South Asian Women and International Relations

Dr. Abhiruchi Ojha is a Faculty at Central University of Kashmir and a Visiting Fellow at Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE). She has previously taught in Lady Shri Ram College for Women (University of Delhi), Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (Jamia Millia Islamia), and Ambedkar University Delhi. She has been part of several research projects, including one on Dalit women and Indian politics for International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada and Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS). She recently finished a project for National Commission for Women (NCW-India) on Domestic Violence in Kashmir. She holds a PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and her publications have explored the linkages of gender, politics, and identity. She is presently working on examining the intersection of gender and technology, with a special focus on Artificial Intelligence.       Dr.Pramod Jaiswal is Faculty at Tribhuvan University and a Research Director at Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE), Kathmandu. He is Visiting Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories, Cooperative Monitoring Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US; Senior Fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi and Researcher at South Asian Studies, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. He holds a PhD from School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and is in the Editorial Board of several journals.

Introduction.- South Asian Women in Diplomacy.- South Asian Women and the Gender Issues in International Relations.- Feminist Footprints in Pakistan’s Foreign Policy.- South Asia’s Women Leaders: Imprint on International Relations.- Women and IR in Nepal.- Mapping South Asian Women in International Relations: Numbers and Nuances.- National Security In India’s Foreign Policy: A Feminist Reading on Developments From 2004 To 2020.- Theorising International Relations From South Asia: A Feminist Perspective.- Mainstreaming Feminist International Relations: An Analysis of The Works of IR Theorists in South Asia.- An Analytical Study of A Woman Diplomat In South Asia.- Feminist IR and the Unfinished project of Modernity: Beyond the Politics of Borders in South Asia.- Women Participation In Anti-Nuclear Movements: The Case of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project.- Anti Caste Movement and Dalit Women’s Voices from South Asia.- Women in Indian Diaspora : Resistance and Voices.- The Other Movement: Women’s rights activism and advocacy in Kashmir valley.- Underrepresentation of Women in Conflict Resolution: A case of South Asia.- Populism And Gender: Critical Perspectives on "Everyday" In South Asia.- Amplifying women voices in international relations.- A Case For Feminist Foreign Policy in South Asia.- Sex-workers Defying Patriarchy and Challenging State Reform and Rehabilitation Projects in India: Voices from the Margins.- Women in Contemporary Afghanistan.- Muslim Women’s Voices in the Debates on Personal Law in India and Bangladesh.- Gender-Based Affirmative Action in South Asia: An Outline of Women's Representation in Politics.- Women Diplomacy and Foreign Policy of Afghanistan.