NEW PUBLICATION: IMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 FOR SOUTH ASIA: CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVES
Book Price: 1400 SLR / 550 INR (within South Asia) 10 USD (outside of South Asia) The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) released its latest publication “Implications of COVID-19 for South Asia: Civil Society Perspectives” during the last week of February,...
GPPAC Sri Lanka Publication – Democracy and Civic Space in Sri Lanka: Discourse and Trajectories
Following up from the GPPAC Sri Lanka workshop on Democracy and Civic Space in 2019, RCSS has released a publication based on its proceedings. The publication, titled “Democracy and Civic Space in Sri Lanka: Discourse and Trajectories” is available for purchase at the...
‘THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF YOUNG LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN SRI LANKA’
Context The surge of sudden and brutal attacks on unarmed civilians by violent extremist outfits in many parts of the world has made violent extremism (VE) a grave global concern today. In Sri Lanka, however, violent extremism, manifested in its many forms,...
“TRENDS IN YOUTH RADICALIZATION IN SOUTH ASIA”
This publication titled “Trends in Youth Radicalization in South Asia” consisted of the edited papers presented at the GPPAC South Asia conference 2018. The full publication can be accessed below: Trends in Youth Radicalization in South Asia
Demography in South Asia: Implications for regional and global political narratives
Joseph, M. (Ed.). (2014). Demography in South Asia: Implications for regional and global political narratives. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. Population growth patterns and sizes remain significant factors that affect economic and political opportunities. In...
India’s Economic Growth: Opportunities and Challenges for the Region
Joseph, M., & Jacob, H. (Eds.). (2014). India's Economic Growth: Opportunities and Challenges for the Region. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. Since adopting liberal economic policies, India has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world....
Does India think strategically?: Institutions, Strategic Culture and Security Policies
Jacob, H. (Ed.). (2014). Does India Think Strategically?: Institutions, Strategic Culture and Security Policies. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. This book addresses two major questions: Whether India has a strategic culture which informs the country’s foreign,...
India and the Contemporary International System: Theory, Policy and Structure
Mattoo, A., & Jacob, H. (Eds.). (2014). India and the contemporary international system: Theory, policy and structure. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. There is a dearth of comprehensive works on India’s Foreign Policy outlook in the post-cold war era. Thus,...
India-Australia Relations in the Asian Century: Perspectives from India and Australia
Mattoo, A., & Roy, S. (Eds.). (2014). India-Australia Relations in the Asian Century: Perspectives from India and Australia. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. As key strategic players and mid-level powers, Australia and India remain two important countries in...
Rise of China and India: Implications for the Asia Pacific
Mattoo, A., & Joseph, M. (Eds.). (2014). Rise of China and India: Implications for the Asia Pacific. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. The rapid economic growth of China and India carries significant political implications for the Asia-Pacific region and the...
Ending the Displacement Cycle: Finding Durable Solutions through Return and Resettlement
Withana, N. (Ed.). (2011). Ending the Displacement Cycle: Finding Durable Solutions through Return and Resettlement. Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies. This publication is the result of a workshop that was organized by the Regional Centre for Strategic...
Understanding Terrorism in South Asia: Beyond Statist Discourses
Ahmed, I. (Ed.). (2006). Understanding terrorism in South Asia: Beyond statist discourses. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. While analyzing terrorism which is now an over defined concept with the state, intellectuals, dissenters and anti- state activists...
Responding to Terrorism in South Asia
Edited by S.D.Muni Manohar Publishers &Distributors-2006 While analyzing terrorism which is now an over defined concept with the state, intellectuals, dissenters and anti- state activists constantly battling out its meaning, the authors of this volume attempt to...
Documents on Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy 1947- 1965
Jayawardane, A. (Ed.). (2004). Documents on Sri Lanka's foreign policy, 1947-1965. Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies. Despite the fact Sri Lanka’s role in international affairs has been remarkably active since the early days of independence, students who...
South Asia and the War on Terrorism: Analysing the Implications of 11 September
Banerjee, D., & Kueck, G. W. (Eds.). (2003). South Asia and the War on Terrorism: Analysing the Implications of 11 September. New Delhi: India Research Press. The terrorist attacks on the US on 9/11, has affected and will continue to affect profoundly the world...
