LEADER 05187nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910788622903321 005 20230126211451.0 010 $a1-283-90003-3 010 $a981-4401-07-2 035 $a(CKB)3280000000002157 035 $a(EBL)1109706 035 $a(OCoLC)826853974 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000789200 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12323871 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000789200 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10724357 035 $a(PQKB)11308792 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1109706 035 $a(WSP)00002840 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1109706 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10640598 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421253 035 $a(EXLCZ)993280000000002157 100 $a20111102d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSouth Asia in the new decade$b[electronic resource] $echallenges and orospects /$feditors, Amitendu Palit Gloria Spittel 210 $aSingapore $cWorld Scientific$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a981-4401-06-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgment; Preface; 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 327 $a2. 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $a2. 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 327 $a6.5. 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 327 $aChapter 4. Reducing Poverty in South Asia through Regional Cooperation Sadiq Ahmed 330 $aAt 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 to accelerate, given its favourable demography and strategic location. The prospects of faster economic growth and development, however, will materialize depending upon the region's success in handling various challenges including security, climate change, political instability and ethnic strife. It is in 607 $aSouth Asia$xHistory 607 $aSouth Asia$xSocial conditions 607 $aSouth Asia$xEconomic conditions 676 $a338.954 701 $aPalit$b Amitendu$0857922 701 $aSpittel$b Gloria$01510463 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788622903321 996 $aSouth Asia in the new decade$93743150 997 $aUNINA