Publisher's Synopsis
This study of perceptions, interests and strategies of South Asian states reveals the analytical and empirical richness of three kinds of states in the region: India - the regional hegemon; Pakistan - India's permanent competitor; and other South Asian states who do not accept Pakistani perceptions, interests and strategies about India. Collectively South Asian states (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, The Bhutan and Maldives) make up a quarter of humanity. Their presence on the regional and world stage is of increasing importance. The record of diplomatic, military and ethnic conflict in South Asia must be studied historically in the contemporary context of regional and global change. This book assesses the diplomatic and strategic principles of countries in the area, concentrating on developments after 1947.
