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The contributors to the volume focus on the problems faced by South Asian countries and suggest solutions to improve economic cooperation between countries. They examine the challenges to the region which include a low gross domestic product, disparities at various levels, extremism, insurgency, absence of collective identity and inter-state conflicts over boundaries that have resulted in instability and insecurity. Based on an international seminar, the papers ...
South Asia is one of the very few regions in the world with geographical contiguity as well as linguistic and cultural homogeneity. The region, inhabited by more than one-fifth of global population, is afflicted by a number of social, political and economic problems compounded by political mistrust and suspicion. The South Asian states are plagued by inter-state conflicts over boundaries. In addition, there is a sharp increase in unemployment, poverty, epidemics, ...
India and Sri Lanka are geographically contiguous and culturally close. The island state of Sri Lanka is barely thirty kilometers away from India’s southern coastal tip. People of these two countries share many similarities in terms of dress, food habits, manners, customs and ways of life. In spite India sharing border with all its neighboring countries in South Asia, its relationship with Sri Lanka has been relatively more cordial than with ...
South Asia is one of the important regions in international system. Like other regions, a number of steps have been initiated to promote greater understanding and cooperation among the member states of the region. The region is afflicted by a number of problems -social, political and economic. Nuclear proliferation is one of the major issues that changed the face of the region. In this context, an attempt is made to construct a new South Asia by exploring the ...