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Post-colonial and post-partition South Asia, one of the
fastest-growing and yet one of the least integrated regions of the
world, is marked by both optimism and pessimism. This intriguing
dichotomy of strength and weakness, security and insecurity, hope
and fear, connections and disconnects underpins South Asia’s
regionalism conundrum and gives birth to borders and boundaries –
both material and mental – with a complex territoriality. The
Janus-faced nature of South Asian borderlands – the inward
nationalizing impulses entangled with the outward regional
frontier-orientations – is a stark reminder that history of
mobility in this eco-geographical region is much older than the
history of territoriality and colonial cartography and ethnography.
This collection of meticulously researched, theoretically informed,
case studies from South Asia provides useful insights into
bordering, ordering and othering narratives as practices and
performances that are intricately entangled with identity politics
and security discourses. It shows how a sharper focus on
subterranean subregionalism(s), border communities, popular
geopolitics of enmity, and transborder challenges to
sustainability, could open up spaces for new multiple
(re)imaginings of borders at diverse scales and sights including
sub-urban neighbourhoods, school textbooks/cinema and trans-border
conservation initiatives. The chapters in this edited volume have
been contributed by both renowned as well as young emerging
scholars, looking into the borders and boundaries in South Asia.
Each chapter offers new perspectives and insights into themes like
trans-Himalayan borderlands, India-Pakistan physical and mental
borders, Afghanistan-Pakistan border and numerous social boundaries
that we see in everyday South Asia. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of the Journal of
Borderlands Studies.
This book presents a radical rethinking of Border Studies. Framing
the discipline beyond conventional topics of spatiality and
territoriality, it presents a distinctly South Asian perspective -
a post-colonial and post-partition region where most borders were
drawn with political motives, ignoring the socio-cultural realities
of the region and economic necessities of the people. The authors
argue that while securing borders is an essential function of the
state, in this interconnected world, crossing borders and border
cooperation is also necessary. The book examines contemporaneous
and topical themes like disputes of identity and nationhood, the
impact of social media on Border Studies, trans-border cooperation,
water-sharing between countries, and resolution of border problems
in the age of liberalisation and globalisation. It also suggests
ways of enhancing cross-border economic cooperation and
connectivity, and reviews security issues from a new perspective.
Well supplemented with case studies, the book will serve as an
indispensable text for scholars and researchers of Border Studies,
military and strategic studies, international relations,
geopolitics, and South Asian studies. It will also be of great
interest to think tanks and government agencies, especially those
dealing with foreign relations.
This book presents a radical rethinking of Border Studies. Framing
the discipline beyond conventional topics of spatiality and
territoriality, it presents a distinctly South Asian perspective -
a post-colonial and post-partition region where most borders were
drawn with political motives, ignoring the socio-cultural realities
of the region and economic necessities of the people. The authors
argue that while securing borders is an essential function of the
state, in this interconnected world, crossing borders and border
cooperation is also necessary. The book examines contemporaneous
and topical themes like disputes of identity and nationhood, the
impact of social media on Border Studies, trans-border cooperation,
water-sharing between countries, and resolution of border problems
in the age of liberalisation and globalisation. It also suggests
ways of enhancing cross-border economic cooperation and
connectivity, and reviews security issues from a new perspective.
Well supplemented with case studies, the book will serve as an
indispensable text for scholars and researchers of Border Studies,
military and strategic studies, international relations,
geopolitics, and South Asian studies. It will also be of great
interest to think tanks and government agencies, especially those
dealing with foreign relations.
Post-colonial and post-partition South Asia, one of the
fastest-growing and yet one of the least integrated regions of the
world, is marked by both optimism and pessimism. This intriguing
dichotomy of strength and weakness, security and insecurity, hope
and fear, connections and disconnects underpins South Asia's
regionalism conundrum and gives birth to borders and boundaries -
both material and mental - with a complex territoriality. The
Janus-faced nature of South Asian borderlands - the inward
nationalizing impulses entangled with the outward regional
frontier-orientations - is a stark reminder that history of
mobility in this eco-geographical region is much older than the
history of territoriality and colonial cartography and ethnography.
This collection of meticulously researched, theoretically informed,
case studies from South Asia provides useful insights into
bordering, ordering and othering narratives as practices and
performances that are intricately entangled with identity politics
and security discourses. It shows how a sharper focus on
subterranean subregionalism(s), border communities, popular
geopolitics of enmity, and transborder challenges to
sustainability, could open up spaces for new multiple
(re)imaginings of borders at diverse scales and sights including
sub-urban neighbourhoods, school textbooks/cinema and trans-border
conservation initiatives. The chapters in this edited volume have
been contributed by both renowned as well as young emerging
scholars, looking into the borders and boundaries in South Asia.
Each chapter offers new perspectives and insights into themes like
trans-Himalayan borderlands, India-Pakistan physical and mental
borders, Afghanistan-Pakistan border and numerous social boundaries
that we see in everyday South Asia. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of the Journal of
Borderlands Studies.
This book focuses on the developments in post 2014 Afghanistan with
external military support from the United States and its North
Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. It discusses topical themes
such as the withdrawal of US troops and non-traditional security.
Owing to its geo-strategic location and mineral wealth, Afghanistan
has acquired significance in the inter-state politics of Asia as
well as world politics during the past decades. This book outlines
Afghanistan's efforts to build a stable and peaceful democratic
polity, with external military support from the United States and
its NATO allies. It also analyses the nation's development
initiatives with major powers such as India, the United States,
Russia and Germany. The volume: * brings to the fore ongoing
tensions within the Afghan polity and its continued impact on
Asian/world politics; * discusses topical themes such as withdrawal
of US troops and non-traditional security; and * presents
perspectives from scholars and experts from around the world,
including Afghans. This work will be useful to scholars and
researchers in political science, international relations,
sociology, area studies, and the interested general reader.
The present endeavour is a synthesis of two different choices: the
theoretical assumption of Phenomenological Criticism and R.K.
Narayan's novels which are replete with the concepts of
Phenomenology. Phenomenology, as a philosophy, has a very wide
spectrum but the present work confines its range only to the
literary domain of the philosophy commonly represented by Geneva
Critics or Critics of Consciousness with the overtones of
philosophers like Husserl, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty. This effort
examines ten out of total fifteen novels penned by R.K. Narayan.
Swami and Friends (1935), The Bachelor of Arts (1937), The Dark
Room (1938), The English Teacher (1945), The Financial Expert
(1952), Waiting for the Mahatma (1955), The Guide (1958), The
Man-Eater of Malgudi (1962), and The Painter of Signs (1978) are
touched upon in this book.
Development policy of the European Union (EU) is just not confined
to the development assistance programme dedicated purely for
philanthropic purposes but has wider dimensions attached to it; It
is one of the most imperative instrument of the European foreign
policy and determines its relationship with the developing
countries. This implies equally to the EUSouth Asia engagements,
which evolved to third generation relationship from simple first
generation commercial cooperation agreements. For analysing
contemporary linkages of the EU with different South Asian
countries, it is crucial to comprehend the role of development
policy in South Asia. This book not only focuses on the development
policy but also an effort is made to evaluate its relevance, impact
and implications. As it is said 'To travel hopefully is a better
thing than to arrive and the true success is to labour'. This book
is also an outcome of 4/5 years of intense research on the subject.
It will help the students of European studies since there is not
enough literature available on the subject. It is a good reader for
policy makers dealing with the development policy of the European
Union. This book is also useful for South Asians associated with
Non-government Organisations (NGOs) and voluntary groups, which are
working in collaboration with the European Union.
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