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The Routledge handbook of South Asia : region, security and connectivity /

"This handbook presents an authoritative overview of South Asia through the lens of geopolitics, political dynamics, economics, human security, and sustainable development. It brings together key insights from various disciplines to provide an in-depth understanding of the genesis, course, and...

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Main Authors: Subramanyam Raju, A. (Author, Editor), Srinivasan, R. (Rajamanickam) (Author, Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2024.
Subjects:
South Asia > Politics and government.
South Asia > Economic conditions.
South Asia > Social conditions.
South Asia > Foreign relations.
Sustainable development > South Asia.
Security, International > South Asia.
Diplomatic relations.
Economic history.
Politics and government.
Security, International.
Social conditions.
Sustainable development.
South Asia.
Table of Contents:
  • List of tables
  • List of contributors
  • Introduction / Adluri Subramanyam Raju & R. Srinivasan
  • Post-colonial Identities, ethnic conflicts and security dilemma in South Asia / Rajpal Budania
  • South Asian identity: understanding nationalistic divergences and socio-cultural convergences conundrum / Udayan Das and Ambar Kumar Ghosh
  • Politics of democracy in South Asia: people's aspiration and the structure of the state / Smruti S Pattanaik
  • Transition of monarchy in South Asia: the case of Nepal / Raksha Pandey
  • Transitions in governance: polity, policy and regionalism in South Asia / R. Srinivasan
  • Civil society in South Asia: plurality, convergence and paradoxes / Amit Dholakia
  • Religion and politics in South Asia: select case studies / Partha Pratim Basu
  • Lilliputians' dilemma: survival strategies of small states in South Asia/ N. Manoharan
  • Untangling the South Asia-China nuclear problematique / Ravi Komarraju
  • Impact of globalisation on South Asia / I.P. Khosla
  • Prospects of growth dynamism in South Asia: trade and investment as drivers of regional development / Saroj Kumar Mohanty
  • A novel approach for integration in South Asia through trade promotion and economic corridors / Srimal Fernando
  • Connectivity across South Asia: possibilities and intrinsic challenges / Pankaj K. Jha
  • Developments in sustainable blue economy in South Asia / V. N. Attri
  • Climate change and river waters in South Asia: scarcity, security and the avoidance of zero-sum approaches in the Anthropocene Epoch / Ananya Sharma and Varun Sahni
  • Governing water resources in India: role of water law, policy and institutions / Vandana Asthana
  • Environment and sustainable development in South Asia / Nitya Nanda and Susmita Mitra
  • Energy security and cooperation in South Asia / Adluri Subramanyam Raju
  • A sub-regional resuscitation in South Asia: enlivening the BIMSTEC / Sohini Nayak
  • Comparing the SAARC and the ASEAN / Uttara Sahasrabuddhe
  • The European Union's relations with South Asia / Ummu Salma Bava
  • China in South Asia: the Xi Jinping era / Reena Marwah
  • United States-South Asia relations: challenges and opportunities facing the Biden administration / M.J. Vinod
  • The multipolar world and South Asia / Anindya Jyoti Majumdar
  • Index.