New International Politics of South Asia

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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Revised and substantially updated, this volume argues that the politics of individual states of South Asia cannot be understood without reference to the regional and international context. It emphasizes the need to consider rapid political, social and economic change in the context of debates over ethnic identity and changes within the international system following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Recent changes have opened up opportunities for the region, but have also exposed specific weaknesses. The book discusses India's evolving relationship with the international economic system, economic reforms in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as well as key issues such as the regional position on the NPT treaty, the Comprehensive Test Ban treaty, environmental issues, and the post-Cold War world order.

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"Hewitt has filled an important gap in the literature ... Realistic in its approach, compassionate but never condescending, comparative, accessible, empirical and affordable, Hewitt's South Asia should be on everybody's reading list for the region." --"Political Studies"

Author Bio

Vernon Hewitt is Lecturer in the Department of Politics, University of Bristol