South Asia in Transition (eBook)

Shapan Adnan, National University of Singapore, Singapore Samina Ahmed, International Crisis Group Dipankar Banerjee, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi, India Rajesh M. Basrur, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Bhumitra Chakma, University of Hull, UK Shibashis Chatterjee, Jadavpur University, India Akmal Hussain, Dhaka University, Bangladesh Subrata Mitra, Heidelberg University, Germany Rahul Mukherji, National University of Singapore, Singapore Amena Mohsin, Dhaka University, Bangladesh S. Akbar Zaidi, independent researcher

Illustrations List of contributors List of abbreviations Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: Regional Transformation and South Asia: A Framework of Analysis; Bhumitra Chakma PART I: DEMOCRACY 1. Transition to Democracy, Political Capital and the Challenge of Regional Transformation in South Asia: Indian in Comparative Perspective; Subrata Mitra 2. The Uncertain Future of Pakistan's Democracy; Samina Ahmed 3. The Violence of Democracy: Bangladesh Context; Amena Mohsin PART II: POLITICAL ECONOMY 4. India and Economic Globalisation; Rahul Mukherjii 5. Different Governments, Same Problems: Pakistan's Economy 1999-2013; S. Akbar Zaidi 6. Impacts of Globalization and Liberalization on the Political Economy of Structural Transformation in Bangladesh; Shapan Adnan PART III: SECURITY 7. Global Fight Against Terrorism in Afghanistan: Impact on South Asian Security; Bhumitra Chakma 8. The Consequences of South Asia's Nuclear Revolution; Rajesh Basrur 9. The Political Economy of Human Security in South Asia; Shibashis Chatterjee 10. The Politics of Regional Cooperation in South Asia: SAARC and Regional Order; Akmal Hussain 11. India-Pakistan Strategic Relationship: Its Impact on Regional Transition; Dipankar Banerjee Conclusion; Bhumitra Chakma