On February 26th, 2018, the event “A Conversation with BRICS Consulates – From Xiamen to Johannesburg: The Role of BRICS in Global Governance” was held at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. It was […]
Scholars of International Relations define power as a state’s ability to influence the behaviour of other states to its advantage. Hard power implies the use of military and economic means to influence other states […]
India and China are the rising economic and military powerhouses of the century. Not only do they have the largest populations in the world, they are also nuclear powers possessing great destructive military might. The […]
Abstract The Rohingyas have been variously seen as the “most persecuted minority in the world,” and the “most friendless people on the earth”. Their latest exodus out of Myanmar, ostensibly at the behest of Myanmar’s […]
In 1947, the Indian subcontinent was partitioned into the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. About two decades later the eastern segment of Pakistan was declared independent and became what is known […]
Synergy Journal Print Publication 2017 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, It is with honour and pleasure that I present you with the second volume of the Synergy Journal in print edition. Over the 2016-17 […]
Synergy Journal Print Publication 2016 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, It is with honour that I present you with the first volume of Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies in print edition. Over […]
The 2017 Interrogating Notions of Development and Progress Conference, also known as INDePth, was held on March 10 at the Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, where delegates were welcomed into the space by the […]
The intersection between religion and politics is of interest to many scholars. J.Barton Scott’s work entitled “Spiritual Despots: Modern Hinduism and the Genealogies of Self-Rule” captures this topic. In this book, Scott examines the role […]
Home to a population of 1.7 billion and an average economic growth rate of 6% over the past decade, South Asia is one of the fastest growing regions of the world. While most countries within […]
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