India-Iran Relations and the Global World

India and Iran being neighbours have been historically and culturally connected. Both share a long tradition of ideas since civilizations. Both countries had linkages since the pre-historic times. Various historical leftovers found in India resemble those with those found in Dejleh and Forat rivers in Iran show that both nations had cordial interactions with each other. However with the passage of time different factors erupted in between the two, particularly after end of Cold War. U.S. and Israel have affected ties between the two. India-Iran relations have been subject to several factors; be it regional or global. At regional level, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, and the Central Asian region and globally US and Israel have played major role. The present study is a humble attempt to analyse the impact and effect of global factors in Indo-Iranian relations.

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Improving the reliability of cable lines operation in hot climates

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202021601151 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 216 ◽

pp. 01151

Author(s):

Daniyar Bakhtiyarovich Madrakhimov ◽

Vera Pavlovna Ivanova ◽

Victoria Vyacheslavovna Tsypkina

Keyword(s):

Solar Radiation ◽

Climatic Factors ◽

Climate Conditions ◽

Term Operation ◽

Asian Region ◽

Hot Climate ◽

Central Asian ◽

Cable Lines ◽

The Impact

Reliability of cable lines in hot climate is determined by the climatic characteristics of cables and wires, which include: long-term and short-term heat resistance, cold resistance, moisture resistance, resistance to cyclic exposure to temperatures and solar radiation, ozone resistance, etc. This article considers the main impacts of environmental factors: high temperatures, solar radiation, which, as practice shows, lead to irreversible deterioration of the electrical and mechanical properties of cable products. The result of climatic impacts in the Central Asian region, in hot climate conditions, is the aging of both insulation and protective coverings, which leads to irreversible change in the mechanical and electrical properties of the used polymers due to the loss of elasticity of the extruded material and its subsequent cracking, turning into cracks. The assessment of the possibility of long-term operation of the used polymer was carried out according to the polyethylene oxidation period, which determines the time of natural preservation of various types of cables during the period of their operation. The research was carried out on samples of cables stored under a canopy in wooden boxes, protected from sunlight and precipitation, by measuring criterion parameters with strict compliance with the established norms. Thus, the proposed solution for increasing the reliability of cable lines consists of debugging the technological process of applying insulation and sheathing, in which the extrusion of the polymer mass is carried out by technique that minimizes the ingress of contamination. Review of the results showed that extrusion line improvement would provide possibility of increasing reliability in the operation of cable products under the impact of climatic factors of the Central Asian region due to the reduced aging of insulation.

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Cultural Rapprochement of Russians and Students from the Countries of Central Asia as a Result of the Impact of “Soft Powerˮ of the Higher Education System

Engineering Technologies and Systems ◽

10.15507/2413-1407.113.028.202004.823-842 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 823-842

Author(s):

Galina A. Savchuk ◽

Irina B. Britvina ◽

Valeria A. Frants

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Central Asia ◽

Education System ◽

Soft Power ◽

Social Institutions ◽

Host Community ◽

Higher Education System ◽

Asian Region ◽

Central Asian ◽

The Impact

Introduction. The cultural rapprochement between Russia and the countries of Central Asian that are members of global alliances is facilitated by various social institutions, including the system of higher education. The article is of relevance as it analyzes the system of higher education in the context of cross-country interactions in terms of the theory of “soft power”. The purpose of the study is to assess the potential of higher education system as an element of “soft power” of the country in the cultural rapprochement of students from Central Asia and Russians. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted in April–June 2019 using the method of in-depth interview in Ekaterinburg, a Russian megalopolis with a high concentration of universities, attractive for educational migration from the countries of Central Asia in terms of geographical location and economic development. Twenty-two students and ten graduates of Ekaterinburg universities who came from this region were interviewed. The technique of typical case sampling was employed. Results. The following results of the impact of “soft power” of the system of higher education have been revealed: in the course of training, attractiveness of Russia, as the country of residence for students from the Central-Asian region, increases; the majority of students have chosen such a strategy of acculturation as integration into the host community; the education system has promoted specific cultural mechanisms for integration of migrants into the host community. Discussion and Conclusion. The obtained results make it is possible to assert, that the collective efforts of universities to increase their attractiveness for applicants and students from the Central-Asian region have promoted their loyalty to Russia as a whole, have affected further migratory plans, associated with residing in Russia, of a considerable part of students, and promote their cultural integration into the host community. The results may be useful for regional scientists to understand the opportunities and limitations of a deeper cultural rapprochement between people of different cultural background.

