South Asia Conference Publications

The Terror Challenge In South Asia and Prospect of Regional Cooperation

  • Publisher: Pentagon Security International

This book is an attempt to study the problem of terrorism in South Asia, which has often been perceived as its hub. The contributors to the volume belonging to South Asian region have provided valuable insights on the issue of terrorism and have also suggested measures to deal with the problem. They consider terrorism as a phenomenon that has been harmful to society, economy and polity of the South Asian nations. At the same time, they also point out that there should not be over-emphasis on the use of force. In fact, a calibrated use of force is likely to be more effective.

  • ISBN 978-81-8274-599-5 ,
  • Price: ?. 695/-
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The Role of Media in Promoting Regional Understanding in South Asia

  • Publisher: Pentagon Press

This book collates a wide spectrum of views across South Asia, including Myanmar, and debates the role of media in forging regional understanding and goodwill. The media's role in South Asia is essentially conceived as state-centric, adhering to the standard templates of nationalism. This inherent tendency has, at times, cost neutral and balanced coverage of events and issues. The contributors to this volume acknowledge the potential of the media as an institution which could/should, in addition to its routine reportage, focus on regional issues of common interest and promote regional understanding.

  • ISBN 978-81-8274-868-2,
  • Price: ₹ 995.00
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South Asia: The Quest For Regional Cooperation

  • Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
    2009

The papers in book outline the common challenges that the countries face, identify the factors that inhibit inter-state cooperation, acknowledge the costs of non-cooperation, and reaffirm the need for the states in South Asia to shed their differences and engage with each other in meaningful ways.

  • ISBN 81-86019-61-8
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South Asia: Envisioning a Regional Future

  • Publisher: Pentagon Security International

This volume includes a collection of papers contributed by eminent scholars and analysts from the South Asian region on how they visualise South Asia a decade hence. It is recognised that the region suffers from several constraints that has made common challenges difficult to address; nevertheless, there is an optimism that the region will move forward steadily albeit slowly, to evolve a common agenda, and shape a regional identity that would form the bedrock of any cooperative endeavour.

  • ISBN 978-81-8274-497-4 ,
  • Price: ?. 895/-
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Cooperative Security Framework for South Asia

  • Publisher: Pentagon Press
    2013

This volume brings together views of some of the most eminent scholars and security analysts from South Asia on the challenges and prospects of a cooperative security framework (CSF) in the region. The objective of the volume is to generate debate on CSF and forge a consensus on the issue at the Track-II level. The contributions critically analyse such frameworks in different regions and explore whether it is possible and practicable in the South Asian region.

  • ISBN 978-81-8274-705-0,
  • Price: ₹ 995/-
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India and South Asia: Exploring Regional Perceptions

  • Publisher: Pentagon Press

Perceptions play a very significant role in South Asian politics. They have largely shaped and influenced state policies and politics among the South Asian countries, especially in relation to India, over the years. State policies have at times been hostage to negative or adversarial perceptions, well-entrenched in the popular psyche. The perception formation in South Asia is an extremely dynamic process and has evolved differently in different countries. Perceptions are not static and often change with the shift in domestic as well as regional and global politics.

  • ISBN 978-81-8274-812-5,
  • Price: ₹ 995/-
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Stability and Growth in South Asia

  • Publisher: Pentagon Press

This book examines the forces and processes which have led to relative political stability or unleashed trends in that direction in some countries of South Asia. It also delves into the factors that have stimulated economic growth in some countries, and impeded economic growth in others. Eminent authors from the region examine how far the positive political and economic trends in the region are irreversible or lend themselves to internal convulsions or external influences. There is also a focus on how far inter-state relations within the region have led to stronger intra-regional co-operation, particularly in the economic field.

  • ISBN 978-81-8274-748-7,
  • Price: ₹ 995/-
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