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SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF TRANSGENDER: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN INDIA BY - DR V SHYAM SUNDAR
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SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF TRANSGENDER: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN INDIA BY - DR V SHYAM SUNDAR

Authors: DR V SHYAM SUNDAR
Registration ID: 103475 | Published Paper ID: WBL3475
Year: Nov-Dec - 2024 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 16
Approved ISSN: 2581-8503 | Country: Delhi, India
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THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA: HISTORIC ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISPRUDENTIAL MANDATE BY - SANIGHDHA
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THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA: HISTORIC ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISPRUDENTIAL MANDATE BY - SANIGHDHA

Authors: SANIGHDHA
Registration ID: 103473 | Published Paper ID: WBL3473
Year: Dec - 2024 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 1
Approved ISSN: 2581-8503 | Country: Delhi, India
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LEGAL EMPOWERMENT AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE: ASSESSING THE ROLE OF LEGAL AID AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR WOMEN IN HINDU AND MUSLIM MARRIAGE DISPUTES BY - AASTHA PATEL
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LEGAL EMPOWERMENT AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE: ASSESSING THE ROLE OF LEGAL AID AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR WOMEN IN HINDU AND MUSLIM MARRIAGE DISPUTES BY - AASTHA PATEL

Authors: AASTHA PATEL
Registration ID: 103469 | Published Paper ID: WBL3469
Year: Dec - 2024 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 1
Approved ISSN: 2581-8503 | Country: Delhi, India
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BALANCING GROWTH AND RISK: INDIA’S APPROACH TO EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS BY - DANISH HUSAIN & SONALI SINGH
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BALANCING GROWTH AND RISK: INDIA’S APPROACH TO EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS BY - DANISH HUSAIN & SONALI SINGH

