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Language forms the very basis of media, and an analysis of the language of media becomes interesting as it is a forum where a range of disciplines of knowledge intersect via language. Therefore, discourses created by media touch upon different disciplines of knowledge tangentially. It serves to define what is of political concern, economic importance, cultural interest to us; we live in what is often described as media culture. Thus, media virtually has become our imposed socio-politico-economic guiding force in developing, shaping and channelizing our opinions which are ''received opinions'', thereby manipulating power to its favor creating a ''media-hegemony''. Our knowledge, identities, perceptions, ideologies, socio-political attitude, etc. are realized, asserted, and developed through language.Media largely achieves it by using subtle socio-political and ideological values in crafty and implicit employment of linguistic resources. Critical Discourse Analysis is that trans-discipline which takes into account various contexts and manipulation that people bring in when they interact in real contextual situations.To understand the internal mechanism of media an attempt has been undertaken in the paper by analyzing one of the videos of political concern which is collected from the social networking site namely YouTube. For the purpose of data analysis, Norman Fairclough's framework of three dimensional analysis to Critical Discourse Analysis- textual, discursive, and sociological- has been followed.

The traditional concept of security is too narrow and includes military security alone, and the state was its only and ultimate reference point. Advocates of non-traditional security threats shifted the reference point of security to individual and the ultimate objective of both security and state is to provide human beings with an environment within which he can be at his best self. A host of issues related to an individual's societal, economic, and political lives thus became part of the new security discourse threatening to dilute the concept of security in a traditional—military sense. Despite ideological differences, certain issues were regarded to have direct consequence for individuals sharing all political ideologies and all value systems. These issues are transnational in nature and entail a transnational approach to address the non-traditional security concerns. Drugs and trafficking in drugs are such issues that as a threat to human life transcend national boundaries. Trade in illicit drugs has the largest societal, political, and economic consequences and threatens the fabric of societies through addiction, crime, and disease. It exacerbates corruption in weak states and impairs their economic and political functioning. Central Asian states have been a victim of growing international drug trafficking, which pose serious threats to the larger region, including China, India, and Russia. In this backdrop, this article tried to focus how drug trafficking, as a non-traditional security threat, pose a serious threat to the national security of the Central Asian Republics in particular and the larger region in general. The article also attempted to explore how the narcotics trade has affected national and transnational security in the region to a large extent.

AbstractGiven the complexity of identity in India, where ethnicity alone can only inadequately define constituent regional communities such as the Oriyas, Bengalis, Tamils and Keralites, a regional perspective provides a more useful analytical approach. In India, a territorially defined region is the most inclusive segment, which has linguistic, historical and socio‐cultural connotations. Apart from the historical importance of region, it has now taken many ethnic characteristics within its ambit. While discussing the importance of 'region' in India, this article tries to show the weakness of an ethnic perspective in defining the identity of various language‐based, but geographically confined, communities of India. The article also tries to explore how regional identities can be reconciled with a pan‐Indian ideology. Perhaps in the post‐modern world, this is the greatest challenge that India has to grapple with, and one that requires judicious policies and practices

Healthcare Strategies and Planning for Social Inclusion and Development: Volume One: Health for All - Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare Management examines health care management, particularly in developing countries, along with the key aspects of universal health required to address current global health issues. This new volume begins with an overview of the concept and definition of "Health for All." The book covers how international organizations like the WHO support national health authorities in managing their core healthcare systems, support healthcare workforces, utilize technologies like health information systems, ensure health coverage and funding, and provide primary healthcare education. This volume is a useful resource to graduate students in public health and health care policy, public health professionals, health and social work researchers, and health policy makers interested in global health and primary healthcare services, particularly in developing countries