CONTENTS Volume XVIII 2018 . A Theoretical Understanding of Subaltern Studies in Indian 109-123 Context : An Analysis Phulmoni Das JOURNAL OF POLITICS . An Insight into India's Foreign Economic Diplomacy 124-136 Naved Jamal An Annual Publication of the Department of Political Science, Dibrugarh University . The Synergy between Democracy and Development 137-148 (A Blind Peer-Reviewed and UGC Recognized Journal Rinkumoni Gogoi with ISSN 2277- 5617) . India’s Act East Policy with Vietnam : Reaping benefits 149-163 Ingudam Yaipharemba Singh . The circular trajectory of women’s mobilisation and 164-175 marginalisation in India’s Northeast : The debate on Women's reservation in Nagaland Kevilenuo Tepa . Editor Changing Nature of Deterrence in 21st Century : The Complex 176-196 Dr. Borun Dey Interplay Between Missile Defence and Nuclear Deterrence Pinky Roy Department of Political Science Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh, Assam JOURNAL OF POLITICS : An Annual Publication of the Department of Political Science, Dibrugarh University, published by the Registrar, CONTENTS Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam. Price: Individual Rs.300.00, Institutional Rs.400.00 and Students Rs. 200.00 Page Nos. Dynamics of Gorkha Society and Politics: A Study on 1-14 Editor : Margherita Sub-division in Assam Borun Dey Rudraman Thapa Editorial Board : Rudraman Thapa . Gender and Nation-Building in India: Reflections from Modern 15-28 Dolly Phukon Indian Political thought Dibyajyoti Dutta Amrita Pritam Gogoi Dolly Phukon Obja Borah Hazarika . Issues of Sub-nationalism, Ethnic Tensions and Civil Society 29-43 Kaustubh Deka Engagements in Assam: Understanding the Role of Asam Phulmoni Das Sahitya Sabha Bijaya Sarmah Borun Dey Advisoty Board : 44-52 Partha S. Ghosh . Is De-Growth Happening? Retired Professor, Dibyajyoti Dutta Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 53-63 Ruprekha Borgohain . Cornered Truths of an Insurgent Society: Haanduk Retired Professor, Amrita Pritam Gogoi Department of Political Science st North Eastern Hill University, Shillong . Lines Written in the Communist Manifesto on the 21 Century 64-69 Dhiren Bhagawati Obja Borah Hazarika Retired Professor, . Understanding Good Governance through the Prism of Department of Political Science, 70-90 E-Governance : The Indian Perspective Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh Apurba Kumar Baruah Urbi Das Retired Professor, . Ecology, Nationalism and Indigenous Rights : Complexities 91-108 Department of Political Science, NEHU, Shillong and Overlaps some observations from Nagaland Kaustubh Deka The responsibility for the facts stated, opinions expressed and concluisons drawn is entirely that of the author and neither the Editor nor the Editorial Board of the Journal is responsible for those. becomes socially sustainable and economically functional and its opposition CONTRIBUTORS to neo-liberalism and globalization. De-growth is an emerging social movement that is global in its reach and holistic in its scope. It blends many Prof. Rudraman Thapa : Professor, Department of Political Science, socio-political ideals into an organized social movement that envisions a Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam better tomorrow with the vision of ecological sustainability and some Dr. Dolly Phukon : Associate Professor, Department of Political components of humanism. In this line the author holds that it's a vision that Science, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam believes in the philosophical foundations of an autonomous society. Under Dr. Borun Dey : Assistant Professor, Department of Political the present mode of neo-liberal globalization no country can initiate de- Science, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam growth on its own because of growing global interdependence. Dutta further Dr. Dibyajyoti Dutta : Assistant Professor, Department of Political argues that transition to de-growth therefore has to be global and collective. Science, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam De-growth movement has become synonymous to anti-capitalism and pro- Dr. Amrita Pritom Gogoi : Assistant Professor, Department of Political environment. Science, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam Amrita Pritom Gogoi in her article entitled 'Cornered Truths of Dr. Obja Borah Hazarika : Assistant Professor, Department of Political an Insurgent Society: Haanduk' identifies and unfolds the politics of the Science, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam time in Assam through the movie 'Haanduk: The hidden corner' on which Urbi Das : Assistant Professor (on lien), Department of the movie is based on. It engages with numerous emotions of pride, pain, Political Science, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam and presently working as patriotism, nationalism and agency that engulfed the