Terrorism, Security and Development in South Asia: National, Regional and Global Implications

Introduction -- Contextualizing terrorism, security, and development in South Asia / M. Raymond Izarali and Dalbir Ahlawat -- Country cases of terrorism, insurgencies, and development -- Non-state acts of terrorism and counterterrorism in Bangladesh: a critical review / Mokerrom Hossain and Rawshan Sadia Afroze -- Terrorism, security and development in Sri Lanka: in the national, regional and global context / Stanley W. Samarasinghe -- Tenuous security in the Himalayas: a focus on Nepal / Thomas A. Marks -- Naxal insurgency in India: Genesis, ideological precepts and security challenges / Dalbir Ahlawat -- Normalcy restored? the lingering drivers of insurgency in northeast India / Alex Waterman -- The improbable rise and inglorious fall of the Khalistan insurgency in India's Punjab / Philip Hultquist -- Terrorism and insurgency in Afghanistan / William Maley -- The persistence of terrorism in Pakistan: analysis of domestic and regional factors / Abdul Basit and Zahid Shahab Ahmed -- Issues of radicalization, extremism and the state : Hindu radicalization and implications for India / Bidisha Biswas -- The proliferation of extremism and security issues in the Maldives / Kirklin J. Bateman -- Issues of regional security and global implications -- Terrorism, security and development and the "never-ending" conflict over Jammu and Kashmir / Eamon Murphy -- Women and militancy in South Asia: straddling the agent-victim binary / Tanya Narozhna -- Security vulnerabilities in South Asia and the Indian Ocean / G.V.C. Naidu -- The impact of terrorism in South Asia: implications and prospects / Declan Ihekwoaba Onwudiwe and Edidiong Mendie -- Conclusion : Some rumination on the impacts of terrorism, insurgencies, and in/security in South Asia in the age of globalization / M. Raymond Izarali.

"Identifying the longstanding security tensions between Pakistan and India, this book gives a deep and robust account of the historical elements and current contexts of terrorism in South Asia. South Asia is characterized by a variety of religions, ethnicities, languages, customs, histories and cultures. Focusing on this complex region provides an opportunity to diversify away from a Western-centric focus on terrorism and security. It highlights both historical issues and current contexts and features theoretical frameworks that shed light on the scholarly perspectives of terrorism. Sixteen chapters and eight country case-studies (Bangladesh; the Maldives; Sri Lanka; Bhutan; Nepal; India; Pakistan; and Afghanistan) help explain the challenges and trends relating to historicity, territoriality, ethnic conflicts and culturality as well as the current waves of radicalization by groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda and their various inspired subsidiaries across South Asia"--