The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) officially invites research grant applications for its annual Kodikara Fellowship Programme. Applicants can apply for a fellowship on the following thematic areas: Strategies for Addressing Inequality in South Asia, Civic Engagement and Governance in South Asia, Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice in South Asia, Natural Resources and Climate […]
Regional Centre for Strategic Studies organized the international conference on “China in South Asia/South Asia in China: OBOR and the Sri Lankan Experience”, which was held from 30 – 31 August, 2017, at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The inaugural session of the conference was preceded by the distinguished guests including […]
The Executive Director of RCSS, Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed attended the Guam Conference of Multilateral Counter Violent Extremism Working Group, in Guam, USA. In his presentation on the topic “Sri Lanka: de-radicalisation through reconciliation?,” he discussed various aspects of de-radicalization. The discussion was primarily was based on the relationship between radicalization and rationality or reason in […]
BACKGROUND South Asia, North Africa and the Levant are some of the regions which have been and remain the most affected by violent extremism. These have been manifested in many ways, from full-blown insurgencies and terrorism to communal mob violence, targeted killings and routine intimidation. The scourge has spared no country in the region, for […]
Saira Bano PhD Candidate, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS), University of Calgary 2016 The China-India-Pakistan nuclear triangle has the potential for crisis escalation due to the asymmetrical relationships among its members. The comparison of this nuclear triangle with two earlier triangles, the US-Europe (France/Britain)-USSR and the US-China-USSR, reveals that weak members of the triangle are […]
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Ahmed, I., Chandran, D. S., & Khan S. E., (Eds.). (2015). Political Institutions and Conflict: Essays from Bangladesh and India. New Delhi: Manohar & Distributors. This book attempts to enhance the reader’s understanding of political institutions and their roles in Bangladesh and India. It consists of nine chapters, each discussing the interplay and links between […]
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 the case of South Asia, there will be implications on both population rise as well as migration. This particular volume […]
Ilhan Niaz Assistant Professor of History, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan 2015
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. Despite the fact India has been reaching out to various regions such as Southeast Asia and Middle […]
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, defense and security thinking and whether India’s foreign policy and security policies are based on a coherent strategic thinking. […]
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, this book aims to fill this gap in the discipline of international politics. The focus […]
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 the Asia Pacific region. In fact, for both countries, the Asia Pacific region remains of vital strategic […]
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 international order, as these countries could alter the current balance of power. This book seeks […]
Sunil Pradhan Ph.D candidate, Department of International Relations, Sikkim University, Sikkim, India 2014
Venkateshwaran Lokanathan Assistant Professor, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore 2014
Shewta Singh Assistant Professor- Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences at the South Asian University Marie Nissanka PhD Candidate-National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand 2015
Daya Raj SubediLecturer, Mid-Western University of Nepal 2015
Rabia Akhtar and Debak Das 2015
N.Manoharan Senior Fellow & Head, Internal Security Programme, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi; Dayani Panagoda National Technical Advisor attached to the GIZ/FLICT/Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration in Sri Lanka 2013
Making Kashmir Borderless Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra Assistant Professor, Centre for South and Central Asian Studies, Central University of Punjab, India 2013
Maritime Cooperation in South Asia Sithara Fernando Visiting Researcher Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi 2013
Problems in Understanding Religious Radicalization in South Asia: Perspectives on Islam and Hinduism Shahab Enam Khan Assistant Professor in International Relations, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh 2013
Mutual Vulnerability in the Indus Basin: Integrated Water Security as Conflict Transformation Strategy Asma Yaqoob Research analyst, Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan 2013
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 Studies (RCSS) in January 2011 with the support of the Consortium of non-Traditional Security Studies in Asia […]
Problems in Understanding Religious Redicalization in South Asia, Perspectives on Islam and Hinduism Shahab Enam Khan 2010
Extremism in Pakistan and India: The Case of the Jamaat-e-Islami and Shiv Sena Zahid Shahab Ahmed PhD Candidate-University of New England (Australia) Rajeshwari Balasubramanian Associate Consultant- