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Upadhyay, Amit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1756-1499 and Mehrotra, Abhinav ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3146-8426 (2025) India’s Transition from Rule-Taker to Rule-Maker: Aspirations and Challenges. Janus.net: e-Journal of International Relations, 16 (2). pp. 272-285. OBSERVARE - Observatorio de Relacoes Exteriores (Observatory for External Relations) . ISSN 1647-7251 Available at: https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.DT0525.14

Mehrotra, Abhinav ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3146-8426, Upadhyay, Amit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1756-1499 and Gupta, Biswanath ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6090-8235 (2025) Space opportunity for India through the G 20 platform. Journal of Community Guidance and Research, 42 (3). pp. 391-405. Neelkamal Publications . ISSN 0970-1346 Available at: https://www.neelkamalbooks.com/jcgr/

Upadhyay, Amit and Mehrotra, Abhinav (2025) Human Rights Protection in Europe and Russia : addressing the implications of Russian expulsion under the statute of the council of Europe and the European convention on human rights. International Journal of Legal Information. pp. 1-12. Cambridge University Press . ISSN 2331-4117 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/jli.2025.10069

Upadhyay, Amit and Mehrotra, Abhinav (2025) Assessing the Efficacy of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Principle amidst the Misuse of Veto Power: a critical analysis. International Journal of Legal Information, 53 (1). pp. 64- 71. Cambridge University Press . ISSN 2331-4117 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/jli.2025.10053

Upadhyay, Amit, Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Anuradha (2025) Addressing Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: the case for establishing a special tribunal within international and ukrainian legal frameworks. JANUS NET e-journal of International Relation, 16 (nº1). OBSERVARE - Observatorio de Relacoes Exteriores (Observatory for External Relations) . ISSN 16477251 Available at: https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.16.1.02

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) India’s approach towards adjudication before the international court of justice and international criminal court: In search of uniformity. JANUS NET e-journal of International Relation, 15 (2). OBSERVARE - Observatorio de Relacoes Exteriores (Observatory for External Relations) . ISSN 1647-7251 Available at: https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.15.2.13

Upadhyay, Amit and Mehrotra, Abhinav (2024) A case for recognition of caste as a sui generis category in international law. Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies. Akademiai Kiado . ISSN 2498-5473 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1556/2052.2024.00479

Upadhyay, Amit and Mehrotra, Abhinav (2023) Need for victim participation: Retributive to restorative justice. The Indian Police Journal, 71 (3 & 4). Bureau of Police Research and Development . ISSN 0537-2429

Upadhyay, Amit and Mehrotra, Abhinav (2023) Child Marriage, sexual abuse, and Muslim personal law: Contestations around age of consent in marriage in the wake of Uniform Civil Code debate in India. Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law & Practice, 19 (4). pp. 198-211. Electronicpublications.org . ISSN 2633-6626

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Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Why SC Order On Religious Conversion To Claim Quota Benefits Is A Big Win For Constitution. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/opinion-fraud-suprem...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) The perils of jaywalking in India’s chaotic cities. 360Info. Available at: https://360info.org/the-perils-of-jaywalking-in-in...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Opinion: ‘digital arrest’ — evolving tech spawning sinister cybercrimes. Addressing legal gaps, awareness needs of hour. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/digital-arrest-evolv...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) निरस्त्रीकरण: लक्ष्य पाने में अभी कई अड़चनें. Rajasthan Patrika. Available at: https://epaper.patrika.com/article/NewDelhi?OrgId=...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Homes destroyed, laws ignored: Can SC put an end to ‘bulldozer justice'? Times of India. Available at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/law/h...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Ridding Indian prisons of caste-based discrimination — How supreme court ruling paves the way. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/indian-prisons-caste...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Opinion | Reforming the ‘Culture Of Adjournments’ in courts: What constitution says about speedy trials & legal aid. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/reforming-culture-of...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Sub-Classification Of SCs & STs: A prickly issue with multiple judicial interpretations over the years. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/sub-classification-s...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Opinion | As India receives FATF ‘distinction’, a look at its efforts to fight money laundering & terror financing. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/india-fatf-distincti...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Intersex children have rights too. Ova. Available at: https://ova.galencentre.org/intersex-children-have...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Opinion | Decoding Madras High Court order upholding Tamil proficiency as eligibility criterion for TN public service. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/madras-high-court-ta...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Evolving role of EC: Holding parties accountable for model code violations by campaigners. ABP. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/ec-political-parties...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Prospects of a Hamas truce and the Palestinian quest for UN membership. The Daily Guardian. Available at: https://thedailyguardian.com/prospects-of-a-hamas-...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) How to make films accessible for the disabled? What Delhi HC order means for India’s quest for equality. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/films-accessibility-...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Electoral Bonds: What the SC judgment means and how political funding is regulated in western democracies. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/electoral-bond-schem...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Women’s representation in Pakistan elections. The Daily Guardian. Available at: https://thedailyguardian.com/womens-representation...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Bombay HC decision stirs a debate. There is need for explicit housing rights for senior citizens. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/bombay-hc-decision-s...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Complexities of hate speech regulations at international level: A comparative analysis. The Daily Guardian. Available at: https://thedailyguardian.com/complexities-of-hate-...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2024) Sena Vs Sena: Tenth schedule is at the heart of Maharashtra political crisis. It is time for a rethink. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/sena-vs-sena-tenth-s...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) How SC verdict on Article 370 balances legal norms and political realities. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/how-sc-verdict-on-ar...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) Loss and damage fund: A step towards addressing climate-induced human rights issues. The Geopolitics. Available at: https://thegeopolitics.com/loss-and-damage-fund-a-...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) Navigating the geopolitical waters: India-Maldives relations in a shifting global landscape. The Geopolitics. Available at: https://thegeopolitics.com/navigating-the-geopolit...

