ABSTRACT
This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of South Asian foreign policy, examining the complex history and present state of South Asian foreign policy, the foreign policy of the countries of the region, as well as their relationships with their neighbors and key external players, such as China and the United States, in an effort to understand South Asia’s place in the world order. It illustrates the future trajectory of foreign policy in the region and analyses future of regional arrangements like SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) and BIMSTEC.
The handbook is structured in five parts, each representing a focused area of enquiry:
- Foreign Policy
- Relations within South Asia
- Relations within Indo-Pacific
- Relations with China, Europe and the United States
- Security
A carefully selected collection of 26 chapters written by experts on South Asian foreign, economic, and security policy, this handbook provides an objective yet accessible overview of the history and current state of foreign policy of each country and the region. It is an authoritative reference work for academics and students as well as international think tanks, research institutes, and non-governmental organizations working on South Asian Politics, Asian Politics, Foreign Politics, International Affairs, World History, and International Relations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|78 pages
Foreign Policy
chapter 3|20 pages
Sleepwalking into a Great Power Rivalry
part II|86 pages
Relations within South Asia
part III|86 pages
Relations within Indo-Pacific
chapter 14|15 pages
From Distant Relatives to Close Partners
part IV|118 pages
Relations with China, Europe, and the United States
chapter 17|14 pages
The Transformation of the Indo-China Rivalry in the Twenty-First Century
chapter 20|13 pages
Caught between the United States and China
chapter 22|14 pages
Sri Lanka's Foreign Policy: Past, Present, and Future
chapter 24|15 pages
Nepal–U.S. Relations
part V|36 pages
Security