South Asia : Beyond the Global Financial Crisis Book

Contents: and Bangladesh: Trilateralism in South Asia? 1. South Asia: Beyond the Global Financial Crisis. 2. South Asia and the Global Financial Crisis: Impacts and Implications. 3. Global Crisis, Financial Institutions and Reforms: An EME Perspective. 4. Socio-Economic Developments in South Asia: Issues and Outlook. 5. Political Developments in South Asia: Issues and Outlook. 6. The Major Powers and Conflicts in South Asia. 7. Religious Extremism and Terrorism in Pakistan: Challenges for National Security. 8. Prospects for Conflict Resolutions in South Asia.

The book is an edited volume of different perspectives on the South Asian region and captures the political, social and economic challenges facing the region following the financial crisis and the region’s responses to these challenges.

Key features: Distinguished contributors (Mr. K Shanmugam, Minister for Law and Second Minister of Home Affairs, Singapore; Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Former Cabinet Minister for Petroleum, India; Mr. Sartaj Aziz, Former Finance Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs, Pakistan; Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow ISAS & Former Foreign Minister, Bangladesh; and several other distinguished academics and public policy experts. Wide coverage of issues such as socio-economic development, conflict resolution, terrorism political developments, environmental challenges governance etc.  Regional perspectives as well as individual country analysis (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka etc.)?