Editorial Board

Chief Patron

Prof. Mahavir Singh
Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171005

Patrons

Prof. Rajinder Verma
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171005
Prof. Bal Krishan Shivram
Dean of Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171005

Chief Editor

Prof. Harish K. Thakur
Department of Political Science, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171005

Associate Editors

Dr. Joginder Singh Saklani
Department of Political Science, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171005
Dr. Baldev Singh Negi
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies-IIHS, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171005

Editorial Board Members

Prof. Sanjeev Sharma
(Ex-Vice Chancellor), Department of Political Science, CCS University, Meerut.
Prof. M.M. Semwal
Department of Political Science, HNB Central University, Srinagar, Uttrakhand.
Prof. Chetan Singh
Former Director, IIAS Shimla and Professor, Department of History, H.P. University Shimla-171005
Prof. Ian Hall
School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, QLD 4111, Australia.
Dr. M. Satish Kumar
Research Fellow, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security & Justice, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 INN, Northern Ireland, UK.
Prof. Geetha Ganapathy
Professor of English, Faculty of Law, Political & Social Sciences, University of Sorbonne, Paris Nord, 99 Av. Jean Baptiste Clement, 93430, Villetaneuasm France.
Prof. Ujjwal Kumar Singh
Department of Political Science, University of Delhi
Prof. Ashutosh Kumar
Department of Political Science, Punjab University, Chandigarh.
Prof. Raj Kumar Singh
Department of Commerce, H.P. University, Shimla-5.
Prof. B.K. Shivram
Department of History, H.P. University, Shimla-171005.
Prof. Gian Singh
Department of Economics, Punjabi university Patiala, Punjab.
Prof. Bishwambhara Mishra
Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.

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