South Asia in the world [[electronic resource] ] : problem solving perspectives on security, sustainable development, and good governance / / edited by Ramesh thakur and Oddny Wiggen

• Pubblicazione: Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (477 p.)
• Disciplina: 954
• Soggetto topico: National security - South Asia
• Soggetto geografico: South Asia Politics and government; South Asia Foreign relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ThakurRamesh Chandra <1948-> WiggenOddny
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Lanka ; 8 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 Asia ; 16 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 India ; 22 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Presents 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: South Asia in the world
• ISBN: 92-808-7056-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450144503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II