oceans, stretching from the west coast of the US to the west coast of India and beyond. It comprises a 24-nation regional framework taking in the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia. The Indo-Pacific region plays an important role in the economic, social and political life of its littoral countries, and the interest of major powers. Since 2011, the term Indo-Pacific has been used increasingly in the global strategic/geopolitical discourse; and, as a framework, the Indo-Pacific is expected to create a connected multipolar region that must be governed by commonly agreed international norms, rules, and practices.","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47289273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Round TablePub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2244294
V. Iyer
{"title":"Centres of power: my years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council","authors":"V. Iyer","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2244294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2244294","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42432535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Round TablePub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2244287
Nadhirah Zainal Rashid, M. Saidin
{"title":"‘#SayNoToRohingya’: a critical study on Malaysians’ amplified resentment towards Rohingya refugees on Twitter during the 2020 COVID-19 crisis","authors":"Nadhirah Zainal Rashid, M. Saidin","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2244287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2244287","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article investigates how resentment among Malaysians towards Rohingya refugees become amplified on social media during the COVID-19 crisis. The focus of this article is the public discourse of Malaysians on Twitter, regarding Rohingya refugee issues. Through a qualitative content analysis of Tweets from Malaysian users during the country’s Movement Control Order, this article argues that the cause of Malaysians’ grievances was due to the citizens’ echo chambering of implicit insecurities. A deeper problem was also rooted in the nation where the distinction between refugees and undocumented migrants does not exist, and the inconsistencies of government policies towards refugees.","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48249698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Round TablePub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2244286
H. Thakur
{"title":"Contesting China in the Maldives: India’s foreign policy challenge","authors":"H. Thakur","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2244286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2244286","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT India’s foreign policy in South Asia has recently suffered revisions following increased Chinese presence in the region. Since 2007 the Maldives has also witnessed a tremendous change in its foreign policy from the ‘India First’ to the ‘India Out’ campaign. Islamic fundamentalism is on the rise in the Maldives and is impacting its foreign policy choices. China has shown great interest in the Maldives. While the Maldives has signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China and recorded enormous Chinese investments in various projects, the Indian ground in the island state has shrunk in the last decade. This article discusses how the Maldives has realised its geostrategic significance in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and how India has succeeded in restoring its traditional clout in Malé after the return of President Ibrahim Solih in 2018. It also discusses the Indian role in the Maldives during the pandemic and the signing of several Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), maritime security understandings and partnerships with the United States in the Indo-Pacific in view of groupings such as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). Also examined is how the sharing of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision (FOIP) has brightened the scope of India’s relations with the Maldives.","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43127233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Round TablePub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2244289
Naazir Mahmood
{"title":"Government and judiciary in Pakistan","authors":"Naazir Mahmood","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2244289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2244289","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46138158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Round TablePub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2244285
Sigfus Jonsson
{"title":"‘Wandering on a foreign strand!’ - foreign relations and trade policies of Malta and Iceland, 1964-2004","authors":"Sigfus Jonsson","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2244285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2244285","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The paper compares the foreign relations and trade policies of Iceland and Malta and policy reforms in 1964–2004, and the global economic and political context within which they evolved. In a historical comparative perspective, Malta and Iceland exhibited contrasting political processes and electoral systems, dissimilar economic structures and natural resource abundancies and antipodal locations with different foreign security considerations. Their economic structures, policies and institutions became more akin in the 21st century as a result of their participation in the growing economic and political cooperation of Europe.","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48879191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Round TablePub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2244282
Anne Twomey
{"title":"The Coronation, the Commonwealth and government integrity","authors":"Anne Twomey","doi":"10.1080/00358533.2023.2244282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2244282","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Coronation of King Charles III is not just a British pageant. In his Coronation oath, King Charles will swear to govern the peoples of each Commonwealth Realm, including Australia, according to their laws and customs. Amidst the glitter of the Coronation regalia we find the Sword of Mercy, the Sword of Temporal Justice, the Sceptre with the Cross, which symbolises legal power and justice, and the Sceptre with the Dove, which represents equity and mercy. Fundamental to the ceremony is the notion that executive power must be exercised with justice, mercy, equity and in accordance with the rule of law. In times when governments often act with stark disregard to these fundamental principles, what action can be taken to restore government integrity within Australia and across the Commonwealth?","PeriodicalId":35685,"journal":{"name":"Round Table","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45490597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}