Regionalism and National Security : Bangladesh and SAARC

Contents: Acknowledgement. Introduction. 1. Foreign policy and national security of Bangladesh (1972-79). 2. Bangladesh and SAARC : initiative and strategy. 3. Bangladesh - India relations and progression of SAARC. 4. Bangladesh in SAARC : policy and position. 5. Factors in regional cooperation in South Asia: goals and reality. Conclusion. Bibliography. Appendices. Index.

"This book is an attempt to document and analyse the context and content of Bangladesh\'s initiation, participation and payoff in relation to South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC). This study is premised on the idea that regionalism is general and its institutional expression in particular represent attempts to advance and secure foreign policy goals. This book highlights the ways and means of initiative of Bangladesh to approach her national security concerns through the creative use of the regional platform. The scope of this study includes considerations of all the relevant aspects of foreign policy of Bangladesh and her national security so far as they impinge on her relationship with India and other countries of South Asian region." (jacket)