Exhaustively researched and updated, South Asia 2026 is an in-depth library of information on the countries and territories of this vast world region. General Survey Essays by specialists examine issues of regional importance. Country Surveys Individual chapters on each country, containing: - essays on the geography, recent history and economy of each nation - up-to-date statistical surveys of economic and social indicators - a comprehensive directory providing contact details and other useful information for the most significant political and commercial institutions. In addition, there are separate sections covering each of the states and territories of India. Regional Information - detailed coverage of international organizations and their recent activities in South Asia - information on research institutes engaged in the study of the region - a survey of the major commodities of South Asia - bibliographies of relevant books and periodicals. Additional features - biographical profiles of around 270 prominent individuals in the region.
Table of Contents:
PART ONE General Survey
South Asia’s Shifting Geopolitical Landscape MICHAEL KUGELMAN
Human Development in South Asia ANIRUDDHA BONNERJEE
The Origins, Development and Legacy of British Rule in India and Pakistan ILHAN NIAZ
Women and Development in South Asia SOHINI SENGUPTA
The Climate Crisis and Water Resources in South Asia M. MONIRUL QADER MIRZA and AJAYA DIXIT
PART TWO Country Surveys
Sections on geography, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country.
AFGHANISTAN
History SHUBHANGI PANDEY; revised for this edition by IFTIKHAR H. MALIK
Economy TIRTHANKAR ROY; revised for this edition by DUNCAN WOODSIDE
BANGLADESH
History PRANAB KUMAR PANDAY
Economy FARIDA C. KHAN
BHUTAN
History WILLIAM J. LONG and JIT TSHERING
Economy NYINGTOB PEMA NORBU; revised for this edition by the editorial staff
INDIA
History MEGHA SHARMA
Economy DEBDAS BANERJEE
In addition, there are separate sections covering each of the states and territories of India.
THE MALDIVES
NEPAL
History TRI RATNA MANANDHAR
Economy GYAN PRADHAN
PAKISTAN
History ILHAN NIAZ
Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY; revised for this edition by DUNCAN WOODSIDE
SRI LANKA
History S. I. KEETHAPONCALAN
Economy ANOMA ABHAYARATNE and THUSHARI N. VIDANAGE
PART THREE Who’s Who of South Asia
PART FOUR Regional Information Regional Organizations. Major Commodities of South Asia. Calendars and Weights and Measures. Research Institutes Studying South Asia. Select Bibliography - Books. Select Bibliography - Periodicals. Index of Regional Organizations.
About the Author :
Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field:
Anoma Abhayaratne. Dean, Faculty of Business and Law, and Senior Professor, ESOFT Metro Campus, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Debdas Banerjee. Retired Professor of Economics, Central University of South Bihar and Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, Kolkata, India.
Aniruddha Bonnerjee. CEO, Policymetrika, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Ajaya Dixit. Senior Adviser, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, Lalitpur, Nepal.
S. I. Keethaponcalan. Professor of Conflict Resolution, Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Department, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, USA.
Farida C. Khan. Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
Michael Kugelman. Senior South Asia Analyst, Washington, DC, USA.
William J. Long. Professor, Department of Political Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Robert E. Looney. Late international consultant specializing in economic development and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
Iftikhar H. Malik. Professor Emeritus of History, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK.
Tri Ratna Manandhar. Retired Professor of History, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
M. Monirul Qader Mirza. Environmental scientist.
Ilhan Niaz. Professor of History, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Nyingtob Pema Norbu. Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pranab Kumar Panday. Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and Adjunct Professor, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia.
Shubhangi Pandey. Public Policy Analyst, The Economic Intelligence Unit, New Delhi, India.
Gyan Pradhan. Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA.
Gareth Price. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK.
Tirthankar Roy. Professor in Economic History, Department of Economic History, London School of Economics, UK.
Sohini Sengupta. Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India. Megha Sharma. Assistant Professor, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, India.
Brian Shaw. Honorary Research Fellow, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Jit Tshering. Professor, Centre for Leadership Development, Royal Institute of Management, Thimphu, Bhutan.
Thushari N. Vidanage. Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Duncan Woodside. Journalist and analyst specializing in economics.
