South Asia: Politics
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Understanding India’s New Political Economy
A Great Transformation?
A number of large-scale transformations have shaped the economy, polity and society of India over the past quarter century. This book provides a detailed account of three that are of particular importance: the advent of liberal economic reform, the ascendance of Hindu cultural nationalism, and the...
Published February 27th 2011 by Routledge
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Politics in India
Structure, Process and Policy
Providing a comprehensive analysis of the broad spectrum of India’s politics, this undergraduate textbook explains the key features of politics in India in a comparative and accessible narrative, illustrated with relevant maps, life stories, statistics and opinion data. Familiar concepts of...
Published October 26th 2010 by Routledge
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India, Pakistan, and Democracy
Solving the Puzzle of Divergent Paths
The question of why some countries have democratic regimes and others do not is a significant issue in comparative politics. This book looks at India and Pakistan, two countries with clearly contrasting political regime histories, and presents an argument on why India is a democracy and Pakistan is...
Published July 29th 2010 by Routledge
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Indian Political Thought
A Reader
This Reader provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of contemporary Indian political theory. Tracing the development of the discipline and offering a clear presentation of the most influential literature in the field, it brings together contributions by outstanding and well-known...
Published June 29th 2010 by Routledge
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The Routledge Atlas of South Asian Affairs
South Asia has developed from a group of newly independent post-Colonial states of at most secondary importance to the wider world to its current position as a region of central strategic importance to both global economic development and world peace and stability. This Atlas highlights the global...
To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics examines key issues in politics of the five independent states of the South Asian region: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Written by experts in their respective areas, this Handbook introduces the reader to the politics of South Asia...
Published April 27th 2010 by Routledge
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Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics
India’s growing economic and socio-political importance on the global stage has triggered an increased interest in the country. This Handbook is a reference guide, which surveys the current state of Indian politics and provides a basic understanding of the ways in which the world’s largest...
Published December 26th 2012 by Routledge
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Religion and Politics in South Asia
Religion and religio-political forces have become potent influences in the domestic politics of many countries irrespective of geographical location, stages of economic growth, and systems of governance. The growing importance of religion as a marker of identity and a tool of political mobilization...
Published February 21st 2010 by Routledge
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Indian Foreign Policy
The Politics of Postcolonial Identity from 1947 to 2004
Series: Interventions
The rise of India as a major power has generated new interest in understanding the drivers of its foreign policy. This book argues that analysing India’s foreign and security policies as representational practices which produce India’s identity as a postcolonial nation-state helps to illuminate the...
Published November 27th 2011 by Routledge
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South Asian Security
21st Century Discourses
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
The South Asian security complex refers to security interdependencies between the states in the region, and also includes the effect that powerful external actors, such as China, the US and Russia, and geopolitical interests have on regional dynamics. This book focuses on the national securities of...
Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
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Kashmir’s Right to Secede
A Critical Examination of Contemporary Theories of Secession
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
A separatist conflict has been ongoing in India-administered Kashmir since 1989. Focusing on this region, this book critiques the existing normative theories of secession, and offers a comprehensive examination of the right of sub-groups to secede. The book looks at the different accounts of the...
Published February 15th 2012 by Routledge
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The Politics of Ethnicity in Pakistan
The Baloch, Sindhi and Mohajir Ethnic Movements
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
In order to understand the Pakistani state and government’s treatment of non-dominant ethnic groups after the failure of the military operation in East Pakistan and the independence of Bangladesh, this book looks at the ethnic movements that were subject to a military operation after 1971: the...
Published April 29th 2012 by Routledge
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Islam and Higher Education
Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
This book is the first study to qualitatively explore the concepts of higher education in Muslim contexts. It examines the different concepts of ‘a university’ and the way they shape practice in Muslim contexts, with a particular focus on the Islamic republic of Pakistan. Contributing to...
Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
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Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal
Identities and Mobilization after 1990
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
Identity movements, based on ethnicity, caste, language, religion and regional identity, have become increasingly significant in Nepal, reshaping debates on the definition of the nation, nationalism and the structure of the state. This book analyzes the rapid rise in ethnic and nationalist...
Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
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Ritual and Recovery in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
Following over twenty years of war, Sri Lanka’s longest cease-fire (2002-2006) provided a final opportunity for an inclusive peace settlement between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). However, hostilities resumed with ever increasing desperation and ferocity...
