South Asia in the New Decade : Challenges and Prospects.

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At the beginning of the second decade of the new millennium, South Asia has emerged as a key regional variable in the contemporary global order. The last decade saw the region experiencing a robust phase of economic growth and development. Over time, South Asia's economic progress is expected t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Palit, Amitendu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : World Scientific, 2012.
Temas:
Economic history
Social conditions
South Asia > History.
South Asia > Social conditions.
South Asia > Economic conditions.
Asie méridionale > Histoire.
Asie méridionale > Conditions sociales.
Asie méridionale > Conditions économiques.
South Asia
History
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  • Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; Introduction South Asia in the New Decade: Challenges and Prospects Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister, Teo Chee Hean; Introduction; Challenges Confronting South Asia; Economic and social development; Security and environment; Prospects for the Region; India; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Moving Forward
  • Enhancing Regional Cooperation; South Asia regional cooperation; South and Southeast Asia cooperation; Chapter 1. India and China: Competitive Coexistence in the Asian Century Rory Medcalf and Ashley Townshend; 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Harmonious Giants?3. Assaying Rivalry; 3.1. Conflicting geopolitical interests; 3.2. Military modernization and force posture; 3.3. Economic competition; 3.4. Soft power; 4. Preventing Instability under Competitive Coexistence; 4.1. The role of the United States; 4.2. The Pakistan-China-India triangle; 4.3. Maritime security in the Indian Ocean; 4.4. The India-China nuclear dynamic; 5. Facilitating Accommodation: A Role for Smaller Powers?; 6. Conclusion: Unraveling Rivalry.
  • Chapter 2. The Washington and Beijing Consensus in South Asia: How the Colombo Consensus Emerged with New Global Realities Patrick Mendis1. Introduction; 2. The Current Situation; 3. The Washington vs. Beijing Consensus; 4. Sri Lanka: China's Newest "Pearl"; 5. Chindian and Chimerican Relations; 6. Re-charting the U.S. Geostrategic Response; 7. The Making of the Colombo Consensus; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 3. Riots, Elections and Society: Discerning Social and Political Trends in India and Pakistan in Coming Decades Peter Mayer; 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Does Political Competition Play a Significant Part in Instigating Communal Riots?13. Methods and Data; 3.1. Temporal agglomeration; 3.2. The 1989-1991 elections; 3.3. Regression analysis; 3.4. A tactical political pattern?; 3.5. Patterns in elections 1989-2006; 3.6. Political competition and communal homicide; 4. Voting and Violence; 5. The Bigger Picture; 5.1. Indian politics since 1996; 6. Era of Coalition Governments in New Delhi; 6.1. The united front government
  • 1996; 6.2. The first NDA government
  • 1998; 6.3. The second NDA government
  • 1999; 6.4. The general election of 2004.
  • 6.5. 2009
  • Congress alliance returned to office7. Peering into the Future; 7.1. Trend 1: Future Indian governments will be coalitions; 7.2. Trend 2: Coalitions will become increasingly coherent and stable; 7.3. Trend 3: The South is the Social and Political Fugelman of India [and perhaps of Pakistan, too?]; 7.4. Mayawati and the Bahujan Samaj Party -A rival to both Congress and BJP?; 8. The Pattern of South Asian Politics in Coming Decades?; 9. Appendix; 9.1. India
  • Political divisions; 9.2. Female literacy in India, 2001; 9.3. Female literacy 2011; Bibliography.

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