The IUP Journal of International Relations

Volume 19, Issue 2, April 2025

ISSN :0973-8509

Impact Factor: 1.13; Acceptance rate: 30%; Turnaround time: 6-8 months

A "peer-reviewed" journal included in EBSCO and ProQuest (Part of Clarivate) Database, and Danish Bibliometric List of Journals

It is a quarterly journal that provides informative, insightful and lively discourse on the latest developments in an ever-changing and increasingly complex world order. It serves as a forum for thought-provoking debate on the most contentious contemporary issues in world politics, and is dedicated to the stimulation and dissemination of research and scholarship in international affairs. Offers papers on subjects such as Law, Economics, Ethics, Strategy, Culture, and Environment that have a bearing on international relations.

Focus Areas

  • Defense and Strategic Studies   |  
  • Cooperation, Peace, Conflict Resolution and Confidence Building   |  
  • International Security and National Security   |  
  • International Relations Theory   |  
  • International Political Economy   |  
  • Diplomacy   |  
  • Foreign Policy   |  
  • Nationalism, Ethnicity and Religious Conflicts in Contemporary IR   |  
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction   |  
  • Arms Control and Disarmament   |  
  • Democratization and Security   |  
  • Regional Integration   |  
  • Globalization   |  
  • Politics of the Environment   |  
  • Terrorism   |  
  • Global Governance   |  
  • Non-Governmental Organizations   |  
  • International and Supranational Organizations   |  

Current Issue

Volume 19, Issue 2, April 2025
Oman’s Mediator Role in Middle Eastern Diplomacy: The Legacy and Future Prospects

Author(s): Muhammed Sahal

Published Online: April,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.2.7-30

Keywords: Oman, Gulf mediator, Middle East diplomacy, Regional Stability, Geopolitical influence, Peacebuilding efforts

Significance of Myanmar in India’s Act East Policy: Promises and Challenges

Author(s): Rina Samanta

Published Online: April,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.2.31-45

Keywords: Act East Policy, North-Eastern states, Myanmar, Military coup, China’s growing footprints

Locating China Factor in the Contemporary Indo-US-China Strategic Triangle

Author(s): Musssaib Rasool Mir and Santosh Kumar

Published Online: April,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.2.46-63

Keywords: Strategic triangle, Indo-US-China relations, New strategic triangle, China factor, Contemporary Indo-US strategic triangle

Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision of the Quad: Contradictions and Opportunities

Author(s): Sudheer Singh Verma, Pawanpreet Kaur and Shiv Kumar

Published Online: April,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.2.64-78

Keywords: Indo-Pacific region, Quad, Free and open Indo-Pacific, Contradiction, Rule-based regional order

Balancing Equity and Urgency: Reshaping Global Economic Institutions for a Just Low-Carbon Transition

Author(s): Rafael Leal-Arcas, Nada Altheyab, Ghada AlFraih, Rana Alhanaya and Moaz Alshehri

Published Online: April,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.2.79-133

Keywords: Low-carbon future, Just transition, Finance and trade governance, WTO, IMF, World Bank, Coalition of finance ministers for climate action, Coalition of trade ministers on climate, Regional sustainable trade finance facility

Archives


Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2025
Exploring the Possibility of Overcoming the Anarchic Nature of the International System Through a Constructivist Approach

Author(s): Nawid Aria

Published Online: January,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.1.7-20

Keywords: Anarchy, Constructivism, Realism, Liberalism, International System

AGOA’s Strategic Impact on US Economic Leadership: Assessing Trade Relations and Regional Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s): Leshan Loonena Naisho

Published Online: January,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.1.21-43

Keywords: AGOA, US-Africa trade relations, Economic development, Trade relations, Africa, US

Paradiplomacy in India: A Systematic Literature Review

Author(s): Nisha Parmar

Published Online: January,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.1.44-55

Keywords: India, Paradiplomacy, Systematic literature review, Foreign policy

Reforming the Kafala System: An Unfinished Agenda

Author(s): Mule Rohit Ashok

Published Online: January,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.1.56-67

Keywords: Kafala system, Migrant workers, Gulf region, Human rights, Qatar

Rabindranath Tagore’s French Connection

Author(s): Laurent Metzger

Published Online: January,2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJIR/2025.19.1.68-80

Keywords: Cultural imports and exports, Humanism, Pacifism, Literary exchanges, Education