Cooperative Security Framework for South Asia

About the Book

This volume brings together views of some of the most eminent scholars and security analysts from South Asia on the challenges and prospects of a cooperative security framework (CSF) in the region. The objective of the volume is to generate debate on CSF and forge a consensus on the issue at the Track-II level. The contributions critically analyse such frameworks in different regions and explore whether it is possible and practicable in the South Asian region. Despite strong historical and cultural linkages the region has been suffering from underdevelopment due to lack of cooperation and cohesive policy. The region is also vulnerable to serious non-traditional security threats in future. There is an urgent need for countries to overcome mutual suspicion and mistrust, and work towards the evolution of a cooperative security framework which is both strong and binding.

Contents

List of Abbreviations
List of Tables and Figures

Foreword
Introduction

Part-I Towards A Cooperative Security Framework for South Asia: Conceptual Issues

1. 1. Strategic Architecture in South Asia: Some Conceptual Parameters
      — S. D. Muni
   2. New Opportunities for Populous Asia
      — Shahid Javed Burki
   3. Cooperative Security Framework in South Asia: A Bangladeshi Perspective
      — Farooq Sobhan
   4. Does South Asia Need a Regional Security Architecture?
      — Smruti S. Pattanaik and Nihar Nayak
   5. Cooperative Security in South Asia: An Elusive Dream Need of the Hour?
      — Mahwish Hafeez

Part-II Security Challenges for South Asia: Country Perspectives

1. 1. Prospects of Cooperative Security Framework for Afghanistan
      — Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoy
   2. Cooperative Security Framework for South Asia: A Sri Lankan Perspective
      — W. I. Siriweera and Sanath de Silva
   3. Maritime Security Cooperation in South Asia: A Maldivian Perspective
      — Ahmed Shaheed
   4. Cooperative Security in South Asia and Nepal’s Security Concerns
      — Rajan Bhattarai

Part-III Cooperation in Non-traditional Security

1. 1. Economic Development and Regional Integration in South Asia
      — Dushni Weerakoon
   2. Should India and Pakistan Look Beyond IWT: Why and How?
      — Shaista Tabassum
   3. Climate Change as a Security Issue: A Case Study of Bhutan
      — Chhimi Dorji
   4. Non-Traditional Security Issues in Afghanistan
      — Saifullah Ahmadzai
   5. A Cooperative Security Framework: Environment and Climate Change
      — P. K. Gautam
   6. Water Issues in South Asia: Is Cooperative Security Plausible?
      — Medha Bisht

Part-IV The Way Ahead

1. A Consensus Document

Notes on Contributors
Index

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