Summer 1 Research Poster
This research examines the dual phenomena of development projects serving as facades for hegemonic ambitions and the contemporary employment of tactics echoing India's colonial history. Additionally, the research employs rigorous qualitative methods, including semi-structured interviews and detailed document analysis of pivotal legal shifts like the abrogation of Article 370. Adhering to stringent ethical standards, such as ensuring participant anonymity, the study aims to yield a nuanced, multi-dimensional understanding that has significant implications not only for scholarly discourse but also for future policy formulation and diplomatic engagements.
Hi, my name is Aleena Mehta and I am a sophomore at Barnard College, majoring in Economics with a minor in Political Science. I grew up in Jammu and Kashmir, India, and hence have always been fascinated by the field of geopolitics. My research at the Laidlaw Foundation would revolve around extrapolating a relationship between state sovereignty and civil rights violations in the Kashmir crisis. This includes understanding the threat to the autonomy and stability of non-state actors in periods of territorial conflicts while investigating the recent socio-economic developments in the region.
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Intriguing analysis, Aleena! The juxtaposition of India's strategic objectives with the often-overlooked human narratives of Jammu and Kashmir offers a fresh perspective--and the focus on how development projects can be used as tools of control is particularly enlightening. Kudos!