International Journal of Political Science

The presented research paper is based on a study of women's empowerment in the era of globalization. In this paper, an important effort has been made to know the political and constitutional status of women in the era of globalization.Without the participation of women, it is very difficult or almost impossible to get the desired benefits. Therefore, through women empowerment, women are to be provided employment, self-reliance ability is to be developed, decision making ability is to be developed, women's control over resources and self-consciousness of very prominent women is to be developed. Whether there has been empowerment of women in this era of globalization? It remains to be seen whether, over time, policy makers have formulated policies and plans targeting women. What is the impact of these policies and plans? Analysis about this is very important. Today, women are playing a very important role in the construction and development of the country and society, as well as taking steps in the social, economic and political field of the country, so to make their social, economic, status strong, the structural barriers should be reduced. They have to be provided with literacy, health, housing, availability of credit and finance, employment opportunities etc. so that they can become self-reliant and empowered. Keywords: Women; Empowerment; Globalization;Study.

The US-led global war on terror has impacted the security of South Asian states more than any other regions. Such impacts can be analyzed at four levels: domestic, bilateral, regional and global levels. This essay analyzes the policies of India and Pakistan during the global war on terror and examines the security impacts of these policies.
It also checks the impacts of war on terror on bilateral relationship among India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It also figures out the potential security challenges to the region when the US withdraw from  Afghanistan.
Keywords: War on Terror; South Asia; Security.
 

The Constitution of India derives its secular character from the collective reading of several of its provisions, particularly the various fundamental rights it guarantees, the secular character of the Indian state is maintained for the reason that it is neither a theocratic nor does it accept any religion as the state religion, it has adopted a very sophisticated policy to achieve religious equality, due to this policy, he can also secede from the religion in the American style or can also make a relationship with it if need be. It is noteworthy that the Indian state can also create prohibitive relations with religion to oppose religious persecution, this is also reflected in actions like ban on untouchability, triple talaq, entry of women in Sabarimala temple. Some critics argue drat secularism is anti-secular, but Indian secularism is not anti-secular, in this, due respect has been given to all religions, it is noteworthy that while secularism opposes institutionalized religious supremacy, it is not synonymous with being anti-religious. Since secularism is an integral part of the basic structure of the Constitution, the governments should ensure its protection. In the case of S R Bonunai vs Republic of India in1994, theSupreme Court ruled that if religion was not separated from politics, then the religion of the ruling party would become the religion of the country, therefore, there is a need for political parties to implement this decision of the Supreme Court, the Uniform Civil Code that challenges secularism needs to be enforced firmly. Religion in any secular state is a purely individual matter. Therefore, public representatives should avoid using it as a vote bank. Keywords: Secularism; Right; Unfair.

This paper presents migration trends, issues and challenges and policies in South Asia based on an analysis of recent trends. It first provides a broad sketch of migration profiles in major South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, There are some distinctive characteristics of migration from these countries: high concentration of flows to the Gulf and Middle East countries; largely temporary migration flows; predominance of semi-skilled and low-skilled workers in flows; informal and irregular status of part of the migration flows; and prevalence of trafficking in human beings and smuggling of persons. The paper next goes on to discuss the major challenges faced by tire countries in terms of governance of migration, protection of migrant workers and maximizing development benefits of migration. The governance challenges relate to high, migration costs, rampant recruitment malpractices, inadequate institutional and regulatory framework for administration of labour migration, lack of transparent policies and limited cooperation between origin and destination countries. The paper points out the important role of international instruments and good practices for improving current migration policies. The conclusions identify the crucial role of India as the major emigration-immigration- transit country in the subregion for setting a good practice example in developing comprehensive and transparent migration policies based on international norms. The author also highlights the scope for a subregional approach to migration policy in South Asia through the SAARC framework although progress up to now has been quite limited. The paper concludes by making a case for transparent policies with full respect for rights and equal treatment of both national and foreign workers and with due consideration to gender specific concerns, and moving towards an inclusive and transparent migration policy which ensures equal protection for both national and foreign workers in line with international norms. Keywords: Asia; Migration; Issues; Labour; Cross-Border.