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Impact of regulatory framework rigidity on poverty in the regions of Russia

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2020-12-62-79 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 62-79

Author(s):

P. N. Pavlov

Keyword(s):

Economic Activity ◽

Regional Level ◽

Institutional Factors ◽

Federal Regulations ◽

Russian Regions ◽

Poverty Dynamics ◽

Regulatory Burden ◽

Sectoral Structure ◽

The Impact ◽

Regions Of Russia

The paper analyzes the impact of the federal regulatory burden on poverty dynamics in Russia. The paper provides regional level indices of the federal regulatory burden on the economy in 2008—2018 which take into account sectoral structure of regions’ output and the level of regulatory rigidity of federal regulations governing certain types of economic activity. Estimates of empirical specifications of poverty theoretical model with the inclusion of macroeconomic and institutional factors shows that limiting the scope of the rulemaking activity of government bodies and weakening of new regulations rigidity contributes to a statistically significant reduction in the level of poverty in Russian regions. Cancellation of 10% of accumulated federal level requirements through the “regulatory guillotine” administrative reform may take out of poverty about 1.1—1.4 million people.

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Relating regional crises and political cohesion from an ASEAN and EU-ASEAN perspective

Regions & Cohesion ◽

10.3167/reco.2016.060305 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 93-105

Author(s):

Naila Maier-Knapp

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Institutional Development ◽

International Community ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Regional Level ◽

Asian Region ◽

Common Concern ◽

The Common ◽

Regional Grouping

In December 2015, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrated the official establishment of the ASEAN Community. Having emerged in 1967 as a regional grouping of developing countries with minimal shared interests—beyond the common concern of economic growth and national resilience, ASEAN now has established regional structures which have been vital in enhancing development and dialogue on a broad range of issues across the Southeast Asian region. Over the years, the institutional development at the regional level has been accompanied by various efforts to promote regional unity and identity. The more recent years have also displayed that the international community has been supporting these efforts for ASEAN unity and identity by showing greater recognition of ASEAN as an international actor in its own right, for example, through the establishment of numerous country delegations to ASEAN.

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The Random Forest Method in Research of Impact of Macroeconomic Indicators of Regional Development on Informal Employment Rate

Voprosy statistiki ◽

10.34023/2313-6383-2020-27-6-37-55 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 37-55

Author(s):

E. V. Zarova ◽

E. I. Dubravskaya

Keyword(s):

Random Forest ◽

Regional Development ◽

Russian Federation ◽

Regional Level ◽

Informal Employment ◽

Macroeconomic Factors ◽

Random Forest Method ◽

Macroeconomic Indicators ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

The Impact

The topic of quantitative research on informal employment has a consistently high relevance both in the Russian Federation and in other countries due to its high dependence on cyclicality and crisis stages in economic dynamics of countries with any level of economic development. Developing effective government policy measures to overcome the negative impact of informal employment requires special attention in theoretical and applied research to assessing the factors and conditions of informal employment in the Russian Federation including at the regional level. Such effects of informal employment as a shortfall in taxes, potential losses in production efficiency, and negative social consequences are a concern for the authorities of the federal and regional levels. Development of quantitative indicators to determine the level of informal employment in the regions, taking into account their specifics in the general spatial and economic system of Russia are necessary to overcome these negative effects. The article proposes and tests methods for solving the problem of assessing the impact of hierarchical relationships on macroeconomic factors at the regional level of informal employment in constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Majority of the works on the study of informal employment are based on basic statistical methods of spatial-dynamic analysis, as well as on the now «traditional» methods of cluster and correlation-regression analysis. Without diminishing the merits of these methods, it should be noted that they are somewhat limited in identifying hidden structural connections and interdependencies in such a complex multidimensional phenomenon as informal employment. In order to substantiate the possibility of overcoming these limitations, the article proposes indicators of regional statistics that directly and indirectly characterize informal employment and also presents the possibilities of using the «random forest» method to identify groups of constituent entities of the Russian Federation that have similar macroeconomic factors of informal employment. The novelty of this method in terms of research objectives is that it allows one to assess the impact of macroeconomic indicators of regional development on the level of informal employment, taking into account the implicit, not predetermined by the initial hypotheses, hierarchical relationships of factor indicators. Based on the generalization of the studies presented in the literature, as well as the authors’ statistical calculations using Rosstat data, the authors came to the conclusion about the high importance of macroeconomic parameters of regional development and systemic relationships of macroeconomic indicators in substantiating the differentiation of the informal level across the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

