South Asia 2023

Exhaustively researched and updated, South Asia 2023 is an in-depth library of information on the countries and territories of this vast world region. General Survey Essays by specialists examine issues of regional importance. Country Surveys Individual chapters on each country, containing: - essays on the geography, recent history and economy of each nation - up-to-date statistical surveys of economic and social indicators - a comprehensive directory providing contact details and other useful information for the most significant political and commercial institutions. In addition, there are separate sections covering each of the states and territories of India. Regional Information - detailed coverage of international organizations and their recent activities in South Asia - information on research institutes engaged in the study of the region - a survey of the major commodities of South Asia - bibliographies of relevant books and periodicals. Additional features - biographical profiles of almost 300 prominent individuals in the region.

PART ONE General Survey Women and Development in South Asia SOHINI SENGUPTA China’s Growing Reach in South Asia HARSH V. PANT The Climate Crisis and Water Resources in South Asia M. MONIRUL QADER MIRZA and AJAYA DIXIT Political Islam in South Asia IFTIKHAR H. MALIK PART TWO Country Surveys Sections on geography, history, chronology and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country. AFGHANISTAN History SHUBHANGI PANDEY; revised for this edition by IFTIKHAR H. MALIK Economy TIRTHANKAR ROY BANGLADESH History PRANAB KUMAR PANDAY Economy SADIA AFRIN BHUTAN History WILLIAM J. LONG Economy NYINGTOB PEMA NORBU INDIA History DIEGO MAIORANO; based on an earlier essay by DAVID TAYLOR Economy RAGHBENDRA JHA In addition, there are separate sections covering each of the states and territories of India. THE MALDIVES NEPAL History PRAMOD KANTHA; based on an earlier essay by LOK RAJ BARAL Economy GYAN PRADHAN PAKISTAN History ILHAN NIAZ Economy TIRTHANKAR ROY SRI LANKA History S. I. KEETHAPONCALAN Economy DUSHNI WEERAKOON PART THREE Who’s Who of South Asia PART FOUR Regional Information Regional Organizations. Major Commodities of South Asia. The Religions of South Asia. Calendars and Weights and Measures. Research Institutes Studying South Asia. Select Bibliography - Books. Select Bibliography - Periodicals. Index of Regional Organizations.

Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field: Sadia Afrin. Financial Sector Specialist, The World Bank Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Lok Raj Baral. Executive Chairman, Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal. Ajaya Dixit. Senior Adviser, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, Lalitpur, Nepal. Nick J. Freeman. Associate Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore. Michael Gillan. Associate Professor, UWA Business School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Krishna Hachhethu. Professor of Political Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Raghbendra Jha. Emeritus Professor of Economics, ArndtCorden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Pramod Kantha. Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA. S. I. Keethaponcalan. Professor of Conflict Resolution, Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Department, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, USA. William J. Long. Professor, Department of Political Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Diego Maiorano. Senior Assistant Professor, University of Naples 'L'Orientale', Naples, Italy, and Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Iftikhar H. Malik. Professor Emeritus of History, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK. M. Monirul Qader Mirza. Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada. Ilhan Niaz. Professor of History, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Nyingtob Pema Norbu. Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. Pranab Kumar Panday. Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Shubhangi Pandey. Public Policy Analyst, The Economist Intelligence Unit, New Delhi, India. Harsh V. Pant. Vice-President, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India, and Professor of International Relations, King's India Institute, King's College London, UK. Gyan Pradhan. Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA. Gareth Price. Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs), London, UK. Tirthankar Roy. Professor in Economic History, Department of Economic History, London School of Economics, UK. Ronojoy Sen. Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies and South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Sohini Sengupta. Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India. Brian Shaw. Honorary Research Fellow, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Clemens Spiess.Senior Project Manager, International Relations, America and Asia, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart, Germany. David Taylor. Emeritus Professor, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University, London, UK. Louise Tillin. Director and Reader in Politics, King's India Institute, King's College London, UK. Dushni Weerakoon. Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.