Introduction / Adluri Subramanyam Raju -- Part 1: Emerging Trends in South Asia: 1. Visualizing a New South Asia / Mahendra P. Lama -- 2. Challenges and Opportunities in South Asia / Mahesh Bhatta -- 3. Geopolitical Conflagration in South Asia Biased to Geographical Primacy and Historical Legacy / Y. Yagama Reddy -- 4. SAARC needs China or China needs SAARC? / Praveen Tiwari and Rashmi Mahat -- 5. Bilateralism in South Asia: Future Scenario / Adluri Subramanyam Raju -- Part 2: Democracy in South Asia: 6. South Asia in Future: Democratization and the Politics of Transformation / Shibashis Chatterjee -- 7. Globalization, Radicalization and South Asia: Bringing People In / Amena Mohsin -- 8. Challenges to Democratisation Process in South Asia: Looking at the Future / Smruti S. Pattanaik -- 9. Perception Building in India-Pakistan Relations: The Media's Agenda / Ramakrishnan Ramani -- Part 3: Economic Cooperation in South Asia: 10. Re-energizing Economic Cooperation through Regional Aid for Trade: Lessons from Europe / Kithmina V. Hewage -- 11. Common Currency in South Asia: An Optimalist Assessment / Rahul Tripathi -- 12. Regional Imbalances and Implications for South Asian Economic Integration / G. Jayachandra Reddy -- Part 4: Connectivity in South Asia: 13. Transport Connectivity in South Asian Sub-region: Emerging Trends, Opportunities and Challenges / Indranath Mukherji -- 14. Linkages Between Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: Evidences from South Asian Economies / Kamal Raj Dhungel 15. Connectivity Between India and Sri Lanka: A Model for South Asia / N. Manoharan -- Index.
Summary:
"This book is a comprehensive examination of the society, polity and economy of South Asian countries and their future trajectories. The essays included in the volume present key insights into the geopolitical dynamics of the region. It draws on case studies from the region to discuss how democracy has fared in terms of state-society linkages, transformational possibilities, and globalization and radicalization of politics; It studies possibilities of economic cooperation in South Asia including common currency, regional imbalances and aid, transport connectivity and electricity consumption; It examines the crucial role of SAARC and bilateralism in forging connectivities across the diverse geographies of the region. A major intervention in re-shaping South Asian studies, this book will be a great resource for scholars and researchers of security studies, strategic affairs, international relations, development studies, and politics"-- Provided by publisher.
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