Conflict and Peace in South Asia -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figure and Tables -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Introduction: historical and contemporary perspectives on South Asia -- Geopolitical scenario -- Ethno-religious conflicts -- Profile of South Asia -- South Asia and the United States -- South Asian perspectives on the United States during the Cold War: major issues -- Chinese aggression -- The 1965 Indo-Pakistan War -- The Bangladesh crisis -- India's first nuclear explosion -- Soviet military aggression on Afghanistan -- South Asian perspectives on the United States in the post-Cold War period -- Nuclearisation of South Asia -- US engagement policy -- 9sol11 -- Current situation -- The Iraq war -- Future -- References -- Part I: India and Pakistan -- Chapter 2. A model of military spending of India and Pakistan -- India -- Pakistan -- Constants of the model -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3. A game theoretical approach to the coalition politics in an Indian state -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background of the conflict -- 3. A game theory interpretation -- 4. Conclusion -- Reference -- Chapter 4. Evidence of asymmetric cointegration between the military expenditures of India and Pakistan -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Data and empirical results -- 4. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Liberalisation, democratisation and the distribution of urban local public goods -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Transition from the era of control to the new mindset of economic liberalisation in India -- 3. Theoretical underpinning for local public goods in India -- 4. Model of urban local public goods: pre-election offers and electoral equilibrium -- 5. Empirical findings -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. Natural disasters: A nonmilitary threat to national security.

Context -- Natural disasters -- Disaster scenarios -- References -- Chapter 7. Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia: A Psycho-Cultural Analysis -- Primacy of psychology and culture -- Nuclear deterrence -- Double moral standards -- CBMs and nuclear restraint -- Nuclear weapon free zone (NWFZ) strategy -- New threats -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Other South Asian Countries -- Chapter 8. Managing development for peace: Sri Lanka -- Setting the scene -- Investing in people -- Energising Sri Lankan organisations -- Developing agents of change -- Building the future -- Postscript -- References -- Chapter 9. Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka: The dilemma of building a unitary state -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10. The peace process in Sri Lanka -- Historical background -- The peace process and Tamil grievances -- Violence in Sri Lanka since 2002 -- Violence between government forces and the LTTE -- Violence within the LTTE -- Violence between the LTTE and other Tamil groups -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11. Economic imperative for peace in Sri Lanka -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ethnic conflict and economic growth -- 3. Defence expenditures versus social expenditures -- 4. Defence expenditure in comparative perspective -- 5. Labour-intensive military strategy -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12. India engages Afghanistan: Expanding its influence in the neighborhood -- Contemporary trends in India-Afghanistan relations -- Indian interests in Afghanistan -- Countering Pakistan -- Containing Islamic extremism -- A bridge to central Asia -- Expanding regional influence -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13. Dynamics of political transition in Myanmar: Impediments and alternative futures -- Political transition and human rights violation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.

Chapter 14. Dealing with Maoists: Nepal's experience with peace negotiations -- Peace and conflict resolution -- Conflict in Nepal -- Conflict resolution and peace -- First peace negotiations: 2001 -- Second peace negotiations: 2003 -- Why peace talks failedquest -- Strategies and alternatives -- India and the peace process in Nepal -- United States and peace in Nepal -- References -- Chapter 15. India and Bangladesh: A relationship adrift -- Brief historical overview -- Structural: balancing India's predominance -- Institutional: domestic politics and the ''other'' -- Bilateral issues -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 16. Political dimensions of Islamic fundamentalism in South Asia -- Islamic fundamentalism -- Abul Ala Maududi -- Syed Qutb -- Ayatollah Khomeini -- Jama'at-i-Islami of Pakistan -- The Jama'at-i-Islami Bangladesh -- Jama'at-i-Islami Hind -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part III: Development, Trade and Conflict -- Chapter 17. South Asian Regional Council (SARC) and South Asian rivers: A study in water conflict -- 1. Water crisis: window of opportunity -- 2. Sustaining river cooperation and international water institutions -- 3. Designing globally, managing regionally -- 4. Rivers of South Asia -- 5. SAARC and the South Asian rivers -- References -- Chapter 18. India's trade with its South Asian neighbours: Conflict or Confidence Buildingquest -- 1. Introduction -- 2. India's trade with South Asian countries: An Overview -- 3. India's trade with Bangladesh: dominance-dependence syndrome -- 4. India's trade with Bhutan: trade imbalance is not an issue -- 5. India's trade with Nepal: Gujral doctrine tested -- 6. India's trade with Pakistan: trade discriminated -- 7. India Sri Lanka trade: a window of opportunity from a large neighbour -- 8. Concluding observations -- Notes -- References -- Annex.

Chapter 19. Trade liberalization and national security in the context of WTO framework -- Operating principles of GATT -- The emerging global trading scenario -- Food security -- Energy security -- Water security -- Export control regime in WTO -- GATTsolWTO jurisprudence on article XXI -- National security issues outside XXI -- Extension to transit trade -- Implications of GATT articles allowing export controls -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 20. Business process outsourcing under globalisation: Is the conflict between India and the USA recedingquest -- Introduction -- Outsourcing: the new incarnation -- India as the most preferred BPO destination -- The international political economy of US outsourcing to India -- Views based on business experiences and economic analyses -- Revisit of the outsourcing debate and the forward-looking approach -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Websites: -- Chapter 21. Retrospect and prospect -- Pakistan -- Sri Lanka -- Bhutan -- Notes -- References -- Index.