everydayness in the Assistant Professor, Department of International life of people. It highlights the political significance of the often ignored Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata realm of the lived everyday in generating a political idea of the movement Dr. Kaustubh Deka : Assistant Professor, Department of Political led by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) that affect the lives, Science, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam institutions and politics alike in Assam. Phulmoni Das : Assistant Professor, Department of Political Obja Borah Hazarika's article titled 'Lines written in the Science, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam Communist Manifesto on the 21st century' argues that the Communist Dr. Naved Jamal : Assistant Professor, Department of Political Manifesto, written in the mid-19th century, can be viewed as a document Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia which describes processes which are afoot even in the 21st century. David Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi Harvey's theories on 'dispossession, Herbert Marcuse's assertion on Rinkumoni Gogoi : Assistant Professor, Department of Political 'possessive individualism' and Amartya Sen's conceptualization of the ' loss Science, Margherita College, Margherita, Assam of entitlement' have been harnessed by Hazarika to further her contention Dr. IngudamYaipharemba Singh : Independent Scholar, Completed Ph.D. from that the words in the Communist Manifesto aptly describes much of today's Department of Defence and National Security processes and policies. Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh 'Understanding Good Governance through the Prism of E- Kevilenuo Tepa : Ph.D Candidate, Centre for English Studies, Governance: The Indian Perspective' by Urbi Das is principally an Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi attempt to evaluate the role of e-governance for the goal of good governance Dr. Pinki Roy : Assistant Professor, Department of Political in a developing country like India. It traces the significance of good Science, Atmaram Sanatan Dharma College, governance and evaluates the role of e-governance in promoting good University of Delhi, New Delhi governance India. It critically analyzes the effectiveness of e-governance Assamese society and politics; because as an inextricable part of the multicultural and multilingual Assamese society the Gorkhas despite their efforts towards maintaining self identity are simultaneously making contribution towards the healthy growth of the former. Taking Margherita sub-division as the particular study area, Thapa argues that there have been EDITOR’S NOTE marked dynamics/changes in the Gorkha society, culture and even politics ever since their settlement under the territorial periphery of Margherita sub-division. Dolly Phukon in her research paper 'Gender and Nation Building Academic journals of the higher learning and research institutions in India: Reflections from Modern Indian Political Thought' primarily reflect the very academic engagement of the concerned institution. These deals with how nationalist political thoughts of modern India are gendered serve as forums of researchers for the introduction and presentation of and represents the masculinized memory, hopes and how nationalist narratives new research works for scrutiny, and critique of existing works of research. has failed to represent women's active participation in national formulations. ‘Journal of Politics’ has been an annual academic output of the Department The author while placing her debates argues that the whole discourse of of Political Science, Dibrugarh University. nationalism in India, women have been inclusive only as reproducers of Aryan lineages, heroic mothers and wives and sometimes as celibate The present volume of ‘Journal of Politics’, i.e., Vol. XVIII has warriors only to return back to the private sphere once India becomes free. been contributed by fourteen authors dealing with diverse aspects of the Reflecting the issues and ideas of the modern Indian political thought, the discipline of political science ranging from identity issues of the smaller and author further claims that the gendered nationalistic visions are still continuing larger communities in given societies to marginalization and victimization of to influence the very structure of Indian society and its governance. The women, subaltern studies, ecological nationalism to analysis of the Communist same gendered nationalistic visions which have politically excluded women's Manifesto. This volume has also addressed the issues like development and voices has finally led to the institutionalization of gender differences creating de-growth, e-governance for good governance, interface between gender gaps in all spheres starting from policy formulations to their democracy and development