Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
About the Book Series
This series is concerned with recent political developments in the region. It will have a range of different approaches and include both single authored monographs and edited volumes covering issues such as international relations, foreign intervention, security, democracy, political economy, ideology and public policy.
Authoritarian Populism and Bovine Political Economy in Modi’s India
1st Edition
By Jostein Jakobsen, Kenneth Bo Nielsen
June 27, 2025
Authoritarian Populism and Bovine Political Economy in Modi’s India analyses how the twin forces of Hindu nationalism and neoliberalism unfold in India’s bovine economy, revealing their often-devastating material and economic impact on the country’s poor. This book is a rare, in-depth study of ...
Administration in India: Challenges and Innovations
1st Edition
Edited
By Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Iva Ashish Srivastava
April 14, 2025
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the administration in India from independence to date. It examines the major transformation in the administrative service initiated by the ‘Minimum Government and Maximum Governance’ initiative of the Government of India in 2014. In spite of enormous ...
Security of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Counterinsurgency in Balochistan
1st Edition
By Khurram Siddiqui
April 14, 2025
This book analyses the strategic and economic significance of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), with a particular focus on the region of Balochistan. Given the history of multiple insurgencies that the Pakistani Military has confronted in Balochistan, the book examines the region’s ...
Track Two Diplomacy Between India and Pakistan: Peace Negotiations and Initiatives
1st Edition
By Samir Ahmad
April 14, 2025
Track Two Diplomacy between India and Pakistan studies the nature and context of providing an alternative platform for conflict resolution between the two countries. Considered one of the most intractable conflicts in the world, the India-Pakistan conflict has been defined by casualties, religious ...
Germany and Pakistan: Past, Present, Future
1st Edition
By Rajendra K. Jain
February 19, 2025
This book explores Germany’s political, economic, defence, nuclear and cultural relations as well as defence cooperation with and arms transfers to Pakistan from 1949 to the present day. Pakistan shares a multidimensional relationship with the Federal Republic of Germany, which is its largest ...
Insurgency in India's Northeast: Identity Formation, Postcolonial Nation/State-Building, and Secessionist Resistance
1st Edition
By Jugdep Chima, Pahi Saikia
December 18, 2024
Insurgency in India’s Northeast provides a systematic analysis of every major secessionist group and insurgency in the region within a unified and original explanatory framework, focusing primarily on the postcolonial period. This book presents a parsimonious analytic narrative involving a rich ...
Politics of Socio-Spatial Transformation in Pakistan: Leaders and Constituents in Punjab
1st Edition
By Asad Rehman
December 18, 2024
Politics of Socio-Spatial Transformation in Pakistan analyses the relationship between socio-spatial transformation, styles of leadership and nature of constituents in Pakistan. It examines the way social change influences politics and leadership in its most populated province. Offering a unique ...
Extremism and Counter-Extremism Narratives in Pakistan: An Analysis of Narrative Building
1st Edition
By Sadia Nasir
October 09, 2024
The book provides an extensive analysis of extremism, extremist narratives and counter-narratives and their role in consolidating exclusive religious, cultural and social identities in Pakistan. Focusing on the construction and institutionalization of extremist tendencies, the book studies the ...
Human Rights Violations in Kashmir
1st Edition
By Piotr Balcerowicz, Agnieszka Kuszewska
August 26, 2024
The book is a comprehensive study on human rights in Kashmir in relation to the dynamics of Indo-Pakistani policies, providing a structured and interdisciplinary approach to the subject. Whilst surveying some of the most appalling case studies of human rights abuses, the book offers a methodical ...
Kashmir in India and Pakistan Policies
1st Edition
By Piotr Balcerowicz, Agnieszka Kuszewska
August 26, 2024
This book examines the complex political structures of Pakistan and India that determine both the Kashmir conflict and the geostrategic environment underpinning it. Providing comprehensive knowledge on both historical and contemporary dynamics of Indo-Pakistani policies and relations, this book ...
Law and Conflict Resolution in Kashmir
1st Edition
By Piotr Balcerowicz, Agnieszka Kuszewska
August 26, 2024
This book provides analysis of the legal status of territories of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, considering potential opportunities for Kashmir conflict resolution. Containing a detailed survey of relevant legislation and international documents, chapters throughout this book ...
Pakistan's Foreign Policy: Contemporary Developments and Dynamics
1st Edition
Edited
By Ghulam Ali
August 26, 2024
This book analyses Pakistan’s foreign policy and external relations with a focus on contemporary developments, including the impact of the new government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the powerful military, and the "middle power" status. Structured in two parts – Foundation and Operationalization –...