South Asia 2024

Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field: Lok Raj Baral. Executive Chairman, Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal. Ajaya Dixit. Senior Adviser, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, Lalitpur, Nepal. Michael Gillan. Associate Professor, UWA Business School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Krishna Hachhethu. Professor of Political Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Pramod Kantha. Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA. S. I. Keethaponcalan. Professor of Conflict Resolution, Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Department, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, USA. Farida Khan. Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. Michael Kugelman. Director, South Asia Institute, Wilson Center, Washington, DC, USA. William J. Long. Professor, Department of Political Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Robert E. Looney. International consultant specializing in economic development and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. Diego Maiorano. Senior Assistant Professor, University of Naples 'L'Orientale', Naples, Italy, and Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Iftikhar H. Malik. Professor Emeritus of History, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK. M. Monirul Qader Mirza. Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada. Ilhan Niaz. Professor of History, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Nyingtob Pema Norbu. Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. Pranab Kumar Panday. Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Shubhangi Pandey. Public Policy Analyst, The Economic Intelligence Unit, New Delhi, India. Harsh V. Pant. Vice-President, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India, and Professor of International Relations, King's India Institute, King's College London, UK. Gyan Pradhan. Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA. Gareth Price. Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs), London, UK. Tirthankar Roy. Professor in Economic History, Department of Economic History, London School of Economics, UK. Ronojoy Sen. Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies and South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Rajeswari Sengupta. Associate Professor of Economics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Goregaon, Mumbai, India. Sohini Sengupta. Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India. Brian Shaw. Honorary Research Fellow, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Clemens Spiess. Senior Project Manager, International Relations, America and Asia, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart, Germany. David Taylor. Emeritus Professor, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University, London, UK. Louise Tillin. Director, King's India Institute, King's College London, UK.

PART ONE General Survey

The Climate Crisis and Water Resources in South Asia

M. MONIRUL QADER MIRZA and AJAYA DIXIT

South Asia’s Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

MICHAEL KUGELMAN

Women and Development in South Asia

SOHINI SENGUPTA

Political Islam in South Asia

IFTIKHAR H. MALIK

China’s Growing Reach in South Asia

HARSH V. PANT

PART TWO Country Surveys

Sections on geography, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country.

AFGHANISTAN

History SHUBHANGI PANDEY; revised for this edition by IFTIKHAR H. MALIK

Economy TIRTHANKAR ROY

BANGLADESH

History PRANAB KUMAR PANDAY

Economy FARIDA C. KHAN

BHUTAN

History WILLIAM J. LONG

Economy NYINGTOB PEMA NORBU; revised for this edition by the editorial staff

INDIA

History DIEGO MAIORANO; revised for this edition by the editorial staff; based on an earlier essay by DAVID TAYLOR

Economy RAJESWARI SENGUPTA

In addition, there are separate sections covering each of the states and territories of India.

THE MALDIVES

NEPAL

History PRAMOD KANTHA; revised for this edition by GYAN PRADHAN; based on an earlier essay by LOK RAJ BARAL

Economy GYAN PRADHAN

PAKISTAN

History ILHAN NIAZ

Economy TIRTHANKAR ROY

SRI LANKA

History S. I. KEETHAPONCALAN

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

PART THREE Who’s Who of South Asia

PART FOUR Regional Information

Regional Organizations. Major Commodities of South Asia. The Religions of South Asia. Calendars and Weights and Measures. Research Institutes Studying South Asia. Select Bibliography - Books. Select Bibliography - Periodicals. Index of Regional Organizations.