South Asia In World Politics

by Hagerty, Devin T.; Baxter, Craig; Blank, Jonah; Chadda, Maya; Hagerty, Herbert G.; Hoyt, Timothy D.; Kampani, Gaurav; Lavoy, Peter R.; Rajagopalan, Swarna; Srivastava, Anupam; Taylor, David; Wirsing, Robert G.

• ISBN13: 9780742525863
• ISBN10: 0742525864
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-17
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

South Asia in World Politics offers a comprehensive introduction to the politics and international relations of South Asia, a key area encompassing the states of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While U.S. interest has long been sporadic and reactive, 9/11 alerted Washington that paying only fitful attention to one of the world's most volatile and populous regions was a recipe for everyday instability, repeated international crises, major and minor wars, and conditions so chronically unsettled that they continue to provide a fertile breeding ground for transnational Islamic terrorism. Exploring the many facets of this dynamic region, the book also assesses U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and explains the importance of Bangladesh and Pakistan, two of only a handful of Islamic states with significant track records as democracies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
South Asia Chronology	xi
Introduction: South Asia in World Politics	1	(10)
Devin T. Hagerty
Part I: The Actors and Their Interests
1 India's Foreign Relations	11	(38)
Devin T. Hagerty and Herbert G. Hagerty
2 Pakistan's Foreign Relations	49	(22)
Peter R. Lavoy
3 Bangladesh's Foreign Relations	71	(18)
Craig Baxter
4 South Asia's Small States in World Politics	89	(24)
Swarna Rajagopalan
5 The Reconstitution and Reconstruction of Afghanistan	113	(22)
Devin T. Hagerty and Herbert G. Hagerty
6 Great-Power Foreign Policies in South Asia	135	(26)
Robert Wirsing
Part II: International Issue Areas
7 Kashmir and India-Pakistan Nuclear Issues	161	(26)
Gaurav Kampani
8 International Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict	187	(26)
Maya Chadda
9 Religion and Politics	213	(18)
David Taylor
10 Democratization and Development	231	(26)
Jonah Blank
11 Globalization and Economic Liberalization	257	(24)
Anupam Srivastava
12 The War on Terrorism: Implications for South Asia	281	(20)
Timothy D. Hoyt
Index	301	(8)
About the Contributors	309