Published September 5th 2012 by Routledge
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Renewable Energy Policies in South Asia
Making Solar Lighting Work
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
The World Bank’s ‘Design Principles’ for successful renewable energy interventions are cost management, good governance and a choice of technology that meets local needs. Focusing on solar lighting and drawing on case studies in Bangladesh and India, this book problematicises the underpinning...
To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge
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Politics of Development in Pakistan
Living Village
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
Pakistan, sixth most populous country in the world, has not gone through systematic and effective land or agrarian reforms in sixty-three years of its existence. Almost 67 per cent of its 167 million inhabitants still live in rural areas and directly or indirectly rely on agriculture for their...
To Be Published October 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Nepal and the Geo-Strategic Rivalry between China and India
Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
The importance of the Himalayan state of Nepal has been obscured by the international campaign to free Tibet and the vicissitudes of the Sino-Indian rivalry. This book presents the history of Nepal’s domestic politics and foreign relations from ancient to modern times. Analysing newly declassified...
Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
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Security Community in South Asia
India - Pakistan
Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
The security relationship between India and Pakistan is generally viewed through a neo-realist approach of International Relations.. Treading on a different path, this book explains the rivalry of these countries by looking at the socio-cultural norms found at two levels, elites versus popular....
Published August 13th 2012 by Routledge
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Refugees and Borders in South Asia
The Great Exodus of 1971
Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
The crisis in East Pakistan in 1971, which preceded the birth of Bangladesh, led to ten million refugees crossing the border into India. This book argues that this massive influx of refugees within a few short months changed ideas about citizenship and belonging in South Asia. The book looks at how...
Published July 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Gender, Development and the State in India
Series: Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series
Gender, Development and the State in India offers an original contribution in two ways: firstly as an explicitly gender-focused study of the politics of development policy-making in India, and secondly, as an empirical study of the Indian case which rarely finds mention in the gender mainstreaming...
To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
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India's Ocean
The Story of India's Bid for Regional Leadership
Series: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series
The emergence of India as a regional and potentially global power is forcing us to rethink our mental map of the Asia Pacific. We are only just beginning to discern how India may alter the global economic landscape. How will the rise of India change the strategic landscape of Asia and beyond? This...
Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge
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Understanding Security Practices in South Asia
Securitization Theory and the Role of Non-State Actors
Series: Asian Security Studies
This book explores the ways in which non-state actors (NSAs) in South Asia are involved in securitizing non-traditional security challenges in the region at the sub-state level. South Asia is the epicentre of some of the most significant international security challenges today. Yet, the...
Published April 10th 2012 by Routledge
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Pakistan's Security
The Insecure State
Series: Asian Security Studies
Pakistan: Securing the Insecure State is an in-depth analysis of the contemporary security of Pakistan - now one of the most important states in the world in terms of international security. The book attempts to identify and examine the means by which Pakistan might make progress towards...
To Be Published January 30th 2014 by Routledge
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Indian Foreign and Security Policy in South Asia
Regional Power Strategies
Series: Asian Security Studies
This book examines Indian foreign policy and security relations in its eastern regional neighbourhood. Indian Foreign and Security Policy in South Asia conducts an in-depth analysis into India’s foreign policy towards the three main countries in India’s Eastern neighbourhood – Sri Lanka, Nepal, and...
Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge
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Sri Lanka and the Responsibility to Protect
Politics, Ethnicity and Genocide
Series: Asian Security Studies
This book provides a study of the war by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to create a separate state in Sri Lanka. It examines the ways in which this war should, in principle, have invoked ‘Responsibility to Protect’ principles, as well as the political, legal and practical problems involved...
Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge
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Pakistan's War on Terrorism
Strategies for Combating Jihadist Armed Groups since 9/11
Series: Asian Security Studies
This book examines Pakistan's strategies in the war against Islamist armed groups that began late 2001, following the 9/11 attacks. The significance of the war inside Pakistan can hardly be understated. Starting in the tribal territories adjacent to Afghanistan, Pakistan’s war has come to engulf...
Published November 8th 2011 by Routledge
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Crime-Terror Nexus in South Asia
States, Security and Non-State Actors
Series: Asian Security Studies
This book examines the crime-terror nexus in South Asia, focusing in particular on the activities of non-state actors that operate out of Pakistan, and challenges the conventional wisdom that the Pakistan Taleban (TTP) and Al-Qaeda are Pakistan’s most serious security threats. Much research has...
Published April 7th 2011 by Routledge