South Asia in the Globalised World

Contents: Preface. 1. Sustainable development and human security: global context and South Asian solutions/Sabina W. Lautensach and Alexander K. Lautensach.  2. Social capital and region building in South Asia/Mohanan B. Pillai and P.M. Joshy. 3. Ethnic violence in South Asia: a media perspective/Dharmesh Pushpa Dhawankar. 4. Food security in South Asia/S.S. Kalamkar. 5. India’s innovation systems: changing structure in the post TRIPS regime/Girish Kumar R. 6. The trouble with SAARC/Harsh V. Pant. 7. Indo-US trade relations/Shaijumon C.S. 8. Obama administration and US-Pakistan relations/M.J. Vinod. 9. India-Sri Lanka free trade agreement in spices/V. Mathew Kurian and A.D. Manikandan. 10. Future of civil society in Pakistan: the post Musharraf Era/G.Gopa Kumar….

The world is experiencing a strategic transition from the short-lived post-Cold War unipolar system to a new and complex configuration of international relations. In this fast-changing global scenario, the important role of South Asia has come to be felt more than ever before. South Asia, which consists of eight States and more than one-fifth of the world's population, has emerged as a vital region in the emerging global order due to its geo-strategic significance, growing economic dynamism, fragile State structures, and crisis in governance. This book contains 16 research articles that provide deep insights into the complex and multi-faceted nature of South Asia in the globalized world. These essays have been authored by scholars representing the disciplines of international relations, comparative politics, economics, security studies, and political economy.