Justice and Security Research Programme

LSE’s engagement with South Asia

• The Logic of Bangladesh–India Ties
  Bilateral relations between Bangladesh & India have hit a seriously low level in the last 6 months, intensified in no small measure by India’s decision to provide refuge to Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Ismail Ali considers the fractious atmosphere, especially in mainstream and social media, and asks whether it is in the interest […]
• Fraternity or Political Love: Looking at the Preamble of the Constitution of India
  This post is the first in the LSE South Asia Centre’s year-long activities marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950. In this post, Aakash Singh Rathore discusses the idea of ‘maitri‘ (fraternity), introduced by Dr B. R. Ambedkar in the Preamble, and the fundamental nuance it brings to […]