Terrorism in South Asia: Impact on Development and Democratic Process
Khatri, S. K., & Kueck, G. W. (Eds.). (2003). Terrorism in South Asia: Impact on Development and Democratic Process. Delhi: Shipra Publications. In South Asia, there is a consensus that terrorism has a negative impact on economic development, but the assessment...
South Asia and the War on Terrorism: Analysing the Implications of 11 September
Edited by Dipankar Banerjee, and Gert W Kueck India Research Press-2003 The terrorist attacks on the US on 9/11, has affected and will continue to affect profoundly the world and its impact on South Asia has been and will continue to be very high for a long period of...
SAARC in the Twenty-First Century: Towards a Cooperative Future
Banerjee, D. (Ed.). (2002). SAARC in the Twenty-First century: Towards a Cooperative Future. New Delhi: India Research Press. As SAARC is the only regional organization for South Asia and if regional cooperation is the key to future progress and prosperity, it is...
South Asian Security, Futures: A Dialogue of Directors of Regional Strategic Studies Institutes
Banerjee, D. (Ed.). (2002). South Asian security, futures: A dialogue of directors regional strategic studies institutes. Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies. This publication is a result of ‘The Conference of the Directors of Strategic Studies in South...
Shaping the future: A South Asian civil society dialogue
Banerjee, D. (Ed.). (2002). Shaping the future: A South Asian civil society dialogue. Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies. “Shaping the Future-A South Asian Civil Society Dialogue” is a result of a project which was conceived in an attempt to bring together...
Governance and Defence Spending views from South Asia
Governance and Defence Spending views from South Asia Lok Raj Baral Professor, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Bertram Bastiampillai Professor Emeritus, University of Colombo Rasul Bakhsh Rais Professor and Director, Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University,...
The Simla Agreement 1972: Its Wasted Promise
Chari, P. R., & Cheema, P. I. (2001). The Simla Agreement 1972: Its wasted promise. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. The Simla Agreement of 1972 was a historic event by any stand. It was agreed mutually by India and Pakistan ended a rather unfortunate war,...
Globalization and Non-Traditional Security in South Asia
Khan, A. R. (Ed.). (2001). Globalization and Non-Traditional Security in South Asia. Dhaka: Academic Press and Publisher for Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo. This particular volume is the outcome of a preliminary exercise linking two very tangible...
Security and Governance in South Asia
Chari, P. R. (Ed.). (2001). Security and Governance in South Asia. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. The security has an extended meaning beyond its obvious military connotations is increasingly being understood in South Asia.; there is a better appreciation now...
Security in the New Millennium: Views from South Asia
Basrur, R. M. (Ed.). (2001). Security in the New Millennium: Views from South Asia. New Delhi: India Research Press. In the new millennium, there is a growing realization that the concept of security can no longer be confined to the narrow landscape of the...
Security studies in South Asia: Change and challenges
Banerjee, D. (Ed.). (2000). Security Studies in South Asia: Change and Challenges. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. What in today’s world constitutes national security? What is it that is most important for a nation to protect and for which it needs to evolve...
People-to-people contact in South Asia
Behera, N. C., Gunawardena, V., Kardar, S., & Mahmood, R. A. (2000). People-to-people contact in South Asia. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. Despite the fact it says ‘Good fences make good neighbors’, the trouble in South Asia is that these fences are...
Ethnicity and Constitutional Reform in South Asia
Iftekharuzzaman (Ed.). (1998). Ethnicity and Constitutional Reform in South Asia. New Delhi: Manohar. Ethnic issues are at the roots of many of the vexing problems and conflicts between and within nations today. In many cases ethnicity political assertion transforms...
Regional Economic Trends and South Asian Security
Iftekharuzzaman (Ed.). (1997). Regional Economic Trends and South Asian Security. New Delhi: Manohar. The end of the Cold war has induced fresh thinking on approaches to security. The focus is on non-conventional aspects, particularly economic strength, interest and...
WATER, POWER AND PEOPLE: A South Asian Manifesto on the Politics and Knowledge of Water
Ahmed, I., Dixit, A., & Nandy, A. (1997). Water, Power and People: A South Asian Manifesto on the Politics and Knowledge of Water. Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies. The last fifty years of water management in South Asia has been the story of an...
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