Book Description
One of every five people in the world lives in the countries of South Asia Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka. The problems faced by this population are so huge that they present a defining challenge to the core mandates of the United Nations as the global arena for problem-solving. These challenges range from economic development, environmental protection, food and water security, democratic governance and human rights, nuclear war and peace, inter-state and internal conflicts, and new security issues like AIDS and international terrorism. South Asia in the World develops a dialogue between academics and practitioners in a deeply divided region. It explores the potential for improvement in domestic and international efforts to alleviate the problems of South Asia and the role that the United Nations can play.
South Asia in the World: Problem-Solving Perspectives on Security, Sustainable Development, and Good Governance FROM THE PUBLISHER
"One of every five people in the world lives in the countries of South Asia - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The problems they face are so huge that they present a defining challenge to the core mandates of the United Nations as the global arena for problem-solving." "These challenges range from economic development, environmental protection, and food and water security, to democratic governance and human rights, nuclear war and peace, inter-state and internal conflicts, and new security issues like AIDS and international terrorism." "What happens in South Asia will help shape the contours of the global community in the decades ahead. We must come to terms with the multitude and gravity of these challenges in order to give the concept of the 'international community' a practical meaning and encapsulate the notion of 'solidarity without borders'." "Two of the central purposes of the United Nations - to maintain international peace and security and to promote social and economic advancement - make it imperative for the organisation to address these issues in South Asia." South Asia in the World develops the dialogue between academics and practitioners from a deeply divided region. In it they explore the potential for improvement in domestic and international efforts to alleviate the problems of South Asia and the role that the UN can play in this respect.
SYNOPSIS
Thakur and Wiggen (both of United Nations U., Tokyo) present 26 papers from a May 2002 conference that brought together academics, staffers from the United Nations and other international organizations, and government figures in order to address an array of regional and international challenges facing the countries of South AsiaBangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lana. After a pair of overview articles, papers address questions of security, development, governance, the environment, regional cooperation, human security, post-September 11th geopolitics and the war in Afghanistan, and the conflict between India an Pakistan. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR