Cricket Diplomacy between India and Pakistan: A Case Study of Leading National Dailies of Both the Countries (The Hindu &amp; Dawn)

Showkat, Nayeem

doi:10.4172/2165-7912.1000142

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“…The reduction of the escalation conflict and the achievement of an agreement was reached because Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh put more emphasis on the use of soft power. The use of soft power is also seen in the cooperation agreement for organizing cricket competitions between India and Pakistan which are held every four years (Showkat, 2013 (Jaffrelot, 2015). In the 2014 elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) succeeded in getting voters with 281 seats in favor (Pathak, 2019).…”

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The Revocation of Kashmir’s Special Status by Narendra Modi Administration in 2019

Setyorini

Mukti

2020

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Kashmir has a special status under Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution, which granted special autonomy of Kashmir. The paper examines the reasons behind the Indian government's policy under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke the special status of Kashmir. The question is, why the Indian government revoked the special status of Kashmir in 2019 when the special status has been entrenched in the last 73 years ago. The objective of this research is to identify the reasons behind the Indian government's policy to revoke the special status of Kashmir. By a qualitative research, the findings show that the existence of economic interests is the background for revoking the special status of Kashmir. The research argues that the Indian business group (Taipan) as a major milestone in the success of Narendra Modi campaigns in 2014 and 2019 elections, demanding the Indian government to eliminate regulatory barriers between the center and the regions, to create a national market without any restrictions. Demands given by Taipan cause the dynamics between the central and local governments. This research is expected to assist the development of international relations in political economy studies.

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The Revocation of Kashmir’s Special Status by Narendra Modi Administration in 2019

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2020

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“…Showkat, N. 2013. Cricket Diplomacy between India and Pakistan: A Case Study of Leading National Dailies of Both the Countries (The Hindu & Dawn). Journal of Mass Communication Journalism 3(1): http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7912.1000142 .113 For modernism, the foundations of a nation rest on cultural, not biological, premises.…”

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Football as an instrument of reunification in Cyprus

Lekakis¹,

Λεκάκης²

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The Greek-Cypriot (G/C) and Turkish-Cypriot (T/C) communities in Cyprus have been ruthlessly separated by Turkey’s military invasion of the island in 1974. The subsequent proclamation of the occupied land as the independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which was recognized only by Turkey has placed the T/Cs into an international political exclusion. The T/Cfootball Association (TCFA) and its member-clubs too are denied participation in international football matches. The sport’s international governing agency, FIFA, has attempted twice to end the TCFA’s international isolation through provisional football reunification agreements. The agreements require of TCFA to apply and become member of the G/C Football Association (CFA), which remains the sole representative of Cypriot football in international football governance and affairs. The two sides have attempted to resolve the problem, which has political ramifications. This thesis goes beyond ‘sport for peace’ programmes in divided societies and places the problem within an international relations (IR) framework, using mainly the lens of the neoclassical realist paradigm assisted by the neoliberal approach. In this framework which combines sport, nationalism and IR,FIFA’s initiatives represent the signals sent to TRNC’s leaders, who need to take their turn to decipher them and endorse or reject the provisional football reunification agreements. Their decisions constitute in essence foreign policy outcomes because endorsement of the agreement would mean an end to TCFA’s isolation and a greater TRNC international visibility with accompanying hopes for political recognition as well. Also, the agreements and their effects might be interfering with TRNC’s strategic policies and plans for international political recognition. These opportunities appeared in a permissive environment where material resources were not required in order for TRNC’s leaders to respond it. Domestic level actors such as political parties and civil society organisations should play a role in influencing the leaders’ image of these opportunities.Following a comprehensive review of the literature, carving an appropriate conceptual framework and using the case study method, the thesis presents a historical account of the Cyprus Problem and the Football Problem. Then, relying on data from the Public Information Office (PIO), Turkish and T/C media reviews Department of the Cypriot government as well as other digital sources and semistructured interviews, it traces the foreign policy outcomes of two football reunification initiatives by FIFA. The first initiative which emerged in 2008 was dealt with by a leader from the progressive left. Although with a positive image of the initiative, he did not endorse it, anticipating a forthcoming solution to the overall Cyprus problem, which never materialised. The second initiative followed in 2013 and was dealt with by an extreme nationalist leader who immediately treated it asa threat to TRNC’s national policy. The role of domestic state actors including political parties and civil society organisations was inept and incapable of influencing the leader’s decision. TRNC’s national security issue as well as Turkey’s strategic interests in the Eastern Mediterranean helped stall the football reunification process and hopes for a successful outcome are now very dim. Theevidence from this case supports contentions by similar research that in many divided societies political reunification must precede reunification in sport.

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Dyplomacja krykietowa Indie – Pakistan jako forma dialogu między skonfliktowanymi państwami

Kobierecki¹

2016

Pol i Spol

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Cricket Diplomacy between India and Pakistan: A Case Study of Leading National Dailies of Both the Countries (The Hindu & Dawn)

Cited by 3 publications

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The Revocation of Kashmir’s Special Status by Narendra Modi Administration in 2019

The Revocation of Kashmir’s Special Status by Narendra Modi Administration in 2019

Football as an instrument of reunification in Cyprus

Dyplomacja krykietowa Indie – Pakistan jako forma dialogu między skonfliktowanymi państwami

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