Upadhyay, Amit and Mehrotra, Abhinav (2023) Policing The Police: SC Call For 'Dependable Code Of Investigation' The Right Push For Reform. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/supreme-court-call-f...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) Unravelling the Israel–Hamas conflict: A historical overview and path to peace. The Geopolitics. Available at: https://thegeopolitics.com/unravelling-the-israel-...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) Women’s reservation: From colonial roots to constitutional progress. Abp Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/opinion-women-s-rese...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) India-Russia trade: 70 years on, ties still strong and growing. But a balancing act is needed now. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/70-years-of-india-ru...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) When rights collide: Thengumarahada case shows the need for balancing animal and human interests. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/opinion-thengumaraha...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) Harmonising equilibrium. Millennium Post. Available at: https://www.millenniumpost.in/opinion/harmonising-...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) Why India must make NHRC recommendations enforceable. AbP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/un-global-alliance-f...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) Neighbourhood watch opinion China Pakistan economic corridor human security threat Gilgit-Baltistan South Asia. Bigyack. Available at: https://bigyack.com/neighbourhood-watch-opinion-ch...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) DV Act: men can be victims too as forms of gender violence differ in different social settings. ABP Live. Available at: https://news.abplive.com/blog/opinion-dv-act-men-c...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) Abortion as a human right. The Citizen. Available at: https://www.thecitizen.in/gender/abortion-as-a-hum...

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2023) the Ukrainian crisis and its impact on the European security governance and global legal order. Modern Diplomacy. pp. 1-3. Available at: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/01/22/the-ukrainia...

Upadhyay, Amit and Mehrotra, Abhinav (2022) Quest for an equal pedestal. Millenniumpost. Available at: https://www.millenniumpost.in/opinion/quest-for-an...

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Upadhyay, Amit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1756-1499 and Mehrotra, Abhinav ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3146-8426 (2026) The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. In: Introducing Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Routledge, London. pp. 169-180. ISBN 9781032709628 Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032709628-12

Upadhyay, Amit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1756-1499 and Mehrotra, Abhinav ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3146-8426 (2026) Traversing through India's Climate Diplomacy: Analyzing from a Human Rights Perspective. In: Climate Diplomacy at the Crossroads: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., New York. pp. 23-37. ISBN 9781978768291 Available at: https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/climate-diplomacy-at...

Upadhyay, Amit and Tayenjam, Arvind (2024) Interrelationship of legal gender identity and the right to health of transgender persons in India. In: Contested Equality. Contributor: Tayenjam, Arvind. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham. pp. 182-202. ISBN 9781035325764 Available at: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035325771.00019

Upadhyay, Amit and Mehrotra, Abhinav (2024) Need for a human rights-based approach to climate change adaptation and mitigation with reference to the State of Uttarakhand in India. In: The Social Consequences of Climate Change. Emerald Publishing Limited. pp. 67-78. ISBN 9781837976782 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83797-677-520241006

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Upadhyay, Amit and Mehrotra, Abhinav (2024) Rwanda Revisited: Genocide, Civil War, and the Transformation of International Law edited by Phillip DREW, Bruce OSWALD, Robert McLAUGHLIN, and Jeremy FARRALL. Leiden; Boston: Brill Nijhoff, 2021. xvi + 327 pp. Hardcover: €89.00; eBook (pdf): €89.00; MyBook: €25.00. doi: 10.1163/9789004430129. [Book Review] (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2044251324000092

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