Full Description
This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the international relations of South Asia.
South Asia as a region is increasingly assuming greater significance in global politics for a host of compelling reasons. This volume offers the most comprehensive collection of perspectives on the international politics of South Asia, and it it covers an extensive range of issues spanning from inter-state wars to migration in the region. Each contribution provides a careful discussion of the four major theoretical approaches to the study of international politics: Realism, Constructivism, Liberalism, and Critical Theory. In turn, the chapters discuss the relevance of each approach to the issue area addressed in the book. The volume offers coverage of the key issues under four thematic sections:
- Theoretical Approaches to the Study of the International Relations of South Asia
- Traditional and Emerging Security Issues in South Asia
- The International Relations of South Asia
- Cross-cutting Regional Issues
Further, every effort has been made in the chapters to discuss the origins, evolution and future direction of each issue.
This book will be of much interest to students of South Asian politics, human security, regional security, and International Relations in general.
Contents
Introduction PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF SOUTH ASIA 1. Realist Approaches to the International Relations of South Asia 2. Liberal Approaches to the International Relations of South Asia 3. Constructivist Approaches to the International Relations of South Asia 4. Critical Theory Approaches to the International Relations of South Asia PART II: TRADITIONAL AND EMERGING SECURITY ISSUES IN SOUTH ASIA 5. Indian Strategic Culture 6. Pakistan's Strategic Culture 7. The Evolution of the Sino-Indian Rivalry 8. The Evolution of the India-Pakistan Rivalry 9. India's Nuclear Weapons Program 10. Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program 11. Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in South Asia: Government Support for Militant Groups in South Asia 12. Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies in South Asia 13. Indian and Pakistani Conventional Military Doctrines 14. Track Two Diplomacy and the India-Pakistan Conflict 15. Human Security in South Asia 16. South Asia: States of Cyber(in)security PART III: THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF SOUTH ASIA 17. Afghanistan's Relations with South Asia: Diplomacy amid Conflict 18. Sri Lanka and South Asia 19. Bangladesh's International Relations with South Asia and Beyond 20. Domestic Politics and Structural Constraints: Pakistan and its South Asian Neighbors 21. India's Relations with Her Neighbours 22. Reinventing Non-Alignment in South Asia: The Foreign Policies of Nepal and the Maldives 23. Trends in U.S. Policy Toward South Asia 24. China and South Asia: Beijing Builds Influence 25. Russia and South Asia 26. Japan's Relations with South Asia 27. The UK and South Asia 28. France and South Asia 29. Germany's South Asia Policy PART IV: CROSS-CUTTING REGIONAL ISSUES 30. The Politics of Climate Change in South Asia 31. Polycentric versus State-Led South Asian Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic 32. Refugees and Migration in South Asia 33. Space Programs, Policies, and Diplomacy in South Asia 34. Regional Trade and Investment in South Asia
