International Journal of Applied Social Science

Vol. 13 (7&8), July & August (2026)

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Content

Research Paper  
The Impact of Social Media on Attribution 781
Himanshi Awana [DOI: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2026-46798115/IJASS/13.7&8/781-784]  
Industrialization and Economic Growth in India: A Time Series Analysis 785
Aishwarya Hatwal, Kiran Bartwal, Devna Sharma and Rachna Dixit [DOI: IJASS/13.7&8/785-793]  
Tourism Growth, Spatial Concentration, and Regional Imbalance in Uttarakhand, India: A Longitudinal Assessment of 28 Major Destinations (2000–2023) 794
Amit Sharma, Swarn Singh, Veer Singh and B. P. Naithani [DOI: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2026-87858596/IJASS/13.7&8/794-804]  
Arms and Drug Trafficking as Non-Traditional Security Threats in Central Asia: Convergence, Divergence and the Limits of Regional Security Governance 805
Sanjeev Kumar [DOI: IJASS/13.7&8/805-825]  
Assessing User Satisfaction with M-Wallet Services in India’s National Capital Region 826
Sunita and Sachin [DOI: IJASS/13.7&8/794-805]  
   
Review Paper  
Governing Waste to Wealth Transitions: A Cross-National Review Across Advanced and Emerging Economies 837
Nitin Dwivedi, Anushree Janu, Shruti Kanga and Sanjeev Kumar [DOI: IJASS/13.7&8/827-841]  
   
Research Article  
Legacy of Panchagrama Brahmins 852
Vaishali G R. and Kotresh M. [DOI: IJASS/13.7&8/852-856]  
Determinants and Economic Impact of NPAs in Uttarakhand’s Banking Sector 856
Deeksha Singh and Shikha Nagalia Sharma [DOI: IJASS/13.7&8/857-862]  
Institutionalising Delimitation in India: Institutional Continuity, Comparative Design and the Governance of Seat Reallocation 863
Mahendra Yadav [DOI: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2026-64917427/IJASS/13.7&8/863-874]  
Racialised Mobility and Structural Exclusion: Post-War European Population Regimes and the Romani Exception 875
Ram Singh [DOI: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2026-59244735/IJASS/13.7&8/875-891]  
Astrology in Modern Society: Relevance, Belief Systems, and a Global Perspective with Special Reference to Indian Astrology 892
Tejaskar Pandey, D. K. Singh, Madan Mohan Pathak and Anil Kumar Porwal [DOI: IJASS/13.7&8/892-920]  
Innovative Pedagogies for Developing Scientific Temper and Critical Inquiry among School Students in the Light of NEP 2020 921
Md. Dablu Sk and Dilip Kumar Mondal [DOI: IJASS/13.7&8/921-930]  
Astrology as a Global Belief System- A Sociological and Psychological Analysis of Cosmic Symbolism in Modernity 931
Tejaskar Pandey, D. K. Singh, Madan Mohan Pathak and Anil Kumar Porwal [DOI: IJASS/13.7&8/931-954]