A new, emerging Indian security doctrine in the Indian Ocean is set to challenge the narrative and impact of China's influence - Rahul Roy-Chaudhury

LSE South Asia Centre and LSE SU Pakistan Development Society recently hosted Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Senior Fellow for South Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), for the event titled “Can Intelligence Services Do Good?”. Roy-Chaudhury talks to Mahima A. Jain on India’s foreign policy, its involvement in Afghanistan, the difference in the operational styles of R&AW and ISI, and India’s approach in the Indian Ocean region

A Study of Learning Outcome of Innovative Approach in Teaching Mathematics in Primary Students

The study was conducted to identify innovative approaches in teaching Mathematics in primary grades to achieve higher learning outcomes. The derivatives applied in the study range from the teacher manipulative to student motivation. The research objectives were to study the learning outcome of innovative approach in teaching mathematics in primary students and to observe the attitude of students towards learning.The examined population was comprised of 33 students of primary grades from an International School in Thailand. The primary source of data is the student performance in the school prior to application of innovative approaches. The four different approaches, visual, hands on application, Media application and Project work were used to teach the students. The researcher wanted to observe the increase in the learning outcome. The research design was based on one group experimental design comprising of Pretest (O1) and Posttest (O2) results. The research instrument consist of, Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation and Periodical assessment to study the grades and Questionnaire to study the attitudes.Findings in this research were reviewed by scope of deriving new teaching standards is evident, which can be pursued for future researches and developing strategies for teaching and conducting studies can thus be highly beneficial for learning outcomes. It was observed 42.4% students’ performance greatly improved from B or C grade to A & A* grade. The students’ response to the innovative approach was also highly encouraging as majority approved of them and it was observed, that students had improved Interest level and Participation after application of Innovative approaches

Toxic matters: Medical Jurisprudence and the Making of the Indian Poisons Act (1904)

The article seeks to problematize the relationship between law and medicine by studying the tensions which accompanied the emergence of medical jurisprudence in British India during the second half of the nineteenth century. In a context of British government apprehension as to the legality of its rule in India, the article focusses on official concerns about the unmonitored circulation of toxic substances, particularly arsenic, which culminated in the Poisons Act (1904). The article investigates the role of toxic substances in historical narratives of expertise, and also traces the emergence of the idea of an autonomous native society in colonial and medical/forensic discourse, locating its articulation in exchanges between British and native salaried experts.Cet article cherche à problématiser la relation entre droit et médecine en étudiant les tensions qui ont accompagné l’émergence de la jurisprudence médicale en Inde britannique au cours de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle. Dans un contexte d’appréhension du gouvernement britannique quant à la légalité de son régime en Inde, l’article met l’accent sur les préoccupations officielles concernant la circulation non contrôlée de substances toxiques, en particulier de l’arsenic, qui a abouti à la loi de 1904 sur les poisons. L’article se penche sur le rôle des substances toxiques dans les récits historiques d’expertise et retrace également l’émergence de l’idée d’une société autochtone autonome dans les discours coloniaux et médico-légaux, situant son articulation dans des échanges entre experts salariés britanniques et autochtones

Examining the roles of Bangladesh, Myanmar and Maldives in the rivalry for Indian Ocean supremacy

As India and China continue to vie for supremacy of the highly geopolitically prized Indian Ocean, Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury focuses on the roles of Bangladesh, Myanmar and Maldives and their strategic importance for both states