South Asian security : 21st century discourses / edited by Sagarika Dutt and Alok Bansal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dutt, Sagarika, 1958-

Bansal, Alok.

Series:

Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 51.

Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International--South Asia.

Security, International.

Politics and government.

International relations.

South Asia--Foreign relations.

South Asia.

South Asia--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

xii, 286 pages : map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

The South Asian security complex refers to security interdependencies between the states in the region, and also includes the effect that powerful external actors, such as China, the US and Russia, and geopolitical interests have on regional dynamics. This book focuses on the national securities of a number of South Asian countries in order to discuss a range of issues related to South Asian security. The book makes a distinction between traditional and non-traditional security. While state-centric approaches such as bilateral relations between India and Pakistan are considered to be traditional realist approaches to security, the promotion of economic, environmental and human security reflect global concerns, liberal theories and cosmopolitan values. The book goes beyond traditional security issues to reflect the changing security agenda in South Asia in the twenty-first century, and is a useful contribution to studies on South Asian Politics and Security Studies.

Contents:

1 Theorizing regional security / Sagarika Dutt Dutt, Sagarika 11

Part I State-centric approaches to security 27

2 Afghanistan and the war on terror / Sita Bali Bali, Sita 29

3 Nuclear weapons in South Asia: Theoretical implications / Nicolas Balrel Balrel, Nicolas 47

4 India-Pakistan relations and the Kashmir issue (1947-2009): A historical perspective / Ashok Behuria Behuria, Ashok 65

5 China's growing strategic influence in South Asia: The impact on national securities and insecurities - a comment / Tridib Chakraborti Chakraborti, Tridib 83

Part II Identity, democracy and order 97

6 From inter-ethnic conflict to plural democracy in Sri Lanka / Martin Mulligan Mulligan, Martin 99

7 Ethno-nationalism in Pakistan: Challenges for the state -an overview / Alok Bansal Bansal, Alok 121

8 Islamism and its varied dimensions in South-Central Asia / Kunal Mukherjee Mukherjee, Kunal 141

9 Maoists in power: Emergence of a new Nepal / B.C. Upreti Upreti, B.C. 161

10 Making sense of insurgencies in North-East India: An overview / Namrata Goswami Goswami, Namrata 179

Part III The changing security agenda 193

11 Human security in South Asia and the role of the UN and its agencies / Sagarika Dutt Dutt, Sagarika 195

12 The impact of climate change in South Asia / Alok Bansal Bansal, Alok, Sreeradha Datta Datta, Sreeradha 218

13 The politics of energy pipelines in South Asia / Shebonti Ray Dadwal Dadwal, Shebonti Ray 235

14 The nuclear non-proliferation regime and the future of India-US nuclear energy co-operation / Sagarika Dutt Dutt, Sagarika 245

15 Multilateral economic co-operation and the emergence of regional organizations in South Asia: An assessment / Mohor Chakraborty Chakraborty, Mohor 258.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415618915

0415618916

9780203567326

0203567323

OCLC:

717302795