South Asia 2013 /

CONTENTS
The Contributors
Abbreviations
International Telephone Codes
Explanatory Note on the Directory Section
Calendar of Political Events, September 2011-August
2012
page IX
X
xii
Xll
XllI
PART ONE
General Survey
The AfPak Challenge: Examining the US Afghanistan-Pakistan
Strategy
RUDRA CHAUDHURI
Security Issues in South Asia
RAJAT GANGULY
The Politics ofWater in South Asia
'-^DAANISH MUSTAFA. AMIERA SAWAS and AYESHA SIDDIQI
India: The Emerging Power
ACHINVANAIK
^^^Political Islam in South Asia
IFTIKHAR MALIK ^ . o u a •
Population and Environmental Issues mSouth Asia
GOURANGA LALDASVARMA
Forced Migration Issues in South Asia
/david rampton
(with BRIGITA MOLNAROVA)
The Religions of South Asia GEOFFREY parrinder
(revised hy the editorial staff)
14
27
35
48
64
78
97
FART TWO
Country Surveys
See page xii for explanatory note onthe Directory Section of
each country
AFGHANISTAN
Physical and Social Geography w.B. fisher
History MARTIN ewans
(revised for this edition hy shanthie mariet d'souza;
previously revised hy peter marsden)
Economy PETERmarsden
Statistical Survey
Directory
Bibliography
BANGLADESH
,/t»hysical and SocialGeography B. H. farmer
(with additions hy the editorial staff)
History david taylor
(based on an earlier article hy peter ROBB; revised by
ALIRIAZ)
Economy MUSHTAQ H. KHAN
Statistical Survey
Directory
Bibliography
BHUTAN
''"Physical and SocialGeography
History BRIAN SHAW
Economy BRIAN SHAW
(revised hy NiCK J, FREEMAN)
Statistical Survey
Directory
Indo-Bhutan Treaty
Bibliography
BRIAN SHAW
109
110
128
145
150
158
162
163
175
180
186
199
201
202
216
223
228
235
236
INDIA
Physical and Social Geography B. H. FARMER
History david Taylor
(revised for this edition hy LOUISE TILLIN; previously
revised hy GARETH price)
Economy sanjaya baru
(revised for this edition hy pallavi roy; previously
revised hy gareth price)
Statistical Survey
Directory
page 238
THE STATES AND TERRITORIES OF INDIA
States
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam (Asom)
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Kamataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
National Capital and Union Territories
Andaman and Nicohar Islands
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nageir Haveli
Daman and Diu
Delhi (National Capital Territory)
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Bibliography
-JHE MALDIVES
^^hysical and Social Geography B. H. farmer
(with additions hy the editorial staff)
History (revised hy the editorial staff)
Economy (revised hy the editorial staff)
Statistical Survey
Directory
Bibliography
^PAL .
'^'''"Physical and Social Geography B. H. farmer
History Revised for this edition hy mara malagodi
(with previous revisions by LOK raj baral, t. LOUISE BROWN,
MICHAEL GILLAN and CLEMENS SPIESS) 460
Economy marikavxcziany
(revised hyClemens spiess) 477
Statistical Survey 492
240
261
275
281
324
329
331
335
339
342
345
349
352
354
359
362
367
372
375
380
383
385
387
390
393
397
400
403
408
410
413
415
419
422
423
425
426
429
431
434
439
439
446
451
453
459
460
CONTKNTS
Directory
Bibliography
page 497
508
PAKISTAN
Physical and Social Geography B. H. farmer
History kenneth m. pherson
(revised by ayesha jaimJ
Economy EHTI.SHAM AHMAD
(based on an earlier essay by marika vicziany; previously
revised by A. R. kemal, matthew m. cartney and hareth
PRICE)
Statistical Survey
Directory
Related Territories
Bibliography
JIRI LANKA
hysical and Social Geography b. h. farmer
(revised by g. h. peiris)
History KINCSLEY M, de silva
(with revisions by the editorial stafD
Economy s. w. R. de A. samarasinohe
Statistical Survey
Directory
Bibliography
PART THREE
Who's Who of South Asia
Who's Who of South Asia
PART FOUR
Regional Information
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The United Nations in South Asia
UMembers, Contributions, Year of Admission
(Wi^rmanent Missions
^^^nited Nations Information Centres/Services
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific—ESCAP
J^Jnited Nations Children's Fund—UNICEF
4^ited Nations Development Programme—UNDP
l^ited Nations Environment Programme—UNEP
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
—UNHCR
^_^nited Nations Peace-keeping
^^nited Nations Peace-building
510.
'511
533
553
558
585
585
589
590
606
612
617
632
635
691
691
691
691
692
696
699
705
711
714
715
World Food Programme—WFP
Food and Agriculture Organization—FAO
International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development—IBRD (World Bank)
International Development Association—IDA
International Finance (Corporation—IFC
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency—MIGA
International Fund for Agricultural Development
—IFAD
^Jpternational Monetary Fund—IMF
^^^nited Nations Educational. Scientific and Cultural
Organization—UNESCO
^^^orld Health Organization—WHO
Other UN Organizations active in South Asia
/Wan Development Bank—ADB
Viommonwealth
Economic Cooperation Organization—ECO
European Union
,^_^lalfimic Development Bank
Organization of Islamic Cooperation—OIC
South Asian A.ssociation for Regional (Cooperation
—SAARC
Other Regional Organizations
pcif'c 716
718
725
728
730
731
732
734
738
743
750
752
756
763
765
766
768
773
778
MAJOR COMMODITIES OF SOUTH ASIA
Aluminium and Bauxite 789
Coal
Coconut
Cotton
Iron Ore
Jute
Rice
Soybeans
Sugar
Tea
Tobacco
Wheat
791
792
794
795
796
798
800
802
805
806
807
CALENDARS AND WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES 810
RESEARCH INSTITUTES STUDYING
SOUTH ASIA 813
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY—BOOKS 820
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY—PERIODICALS 823
Index of Regional Organizations 826