LEADER 05280nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910789343203321 005 20230803033807.0 010 $a1-283-73941-0 010 $a981-4407-36-4 035 $a(CKB)3400000000087233 035 $a(EBL)1069833 035 $a(OCoLC)818848250 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000942222 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11525516 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000942222 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10973699 035 $a(PQKB)11010270 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1069833 035 $a(WSP)00002829 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1069833 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622793 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL405191 035 $a(EXLCZ)993400000000087233 100 $a20121129d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbuu|||uu||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPerspectives on South Asian security$b[electronic resource] /$feditors, Shanthie Mariet D'Souza, Rajshree Jetly 210 $aSingapore $cWorld Scientific$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (231 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4407-35-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Introduction Rajshree Jetly and Shanthie Mariet D'Souza; Chapter 1 Is Asia Becoming a Militarized Region? - Implications for Regional Security Shyam Saran; Introduction; China; Japan; India; ROK; Singapore; Nuclear Dimension of Asia-Pacific Security; A New Security Architecture for Asia-Pacific; Prospects for Maritime Cooperation; Nuclear Confidence Building; Concluding Remarks; Discussion; China; India; Other Issues; Chapter 2 The India, Tibet and China Triangle Mohan Guruswamy; Introduction 327 $aChapter 3 India and China: Emerging Dynamics and Regional Security Perspectives Rajshree Jetly Introduction; Toward Cooperation; China's Security Challenge: Discordant Notes on Border Settlement; India and South Asia; Sino-Pak Entente: Strategic Concerns; China's Growing Role in India's Neighborhood; India's Maritime Security: Emerging Challenges; India's Engagement with South East Asia: Competing Dynamics; India, United States and China: Emerging Balance of Alignments; The Road Ahead; Chapter 4 India's "Look East" Policy: The Strategic Dimension S. D. Muni; Introduction; Historical Evolution 327 $aColonial period Post-independence period; The Current Fourth Wave of the "Look East" Policy; Strengthening Bilateral Relations; Institutional Engagement; Economic Gains; Strategic Engagement; Challenges and Prospects; Chapter 5 Emerging Dimensions in Indo-Russia Defense Engagement P. L. Dash; Introduction; Real Concerns; Strategic Asia; Changing Paradigm; New Realities; Then and Now; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Post-Conflict Restructuring of Nepal: The Challenge and Prospects Baburam Bhattarai; Introduction; The Challenge of Restructuring of Nepal; Democratic restructuring of the state 327 $aFederal restructuring of the state Restructuring of the security sector; Restructuring the economy; Restructuring of international relations; The Prospects; Chapter 7 Afghan Conflict: External-Internal Dimensions Dr. Abdullah; Chapter 8 Karzai's Balancing Act: Bringing "China" In? Shanthie Mariet D'Souza; Introduction; China's Economic Strategy in Afghanistan; China's Quest for Resource and Energy; Understanding China's Role and Interests in Afghanistan; Karzai's Search for Alternatives; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Counter-Terrorism Challenges in Pakistan Samina Ahmed; Introduction 327 $aThe Growth of Terrorism Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Constraints; Chapter 10 The Challenge of Counter-Terrorism in Pakistan Moonis Ahmar; Introduction; Conceptual Framework; Terrorist Threat and its Transformation; The Dilemma of Counter-Terrorism; Success and Failures; Chapter 11 U.S. Mediation in the Kashmir Conflict: Mediation vs. Conflict Management Gayathri Lakshminarayan; Introduction; A Brief History of American Involvement in Kashmir; Crises Management Efforts; Paradigm Shift?; Obama vs. Bush; Propositions on Course of Action; Conflict Management, not Mediation; Index 330 $aThis book is a collection of speeches and lectures delivered by political luminaries, practitioners and noted scholars on South Asian security at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.It offers interesting insights on the emerging security dynamics of South Asia. The issues covered are highly topical and include analyses of the conflict in Afghanistan, counter-terrorism in Pakistan, conflict management in Kashmir, post-conflict restructuring in Nepal and militarization in Asia. Some of the chapters provide in-depth analyses of the regional power politics and co 606 $aInternal security$zSouth Asia 606 $aNational security$zSouth Asia 607 $aSouth Asia$2fast 615 0$aInternal security 615 0$aNational security 676 $a327.54 701 $aD'Souza$b Shanthie Mariet$01495979 701 $aJetly$b Rajshree$01495980 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789343203321 996 $aPerspectives on South Asian security$93720388 997 $aUNINA