The Covid-19 pandemic brought about significant changes in the world order. It not only reshaped the global geopolitical architecture but also created newer challenges and opportunities for international trade and businesses. This book deliberates on these new global realities through a multidisciplinary perspective. It delves into various key issues pertaining to finance, infrastructure, policy, geostrategy, and entrepreneurship in the Indian context. The volume discusses themes such as geostrategic shifts and their impact on the Indo-Pacific region, the effects of Covid-19 on international and economic security, India-China bilateral ties, FDI spill over on domestic firms, entrepreneurship education in India, and the Thai Canal project. Rich in insights on various geo-economic perspectives that continue to shape the global business environment, the book will be useful for students and scholars of sociology, business management, business economics, international trade, geopolitics, international relations, political sociology, and political studies. It will serve as a useful reference for academics, researchers, think tanks, industry professionals, and policymakers.

This book studies the geopolitical and geoeconomic aspects of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It argues that the BRI has the potential to redesign the spatial and territorial dimensions of governance and effectively counterbalance the hitherto predominant hegemonies of the Anglo-American sea power. The volume: Highlights the main geopolitical patterns, including geographical, economic, financial, technological, and strategic factors guiding the BRI on a global scale Presents a historical account of the development of the Silk Road and underlines its contemporary relevance Traces China's growing inf luence from Eurasia to America Discusses how the Initiative is likely to transform international relations by the middle of the 21st century. A comprehensive guide to China's rise as the new centre of gravity in global geopolitics, the book will be indispensable for students of political studies, geopolitics, international relations, and foreign policy. It will also be useful for policymakers, strategic investors, think tanks, and government officials.

This book studies the geopolitical and geoeconomic aspects of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It argues that the BRI has the potential to redesign the spatial and territorial dimensions of governance and effectively counterbalance the hitherto predominant hegemonies of the Anglo-American sea power. The volume: Highlights the main geopolitical patterns, including geographical, economic, financial, technological, and strategic factors guiding the BRI on a global scale Presents a historical account of the development of the Silk Road and underlines its contemporary relevance Traces China's growing inf luence from Eurasia to America Discusses how the Initiative is likely to transform international relations by the middle of the 21st century. A comprehensive guide to China's rise as the new centre of gravity in global geopolitics, the book will be indispensable for students of political studies, geopolitics, international relations, and foreign policy. It will also be useful for policymakers, strategic investors, think tanks, and government officials.

The Antibacterial activity of methanolic extracts from leaves of Clerodendrum viscosum vent using disc diffusion method. Standard antibiotic disc of kanamycin (30ug/disc) for bacterial species were used as standard. For Antidiabetic study in vivo model was utilized. The glucose level was determined in alloxan induced diabetic mice by administering methanolic extract of Clerodendrum viscosum vent. The Antidiarrhoeal activity of methanolic extract was investigated by castor oil induced diarrhoea in albino mice. The antioxidant potentiality of the methanolic extract of the leaves of Clerodendrum viscosum Vent was measured by using 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging assay."

Telecommunication industries are highly concerned with the wireless transmission of data which can use various transmission modes, from point- to-multipoint links. It contains full mobile internet access. Various applications have already been applied so far using WiMAX, as alternative to 3G mobile systems in developing countries, Wireless Digital Subscriber Line, Wireless Local Loop . IEEE 802.16e-2005 has been developed for mobile wireless communication which is based on OFDM technology and this enables going towards the 4G mobile in the future. In this thesis work, we built a simulation model based on 802.16e OFDM-PHY baseband and demonstrated in different simulation scenarios with different modulation techniques such as BPSK, QPSK and QAM (Both 16 and 64) to find out the best performance of physical layer for WiMAX Mobile. All the necessary conditions were implemented in the simulation according to 802.16e OFDMA-PHY specification. The noise channel AWGN, Rayleigh fading, SUI, data randomization techniques, FFT and IFFT, and Adaptive modulation is used for the whole simulation procedure. Performance has been concluded based on BER, SNR and Pe output through MATLAB Simulation.

The development of social gerontology in the 1930's took place without giving much special attention to ethnic minority peoples. The concept and reality of age is experienced in different ways in differing cultures. This reality is now accepted by researchers in developed countries and has brought to light the importance of aging issues in ethnic minorities. However, the topic has not yet entered the mainstream of Bangladesh scholarship and remains as a relatively new phenomenon.Indigenous Culture Embraces Aging: Older People of the Garo, Khasi and Manipuri Indigenous Communities in Bangladesh fills this gap by analyzing the plight and requirements of the ethnic or indigenous elder peoples of Bangladesh. It is assumed that the ethnic peoples are neglected, backward, discriminated and excluded from the development activities and services in ways similar to the majority elderly population. However, this assumption ignores the fact that the elderly ethnic minorities experience unique and severe problems. This book explains how their situation has become more critical than that of the majority elderly population of Bangladesh.

The second edition of the book carries a holistic approach on the business environment (both Indian and global) with a contemporary and pragmatic appeal for learners. The text provides an incisive insight into the subject via simple, elegant and explicit presentation that ties theory logically and rigorously with the practical aspects bearing on business environment. Divided into 24 chapters, this thoroughly revised book dexterously assimilates the latest statistics of the national as well as global perspectives to enhance a broader understanding of the concepts and their applications. This is purely a text intended for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Commerce and Management. Besides, the book is of immense value to the aspirants of civil services, officials and professionals working in government departments, embassies in India, Indian missions abroad, Chambers of Commerce, NGOs and policy think tanks. NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION: Incorporates latest developments, viz. Demonetisation, Union Budget 2017-18, GST, BREXIT, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and other policy aspects. Comprises new sections on Global and Indian Economic Scenarios, NITI Aayog, Manufacturing in Defence Sector, Some Other International Conventions Promoting Trade and Commerce, Doing Business in Asia and the Pacific region, and so on. Incorporates various updated sections, sub-sections, and revised tables and figures to represent the latest scenario, in most cases till 2015-16. Includes new government policies influencing business environment. Presents recent developments in business environment in relevant chapters. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOOK: Each chapter commences with an opening case, which emphasises the topic of importance, and ends with a closing case that helps in satisfying a learner from the point of view of understanding the chapter. Relevant box items are incorporated in the text, which carry practical examples and experiences to support in-depth learning. Case questions and review questions help in checking the learner's ability to understand the basic concept of the chapter. The text is supported by the companion website http://phindia.com/ahmed containing useful resources for the teachers and study aids for the students. The book is supplemented with Solutions Manual for instructors.