Indian Politics on the Internet: a Resource Guide

RESOURCES ESSAYS groups of students represent NOTES Chinese and Filipino officials Indian Politics on the Internet who come together to discuss 1. Barnes, Louis B., C. Roland Chris- the territorial dispute. One stu- tensen and Abby J. Hansen. Teach- A Resource Guide ing and the Case Method. Boston: dent may play the role of Harvard Business School Press, By Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. and Stanley A. Kochanek Romulo while others act as rep- 1994. resentatives of ASEAN. The 2. Boehrer, John. “On Teaching “Indian Politics on the Internet: A Resource Guide” is point is that case discussion can a Case.” International Studies take the treatment of geopoliti- Notes 19 (Spring 1994): 14–20. from Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr., and Stanley A. Kochanek, cal issues into new areas of rel- ———. “How to Teach a Case.” India: Government and Politics in a Developing Nation, evance where the question of Case No. C18-95-1285.0. Kennedy 6th ed. (Ft. Worth: Harcourt College Publishers, 2000). It “what difference does it make?” School of Government, 1995. is directly addressed. The stu- 3. Christensen, C. Roland, David A. was prepared with assistance from Kamal R. Adhikary, dent groups are engaged in Garvin and Ann Sweet. Education ASNIC Coordinator, Center for Asian Studies, and Merry what advocates of collaborative for Judgment: The Artistry of Dis- Burlingham, South Asian Librarian, both at the University education identify as “discre- cussion Leadership. Boston: Har- vard Business School Press, 1991. of Texas at Austin, and is here reproduced with permission tionary tasks,” efforts aimed at 4. Pitzl, Jerry. “The ‘Northern Terri- from Harcourt College Publishers. deriving a decision for which tories’ Controversy: A Four- there is no predetermined right Decade Stalemate Between Japan 7 or wrong answer. The group and Russia.” Case No. 364-94-N. he Internet, opening vast is now available on-line in work is an exercise in “shared Institute for the Study of Diplo- amounts of information subscribing libraries (URL inquiry” in which the facilitator macy, 1994. T and providing immediate below). and students work together in 5. Pitzl, Jerry. “Mischief on Mischief access to unfolding events, is Major on-line full-text the analysis of the issue and for- Reef: Chinese Adventures in the increasingly important for sources for newspaper articles mulating recommended resolu- Spratly Islands,” in Karen A. research in the study of politics on India and South Asia more tions.8 Mingst and Katsuhiko Mori, eds., in South Asia. Internet sites generally include LEXIS- With the recent and continu- Teaching International Affairs supplement traditional “hard NEXIS Academic Universe, ing emphasis at all levels of edu- with Cases: Cross-National Per- copy” sources in a variety of JSTOR, and Dow Jones Inter- spectives. Boulder, Colorado: cation on active learning, cases Westview Press, 1997: 175–180. ways, but they also provide active, and an increasing num- provide an ideal context for 6. Gao, Zhiguo. “The South China bibliographic access to “hard ber of newspapers, periodicals, enlivening classrooms, develop- Sea: From Conflict to Coopera- copy” sources. We may now and journals throughout the ing collaborative skills, and hon- tion?” Ocean Development and access on-line library cata- world are on-line with full text. ing analytical prowess. Alfred International Law, vol. 25 (July- logues throughout the world, Readers should check with their North Whitehead characterized September, 1994): 356. enabling us to locate a book or libraries for availability. active learning as “knowledge 7. Hertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel, Valerie track down an elusive title or India: Government and united with action.” Using cases Benveniste Kirkus, and Norman reference. Where once we dug Politics in a Developing Nation insures that students are inti- Miller. “Implications of Current into the volumes of various was first published in 1970. mately involved with the materi- Research on Cooperative Interac- guides to periodical literature, In the first five editions, it als at hand in a way that insures tion for Classroom Application.” we may now search for articles included a “Research Guide,” significant engagement with In Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz and published in journals and peri- with extensive lists of bibliogra- Norman Miller, eds., Interaction in the issues and not merely Cooperative Groups: The Theoret- odicals by such on-line sources phies, reference works, jour- as passive receptacles for ical Anatomy of Group Learning. as Public Affairs Information nals, newspapers, and political dispensed wisdom. n New York: The Cambridge Uni- Service International (PAIS party periodicals. Rapidly versity Press, 1992: 253–280. International) and Social Sci- changing information techno- 8. Cranton, Patricia. “Types of Group ences Abstracts. These, how- logy, the development of the