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Book SynopsisFocusing on modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, this volume provides an overview of the events and trends that have rocked the increasingly volatile region over the years. It also contains maps, as well as a "Recent Chronology of Events" that provides information on the region.
Table of ContentsPrefaceBill Finan Editor,Current HistoryIntroduction Sumit GangulyPart I: Nuclear Weapons and Regional Security1. India: The Nuclear Politics of Self-Esteem 2. The (Nuclear) Testing of Pakistan 3. Toward Nuclear Rollback in South AsiaPart II: Ethnic Con?ict and Violence4. Afghanistan's Civil War 5. The Kashmir Con?ict 6. An Opportunity for Peace in Kashmir? 7.Sri Lanka's Civil War 8. Making Peace in Sri Lanka 9. Why Peace Won't Come to Kashmir 10. Rebuilding Afghanistan 11. A Blueprint for Afghanistan Part III: Economic Liberalization12. India's Economic Liberalization: The Elephant Comes of Age 13. Reforming India's Economy in an Era of Global Change 14. India's Economic Liberalization: A Progress Report Part IV: Democratization15. Bangladesh: Can Democracy Survive? 16. Pakistan at Fifty: A Tenuous Democracy 17. India's Vision-and the BJP's 18. Pakistan's Coup: Planting the Seeds of Democracy?Chronology of Recent Events About the Contributors
