03920nam 22006134a 450 991045014450332120200520144314.092-808-7056-4(CKB)1000000000033203(EBL)253818(OCoLC)191039651(SSID)ssj0000248959(PQKBManifestationID)11216381(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248959(PQKBWorkID)10205428(PQKB)10650866(MiAaPQ)EBC253818(Au-PeEL)EBL253818(CaPaEBR)ebr10074982(OCoLC)133166229(EXLCZ)99100000000003320320031117d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSouth Asia in the world[electronic resource] problem solving perspectives on security, sustainable development, and good governance /edited by Ramesh thakur and Oddny WiggenTokyo ;New York United Nations University Pressc20041 online resource (477 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4175-6415-6 92-808-1093-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction South Asia's manifold challenge to the international community; 2 South Asia in the family of nations; 3 South Asia Melting pot of global faultlines; 4 Nuclear weapons and nuclear war in South Asia Unknowable Futures; 5 International security in a nuclear South Asia; 6 National security Inter state conflict in South Asia a Nepali perspective; 7 Terrorism and political agitation in post colonial South Asia Jammu Kashmir and Sri Lanka8 South Asian contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations with particular reference to India's participation9 The United Nations and South Asia Bangladesh's contribution to UN peacekeeping; 10 Pro poor policies in South Asia; 11 Trade and investment in South Asia; 12 Democratic governance in South Asia Problems and prospects; 13 Pluralism democracy and governance and South Asia The case of Sri Lanka; 14 Critical links between environment and development in South Asia; 15 The environmental challenge to human security in South Asia16 Diffusion of environmental peace International rivers and bilateral relations in South Asia17 A Security Organization for South Asia Mechanism for conflict resolution in South Asia; 18 SAARC as an institutional framework for cooperation in South Asia; 19 Human security The perspective of children and women in South Asia; 20 Child malnutrition and gender discrimination in South Asia Is the worst malnutrition linked to the worst gender discrimination in the world; 21 Hum honge kamiyab We shall overcome Non governmental organizations the state and human security in India22 Post Taliban Afghanistan and South Asian security23 South West Asia after the Taliban; 24 The changing geopolitics of Central West and South Asia after 11 September; 25 Pakistan and India The way forward; 26 India Pakistan relations Ways forward; IndexPresents issues of particular relevance to the region, and explores the potential for improvement both in domestic and international efforts at alleviating the problems of South Asia.National securitySouth AsiaSouth AsiaPolitics and governmentSouth AsiaForeign relationsElectronic books.National security954Thakur Ramesh Chandra1948-884426Wiggen Oddny875380MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450144503321South Asia in the world2443736UNINA