Learning.” In Susan Imel, ed., ever, are “proprietory” Internet Internet and the World Wide Learning in Groups: Exploring services, available only through Web, and availability of on-line Fundamental Principles, New subscribing libraries. indices and Internet search Uses, and Emerging Opportuni- More general on-line biblio- engines have enormously ties. New Directions for Adult and graphic indices, using key expanded research capabilities Continuing Education, No. 71. San words to zero in on topics and access to sources. Thus, Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996: 25–32. relating to Indian politics, Hardgrave and Kochanek, in remain essential, but the annual preparing the sixth edition, Bibliography of Asian Studies, decided to provide, in place of published by the Association the earlier “Research Guide,” a for Asian Studies since 1956, is new feature for the text, a guide a superb resource for books and to Internet sources for the study scholarly articles on India and of Indian politics. 40 EDUCATION ABOUT ASIA Volume 4, Number 2 Fall 1999 RESOURCES ESSAYS INDIAN POLITICS ON THE INTERNET South Asia Resources, University of Virginia network: A RESOURCE GUIDE http://www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/southAsia.html I. GENERAL SITES FOR INFORMATION Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylva- AND LINKS ON INDIA; SEARCH ENGINES nia: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/casi/ H-ASIA, Asia-Pacific Network: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~asia/ II. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Political structure (ASNIC): http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/countries/india/InPoliticalstru.html AsiaSource, a major on-line resource from the Asia Society: Government and politics (ASNIC): http://www.asiasource.org http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/countries/india/index.html Bibliography of Asian Studies: http://bas.umdl.umich.edu/b/bas/ Constitution of India, text and index: http://alfa.nic.in/const/a1.html South Asia Network/SAARC - South Asian Search Engine. Links Government of India, ministries and departments: to hundreds of Indian Web sites: http://southasia.net/ http://www.nic.in/ug.htm Hindustan: Search India. Search engine for India on the Web. http://www.hindustan.net/ South Asian Milan - search engine: http://www.samilan.com/ India World: daily news, features, links, and search engine: http://www.indiaworld.co.in/ Indian Parliament: http://alfa.nic.in/ Sanam’s: extensive links to Indian newspapers and news groups and States and Union Territories: http://www.nic.in/staeut.htm links to Indian search engines: http://www.concentric.net/~sarves/indnews.htm Election Commission of India: http://www.eci.gov.in/ ASNIC “India”: Asian Studies Network Information Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Excellent links to major Web sites. See especially “Government and Politics.” http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/countries/india/index.html Kennedy School of Government South Asian Caucus (Harvard); data base, links, etc.: http://ksgwww.harvard.edu/~sasian/ Columbia University, South Asia Resource access on the Internet (SARAI): http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library: Major resource for India links: http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html India Informatics Centre: http://www.nic.in/ WWW Virtual Library: India: http://webhead.com/WWWVL/India/india207.html India Network: http://www.indnet.org/ India on the Net (extensive information and links): http://www.allindia.com/ 41 RESOURCES ESSAYS III. PARTIES, POLITICS, AND ELECTIONS South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), analyses of foreign policy and security issues by retired senior Indian government officials: http://www.saag.org/ Stimson Center, South Asia security “think tank”: http://www.stimson.org/cbm/sa/saif.htm Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), official Website: http://www.bjp.org/ VI. MEDIA: NEWSPAPERS, NEWS MAGAZINES, AND RADIO-TELEVISION Leading Newspapers in India: The Times of India (Mumbai, New Delhi): http://www.timesofindia.com/ The Hindu (Chennai): http://www.hinduon-line.com/ or Indian National Congress, official Website: http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/thehindu.html http://indiancongress.org/ The Hindustan Times (New Delhi): http://www.hindustantimes.com/ The Indian Express (numerous editions): http://www.expressindia.com/ India World, public opinion polls: http://indiavotes.com/ The Statesman (Calcutta): http://www.thestatesman.org/ IV. ISSUES AND INTERESTS The Telegraph (Calcutta): http://telegraphindia.com/ Women: SAWNET (South Asian Women’s NETwork): The Deccan Herald (Bangalore): http://www.deccanherald.com/ http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/index.html The Pioneer (New Delhi): http://www.the-pioneer.com/ Women: Journal of South Asian Women

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