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.
US-Pakistan Relations: Pakistan�s Strategic Choices in the 1990s
1st Edition
By Talat Farooq
December 12, 2019
US foreign policy-making from the end of the Cold War to after 2001 is crucial to understanding the years of strong US engagement with Pakistan that would follow 9/11. This book explains Pakistan’s strategic choices in the 1990s by examining the role of the United States in the shaping of Islamabad...
Separatist Violence in South Asia: A comparative study
1st Edition
By Matthew J. Webb
March 21, 2018
Since decolonization began in the late 1940s, a series of often lengthy and destructive separatist insurgencies have imposed severe financial, economic and human costs upon the states of South Asia. Whereas previous analyses of these conflicts have typically focussed upon the parent state or ...
Left Radicalism in India
1st Edition
By Bidyut Chakrabarty
January 24, 2018
Left radicalism in India was rooted in the nationalist movement and was set in motion in the 1920s with the formation of the communist party. The communist movement manifested itself differently in each phase of India’s political history and Communism continues to remain a meaningful alternative ...
Poverty and Governance in South Asia
1st Edition
By Syeda Parnini
January 22, 2018
Across South Asia in the last two decades, there has been widespread emphasis on governance reforms aiming to reduce poverty through Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The recent development agenda has had great impact over the region , and this book finds that it largely widens the gap between ...
Security Community in South Asia: India - Pakistan
1st Edition
By Muhammad Pervez
June 16, 2017
The security relationship between India and Pakistan is generally viewed through a neo-realist approach of International Relations.. Treading on a different path, this book explains the rivalry of these countries by looking at the socio-cultural norms found at two levels, elites versus popular. ...
India's Human Security: Lost Debates, Forgotten People, Intractable Challenges
1st Edition
Edited
By Jason Miklian, Ashild Kolas
May 18, 2017
India's explosive economic growth and emerging power status make it a key country of interest for policymakers, researchers and scholars within South Asia and around the world. But while many of India's threats and conflicts are strategized and discussed extensively within the confines of security ...
Nepal and the Geo-Strategic Rivalry between China and India
1st Edition
By Sanjay Upadhya
August 04, 2015
The importance of the Himalayan state of Nepal has been obscured by the international campaign to free Tibet and the vicissitudes of the Sino-Indian rivalry. This book presents the history of Nepal’s domestic politics and foreign relations from ancient to modern times. Analysing newly declassified ...
Refugees and Borders in South Asia: The Great Exodus of 1971
1st Edition
By Antara Datta
July 18, 2015
The crisis in East Pakistan in 1971, which preceded the birth of Bangladesh, led to ten million refugees crossing the border into India. This book argues that this massive influx of refugees within a few short months changed ideas about citizenship and belonging in South Asia. The book looks at how...