Jawaharlal Nehru University

India’s multidimensional soft power in Mainland Southeast Asia under the Act East Policy

Soft power is becoming a crucial aspect of modern diplomacy, especially in the case of emerging powers that are looking for expansion in their regions not through coercion, but through attraction, partnership and institutional engagement. India’s relations with Southeast Asia hav...

Reshaping Insulin Fibrillation at the Nano-Bio Interface Using Carbon Quantum Dots: Implications for Amyloid Inhibition

Abstract Insulin (Ins), a 51-residue α-helical hormone, is prone to forming insoluble aggregates during administration, production, and storage, which poses significant challenges to its stability, effectiveness, and formulation. In this regard, nanoparticles have attracted treme...

Sex work or male-with-male sexual activity and the risks of HIV and hepatitis C acquisition among people who inject drugs: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) may engage in sexual behaviours that increase their HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk, including sex work and male-with-male sexual activity. We undertook a global systematic review to assess whether PWID who engage in these behaviours...

From Grozny to Damascus: Civilizational Syntax of Russian Counterinsurgency

This article explores how counterinsurgency tactics developed during the Second Chechen War (1999–2009)—triggered by Chechnya’s separatist push and the 1999 apartment bombings in Russia—have shaped post-2000 Russian foreign policy, particularly in Syria. The article asks: How has...

Authoritarian markets: The politics of China’s banking explosion

In 1978, China had no commercial banks at all. Under the previous leadership, China had consolidated its banking sector and nationalized it under the umbrella of the People’s Bank of China. Beijing...

Cartan Subgroups in Connected Locally Compact Groups

We define Cartan subgroups in connected locally compact groups, which extends the classical notion of Cartan subgroups in Lie groups. We prove their existence and justify our choice of the definition which differs from the one given by Chevalley on general groups. Apart from prov...

A portable Raman spectrometer for metabolite profiling of medicinal plants

The increasing demand for a fast, field-deployable analytical technique for metabolite profiling of plants and plant-based food has promoted the development of portable spectroscopic systems. Metabolite profiling of plants is needed for understanding the biochemical composition a...

Antimicrobial resistance in functional fruits-associated lactic acid bacteria within agri-food systems

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in fermented food-origin Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) has raised significant concern for food safety. However, AMR in the LAB of unfermented functional fruits consumed raw or minimally processed remains understudied. Here, two hundred sixty samples of...

Rock glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: A regional synthesis

Rock glaciers are cryospheric landforms in high-mountain regions and indicators of permafrost occurrence and change under accelerating climate warming. This review synthesizes 67 peer-reviewed studies on rock glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) published between 1970 an...

Presence of a trusted adult and adolescent health outcomes in Urban India

Adolescents in urban India face significant challenges in accessing healthcare and reliable health information, particularly during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the role of trusted adults in shaping adolescent health remains underexplored. This study examined he...

Sociodemographic Predictors of Neurological Outcomes and Quality of Life in Acute Stroke Patients: A Hospital-based Prospective Study from South India

Abstract Introduction: Stroke remains a major cause of death, disability, and reduced quality of life worldwide, with a disproportionate burden in low- and middle-income countries. In India, inequalities in income, occupation, education, and access to preventive care may influenc...

Unraveling the Hydration Behavior of Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) and Its Model Monomer via Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Abstract The hydration behavior of polymeric materials is governed by a subtle interplay between local chemical functionality and polymer backbone connectivity. In this work, we investigate the hydration behavior of poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (PMEA) and its monomeric analogue,...

A chimeric circumsporozoite protein exhibits strong seroreactivity in plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax infections

Malaria remains a major global health challenge, demanding new strategies for effective and broad-spectrum vaccine development. Circumsporozoite Protein (CSP) is the primary target of pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccines such as RTS, S/AS01 and R21/Matrix-M, though their species-spe...

Superhydrophobic Surfaces in Biological Applications: Mechanisms, Advances, and Translational Challenges

Superhydrophobic surfaces (SHS), inspired by naturally occurring water‐repellent interfaces such as the lotus leaf, have attracted increasing interest in biomedical research because of their ability to minimize liquid–surface interactions, resist biological fouling, and regulate...

Recasting Caste: An Investigation of Social Reproduction of Jatt Dominance in Punjab

ABSTRACT In principle, Sikhism is considered as a casteless religion but this paper attempts to explore the significant presence rather dominance of a caste identity, that is, Jatts in Sikh religion. This is carried out through a longitudinal appraisal of the status of this caste...

Rapid Transformation of Carcinogenic 4‐Nitrophenol by Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Recycled Copper Waste: A Sustainable Circular Economic Approach

ABSTRACT Novel Cu/Cu 2 O‐nanoparticles have been synthesized by the most economical electrochemical method utilizing metallic waste. 4‐NP is a toxic pollutant affecting both animal and plant kingdom, necessitating its elimination from environment. This study demonstrates that the...

Unity in travesty: reimagining the nation on the national stage

The essay discusses the use of a national institution, the National School of Drama, by the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh) and its political wing BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) as a hyphen, cobbling together the Hindutva configuration of the two words ‘nation’ and ‘state’ to cons...

Seeing, hearing, and moving: Inequalities in assistive device use and health outcomes among older adults in India

Functional limitations related to hearing, vision, and mobility are common among older adults and may adversely affect mental health and functional independence. However, nationally representative evidence from India on assistive device use, unmet need, and related health outcome...

Efficient Feature Selection with Multiple Equivalent Subsets Using a Multi-objective Quantum-inspired Evolutionary Approach

Abstract In many real-world applications, it is useful to identify multiple distinct feature subsets that achieve the same classification accuracy with the same number of features. This gives domain experts more flexibility to choose feature combinations based on cost, availabili...