South Asia in the world [electronic resource] : problem solving perspectives on security, sustainable development, and good governance / edited by Ramesh thakur and Oddny Wiggen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thakur, Ramesh, 1948-

Wiggen, Oddny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--South Asia.

National security.

South Asia--Politics and government.

South Asia.

South Asia--Foreign relations.

United Nations--South Asia.

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (477 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents issues of particular relevance to the region, and explores the potential for improvement both in domestic and international efforts at alleviating the problems of South Asia.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction South Asia's manifold challenge to the international community; 2 South Asia in the family of nations; 3 South Asia Melting pot of global faultlines; 4 Nuclear weapons and nuclear war in South Asia Unknowable Futures; 5 International security in a nuclear South Asia; 6 National security Inter state conflict in South Asia a Nepali perspective; 7 Terrorism and political agitation in post colonial South Asia Jammu Kashmir and Sri Lanka

8 South Asian contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations with particular reference to India's participation9 The United Nations and South Asia Bangladesh's contribution to UN peacekeeping; 10 Pro poor policies in South Asia; 11 Trade and investment in South Asia; 12 Democratic governance in South Asia Problems and prospects; 13 Pluralism democracy and governance and South Asia The case of Sri Lanka; 14 Critical links between environment and development in South Asia; 15 The environmental challenge to human security in South Asia

16 Diffusion of environmental peace International rivers and bilateral relations in South Asia17 A Security Organization for South Asia Mechanism for conflict resolution in South Asia; 18 SAARC as an institutional framework for cooperation in South Asia; 19 Human security The perspective of children and women in South Asia; 20 Child malnutrition and gender discrimination in South Asia Is the worst malnutrition linked to the worst gender discrimination in the world; 21 Hum honge kamiyab We shall overcome Non governmental organizations the state and human security in India

22 Post Taliban Afghanistan and South Asian security23 South West Asia after the Taliban; 24 The changing geopolitics of Central West and South Asia after 11 September; 25 Pakistan and India The way forward; 26 India Pakistan relations Ways forward; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

92-808-7056-4

OCLC:

191039651