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

Contributor(s): Thakur, Ramesh, ed | Wiggen, Oddny, edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi: Bookwell, 2004Description: xxiv, 451 p. : ill., 1 map ; 24 cmISBN: 9788185040912Subject(s): National security | South Asia | Diplomatic relations | Politics and government | United NationsDDC classification: 338.954027

Contents:

Foreword: Mutual interest-the United Nations and South Asia / Lloyd Axworthy -- Introduction: South Asia's manifold challenge to the international community / Ramesh Thakur and Oddny Wiggen -- South Asia in the family of nations / Inder Kumer Gujral -- South Asia: Melting pot of global faultlines / Sartaj Aziz -- Nuclear weapons and nuclear war in South Asia: The unknown future / Stephen P. Cohen -- International security in a nuclear South Asia / Christophe Carle -- National security: Inter-state conflict in South Asia (a Nepali perspective) / Lok Raj Baral -- Terrorism and political agitation in post-colonial South Asia: Jammu-Kashmir and Sri Lanka / Kingsley de Silva -- South Asian contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations: Particular reference to India's participation / Satish Nambiar -- The United Nations and South Asia: Bangladesh's contribution to UN peacekeeping / Syed Roomy -- Pro-poor policies in South Asia / Hafiz Pasha -- Trade and investment in South Asia / Farooq Sobhan and Riffat Zaman -- Democratic governance in South Asia: Problems and prospects / Gautam Adhikari -- Pluralism, democracy and governance and South Asia: The case of Sri Lanka / Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu. Critical links between environment and development in South Asia / Adeel Zafar and Awais Piracha -- The environmental challenge to human security in South Asia / Adil Najam -- Diffusion of international peace? International rivers and bilateral relations in South Asia / Ashok Swain -- A Security Organisation for South Asia: Mechanism for conflict resolution in South Asia / Niaz A. Naik -- SAARC as an institutional framework for cooperation in South Asia / Nihal Rodrigo -- Human security: The perspective of children and women in South Asia / Manzoor Ahmed -- Child malnutrition and gender discrimination in South Asia: Is the worst malnutrition linked to the worst gender discrimination in the world? / Santosh Mehrotra -- "Hum honge kamiyab ... (We shall overcome ...)": Non-government organizations, the state and human security in India / Rekha Datta -- Post-Taliban Afghanistan and South Asian security / Samina Ahmed -- South-west Asia after the Taliban / Mohammed Ayoob -- The changing geopolitics of Central, West and South Asia after 11 September / Amin Saikal -- Pakistan and India: The way forward / Samina Yasmeen -- India-Pakistan relations: Ways forward / Gopalaswami Parthasarathy.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	338.954027 THA/S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P06047

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Foreword: Mutual interest-the United Nations and South Asia / Lloyd Axworthy --
Introduction: South Asia's manifold challenge to the international community / Ramesh Thakur and Oddny Wiggen --
South Asia in the family of nations / Inder Kumer Gujral --
South Asia: Melting pot of global faultlines / Sartaj Aziz --
Nuclear weapons and nuclear war in South Asia: The unknown future / Stephen P. Cohen --
International security in a nuclear South Asia / Christophe Carle --
National security: Inter-state conflict in South Asia (a Nepali perspective) / Lok Raj Baral --
Terrorism and political agitation in post-colonial South Asia: Jammu-Kashmir and Sri Lanka / Kingsley de Silva --
South Asian contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations: Particular reference to India's participation / Satish Nambiar --
The United Nations and South Asia: Bangladesh's contribution to UN peacekeeping / Syed Roomy --
Pro-poor policies in South Asia / Hafiz Pasha --
Trade and investment in South Asia / Farooq Sobhan and Riffat Zaman --
Democratic governance in South Asia: Problems and prospects / Gautam Adhikari --
Pluralism, democracy and governance and South Asia: The case of Sri Lanka / Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu. Critical links between environment and development in South Asia / Adeel Zafar and Awais Piracha --
The environmental challenge to human security in South Asia / Adil Najam --
Diffusion of international peace? International rivers and bilateral relations in South Asia / Ashok Swain --
A Security Organisation for South Asia: Mechanism for conflict resolution in South Asia / Niaz A. Naik --
SAARC as an institutional framework for cooperation in South Asia / Nihal Rodrigo --
Human security: The perspective of children and women in South Asia / Manzoor Ahmed --
Child malnutrition and gender discrimination in South Asia: Is the worst malnutrition linked to the worst gender discrimination in the world? / Santosh Mehrotra --
"Hum honge kamiyab ... (We shall overcome ...)": Non-government organizations, the state and human security in India / Rekha Datta --
Post-Taliban Afghanistan and South Asian security / Samina Ahmed --
South-west Asia after the Taliban / Mohammed Ayoob --
The changing geopolitics of Central, West and South Asia after 11 September / Amin Saikal --
Pakistan and India: The way forward / Samina Yasmeen --
India-Pakistan relations: Ways forward / Gopalaswami Parthasarathy.

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