Emerging Challenges of Security in South Asia: Nature, Dimensions & Implications

B.C. Upreti is a senior faculty member in the South Asia Studies Centre, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.  He is associated with the studies on Nepal for last three decades.  He has written extensively on South Asia in general and Nepal in particular.  Dr. Upreti has nearly two-dozen books to his credit and has also contributed nearly 80 research papers in different edited books and leading national and international journals.  Apart from his studies on Nepal, he has also taken interest on the studies on Bhutan and Uttarakhand.  The major thrust areas of his research are: Foreign Assistance; Developmental Issues and Challenges; Water Resources; Inter-State Migrations; Regional Security; Electoral Politics; Regional and Sub-Regional Cooperation in South Asia.

Shashi Upadhyay is an Assistant Professor South Asia Studies Centre, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.