- Brings together conceptual, empirical, and policy-oriented contributions.
- Does not offer a single, unified framework — invites multiple perspectives on the neighbourhood as an evolving, variegated space.
- Positions IJNS at the intersection of policy relevance and conceptual inquiry.
- Foregrounds borderlands as a critical vantage point, alongside field-based, ethnographic, and subnational approaches that complement official archives.
A platform open to scholars and practitioners from within India and abroad.