gnlu.ac.in Indian Foreign Policy Essay Competition 2014 : Gujarat National Law University

Name of the Organisation : Gujarat National Law University (gnlu.ac.in)
Name of the Competition : Indian Foreign Policy Essay Competition 2014
Location : Gandhinagar

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Indian Foreign Policy Essay Competition 2014 :
Gujarat National Law University Centre for Foreign Policy and Security Studies Organizing Essay Competition On Indian Foreign Policy

Eligibility :
The Competition shall open to all students from India or abroad pursuing undergraduate or post graduate course from recognized Universities / Colleges / Institutions.

Prizes :
1st Prize : Rs. 7,000/-
2nd Prize : Rs. 5,000/-
3rd Prize : Rs. 3,000/

Themes of Essay :
** India’s Neighbours
** South-East Asia and the Pacific
** East Asia
** Eurasia
** The Gulf and West Asia
** Africa
** Europe and European Union
** The Americas
** United Nations and International Organizations
** Disarmament and International Security Affairs
** Multilateral Economic Relations
** South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
** Development Cooperation
** Investment and Technology Promotion
** Energy Security
** Counter Terrorism and Policy Planning
** Protocol, Consular, Passport and Visa Services
** Finance, Administration and Establishment
** Exploring and Exploiting E-Governance and Information Technology to promote Foreign Policy Effectiveness
** Decision-Making, Execution and Coordination within the Indian Foreign Policy Establishment : Changing Roles and Responsibilities
** Public Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Think-Tanks
** Propagation of Hindi Abroad : What next or End-Game-
** Human Security : Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
** Oceans in the Framework of Indian Foreign Policy
** Arctic and Antarctica
** Non-Resident Indians : Too much or too little bilateral influence
** Soft-power diplomacy
** Cyber threats and Espionage
** Humanitarian and Human Rights Issues of Refugees
** Peaceful Settlement of Bilateral and Multilateral Disputes
** Promotion of Individual States of the Indian Union to forge bilateral economic and cultural relations
** Indian Business Magnates : Decisive Influence in Foreign-Policy Making
** Indian Students Abroad & Radar of the Indian Foreign Policy.

Submission Guidelines :
** Brief biography of the author and abstract of maximum 250 words
** Essay language : English
** No part of the essay should have been published earlier or be under consideration for publication or in a similar contest elsewhere
** Minimum 2,500 and Maximum word limit of the Essay : 10,000 (including footnotes)
** Footnotes shall conform to Bluebook (19th Edition) rules of legal citation and must include a description of each authority adequate to allow a reasonable reader to identify and locate the authority in a publication of general circulation.
** Font type should be Times New Roman, Font Size 12, with 1.5 line spacing. A margin of 1 inch or 2.54 cm shall be left on all four sides. The footnotes should be in Times New Roman, Font Size 10, with line spacing1.
** Plagiarized work will be disqualified.
** Co-authorship is allowed but both authors are required to register separately.
** Essays should be submitted to vc AT gnlu.ac.in with participant’s name, address, contact details, University in docx or doc format with Subject “GNLU Essay Competition : Indian Foreign Policy – An Emerging Global Power: Myth v. Reality 2014-2025 Vision Based on Critical Assessment” latest by 25th February, 2014 (11:59 pm).

Submission Deadline : Tuesday, 25 February, 2014
Declaration of Result : Monday, 3 March, 2014
Prizes/Certificate Distribution : GNLU Foundation Day – Thursday, 17 July 2014

For further details and information contact :
Dr Aruna Kumar Malik-amalik@gnlu.ac.in, mobile +812 865 0850.