I CONTENTS UNDERSTANDING WOMEN’S ISSUES-A FEMINIST III-XXVI STANDPOINT SHAHIDA WOMEN’S STRUGGLES AND WOMEN’S MOVEMENT 1-21 IN INDIA VIBHUTI PATEL GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER BUDGETING IN 22-48 INDIA SAYED AFZAL PEERZADE AND SUSHMA ANGADI NEW REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND WOMEN’S 49-66 HUMAN RIGHTS TALMEEZ FATMA NAQVI WOMEN’S ROLE IN RRELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF 67-95 ANGAMI NAGA SOCIETY VITSO YANO AND REKHA PANDE THE POLITICS OF TRAFFICKING AMONGST TRIBAL 96-117 WOMEN IN MANIPUR-NORTH -EAST INDIA AJAILU NIUMAI WOMEN AND THE STIGMA OF WITCH-HUNTING 118-129 NEETA SHARMA WOMEN’S INDEGENIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND THE 130-149 PATRIARCHY OF DEVELOPMENT HMINGTHANZUALI EXCLUSION, WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND INCLUSIVE 150-183 ISLAM FAREEDA SIDDIQUI THE STRUGGLE FOR THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN 184-199 PAKISTAN SANA KHAN