Authors: DANISH HUSAIN & SONALI SINGH
Registration ID: 103465 | Published Paper ID: WBL3465 & WBL3466
Year: Dec - 2024 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 1
Approved ISSN: 2581-8503 | Country: Delhi, India
[1] Ashis Kumar Pradhan, External Commercial Borrowings by the Corporate Sector in India, 20 J. Public Aff. 1 (2019), https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334511641_External_commercial_borrowings_by_the_corporate_sector_in_India[2] Ashima Obhan & Akanksha Dua, Evolution of the Indian ECB Framework, Mondaq (Apr. 22, 2019), https://www.mondaq.com/india/contracts-and-commercial-law/799160/evolution-of-the-indian-ecb-framework[3] Balance of Payment Crisis, 1991 – History, Causes, Effects, Government Measures & Role of Manmohan Singh, Textbook (Aug. 28, 2023), https://testbook.com/ias-preparation/balance-payment-crisis-1991[4] Bretton Woods and the Birth of the World Bank, World Bank, https://www.worldbank.org/en/archive/history/exhibits/Bretton-Woods-and-the-Birth-of-the-World-Bank   (last visited sep.5, 2024)[5] The Indian Economy: A Review (Part - I), Drishti IAS, Feb. 28, 2024, https://www.drishtiias.com/summary-of-important-reports/the-indian-economy-a-review-part-i[6] Arvind Panagariya, India in the 1980s and 1990s: A Triumph of Reforms, IMF Working Paper WP/04/43, at 1 (Mar. 2004), https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2004/wp0443.pdf[7] Reserve Bank of Australia, The Global Financial Crisis, https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/the-global-financial-crisis.html ,(last visited oct. 25, 2024).[8] Arunperumal, A., External Commercial Borrowings in India - An Overview, 4 INT'L J. Recent & Innovation Trends Computing & comm. 208 (2016), https://ijritcc.org/index.php/ijritcc/article/download/2631/2631/2606[9] Swami Prasad Saxena, Dynamics of External Commercial Borrowings in India, 41 Bus. Analyst 137, 137–54 (2012), https://www.srcc.edu/system/files/6_0.pdf[10] S. Gupta, External Commercial Borrowing: Quest in India, 1 INT'L J. Multidisciplinary approach & stud. 4 (2014), http://ijmas.com/upcomingissue/26.04.2014.pdf[11] Sahoo, MS, Report of the Committee to Review the Framework of Access to Domestic and Overseas Capital Markets (Ministry of Finance, Government of India 2015), Phase II, Part II: Foreign Currency Borrowing, Report III[12] Reserve Bank of India, Master Circular on External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits, RBI/2007-2008/23, Master Circular No. /02/2007-08 (July 2, 2007), https://www.rbi.org.in/Commonperson/english/scripts/Notification.aspx?Id=300[13] Abhinav Harlalka& Karan Karla, External Commercial Borrowings: Regulatory Framework Substantially Relaxed, Nishith Desai Associates (Feb. 1, 2019), https://www.nishithdesai.com/SectionCategory/33/Regulatory-Hotline/12/49/RegulatoryHotline/4572/3.html[14] Reserve Bank of India, Master Circular on External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits, RBI/2007-2008/23, Master Circular No. /02/2007-08 (Feb. 7, 2007), https://www.rbi.org.in/Commonperson/english/scripts/Notification.aspx?Id=300#:~:text=(i)%20For%20ECB%20up%20to,the%20direct%20foreign%20equity%20holding).[15] Reserve Bank of India, Master Circular on External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits, RBI/2014-15/3, Master Circular No. 12/2014-15 (July 1, 2014, updated through June 11, 2015), https://www.rbi.org.in/commonman/english/Scripts/Notification.aspx?Id=1388[16] R. Vimal Kumar, Transition from FERA to FEMA Significant: RBI Official, The Hindu (June 13, 2015, 5:38 AM IST), https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/transition-from-fera-to-fema-significant-rbi-official/article7311654.ece[17] Foreign Exchange Management Act, § 6(2), No. 42 of 1999, India Code (1999)[18] § 6(2), Foreign Exchange Management Act, No. 42 of 1999, India Code (1999)[19] § 6(2)(c), Foreign Exchange Management Act, No. 42 of 1999, India Code (1999).[20] Foreign Exchange Management (Guarantees) Regulations, 2000, Notification No. FEMA 3/RB-2000, Gazette of India (2000)[21] The Foreign Exchange Management (Guarantees) Regulations, 2000, § 6(1), Notification No. FEMA 3/RB-2000, Gazette of India (2000)[22] The Foreign Exchange Management (Guarantees) Regulations, 2000, § 6(3)(j), Notification No. FEMA 3/RB-2000, Gazette of India (2000)[23] Foreign Exchange Management Act, § 47, No. 42 of 1999, India Code (1999)[24] Foreign Exchange Management (Guarantees) Regulations, 2000, Regulation 3, Notification No. FEMA 3/RB-2000, Gazette of India (2000)[25] Business Standard, Friday, December 6, 2024, 09:28 AM IST, https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/ecb-registrations-double-to-49-2-bn-in-fy24-net-inflows-touch-9-5-bn-124052301462_1.html
ENKA INSAAT VE SANAYI A.S. V OOO INSURANCE COMPANY CHUBB: GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION IN ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS BY- VAGISHA GUPTA
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ENKA INSAAT VE SANAYI A.S. V OOO INSURANCE COMPANY CHUBB: GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION IN ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS BY- VAGISHA GUPTA

Authors: VAGISHA GUPTA
Registration ID: 103464 | Published Paper ID: WBL3464
Year: Dec - 2024 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 1
Approved ISSN: 2581-8503 | Country: Delhi, India
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USE OF FORCE IN GAZA: THE INTERSECTION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND THE RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE BY - DR. UDAI PRATAP SINGH
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USE OF FORCE IN GAZA: THE INTERSECTION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND THE RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE BY - DR. UDAI PRATAP SINGH

Authors: DR. UDAI PRATAP SINGH 
Registration ID: 103463 | Published Paper ID: WBL3463
Year: Dec - 2024 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 1
Approved ISSN: 2581-8503 | Country: Delhi, India
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