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Constructing Identity in “Glocal” Politics

American Journal of Islam and Society ◽

10.35632/ajis.v15i3.2174 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 81-106

Author(s):

M. A. Muqtedar Khan

Keyword(s):

Cold War ◽

International Relations ◽

World Politics ◽

Socioeconomic Conditions ◽

Post Cold War ◽

Important Concept ◽

Construction Of Identity ◽

The World ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

This paper seeks to understand the impact of current global politicaland socioeconomic conditions on the construction of identity. I advancean argument based on a two-step logic. First, I challenge the characterizationof current socioeconomic conditions as one of globalization bymarshaling arguments and evidence that strongly suggest that along withglobalization, there are simultaneous processes of localization proliferatingin the world today. I contend that current conditions are indicative ofthings far exceeding the scope of globalization and that they can bedescribed more accurately as ccglocalization.~H’2a ving established thisclaim, I show how the processes of glocalization affect the constructionof Muslim identity.Why do I explore the relationship between glocalization and identityconstruction? Because it is significant. Those conversant with current theoreticaldebates within the discipline of international relations’ are awarethat identity has emerged as a significant explanatory construct in internationalrelations theory in the post-Cold War era.4 In this article, I discussthe emergence of identity as an important concept in world politics.The contemporary field of international relations is defined by threephilosophically distinct research programs? rationalists: constructivists,’and interpretivists.’ The moot issue is essentially a search for the mostimportant variable that can help explain or understand the behavior ofinternational actors and subsequently explain the nature of world politicsin order to minimize war and maximize peace.Rationalists contend that actors are basically rational actors who seekthe maximization of their interests, interests being understood primarilyin material terms and often calculated by utility functions maximizinggiven preferences? Interpretivists include postmodernists, critical theorists,and feminists, all of whom argue that basically the extant worldpolitical praxis or discourses “constitute” international agents and therebydetermine their actions, even as they reproduce world politics by ...

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Human Destiny Is a Choice

10.1093/oso/9780199474684.003.0026 ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Cold War ◽

Human Development ◽

Global Governance ◽

World Order ◽

Military Spending ◽

The Cold War ◽

Global World ◽

First Time ◽

Human Destiny

In this chapter, Haq outlines his optimistic outlook for global world order. For him the end of the Cold War had opened up many more choices for the global community. For the first time global military spending was seen to be declining every year. He saw potential to reallocate ODA aid funds, which were previously tilted in favour of cold war allies. For Haq the challenge is to link economic growth as the means to human development as an objective. He stresses on the need to reform institutions of global governance to translate globalization into opportunities for people.

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Quantifying the impact of low carbon transition scenarios at regional level through soft-linked energy and economy models: the case of South-Tyrol Province in Italy

Energy ◽

10.1016/j.energy.2020.119742 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 119742

Author(s):

Roberto Vaccaro ◽

Matteo V. Rocco

Keyword(s):

Regional Level ◽

Low Carbon ◽

South Tyrol ◽

The Impact

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Russia and the CIS in 2008: Axis of Authoritarianism??

Asian Survey ◽

10.1525/as.2009.49.1.135 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 135-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Charles E. Ziegler

Keyword(s):

Financial Crisis ◽

Economic Performance ◽

Domestic Politics ◽

Global Financial Crisis ◽

Great Power ◽

The Caucasus ◽

Central Asian ◽

Presidential Succession ◽

The Global Financial Crisis ◽

The Impact

Russia's seamless presidential succession produced no major changes in domestic politics or foreign policy. Ties with Asia remained strong, though several key relationships——with China, Japan, and the Central Asian states——frayed under the impact of Russia's military action in Georgia. Impressive economic performance in the first half of the year boosted Russian confidence as a great power, but its vulnerability to the global financial crisis together with the heavy-handed operation in the Caucasus undermined Moscow's standing with both Asia and Europe by the end of the year.

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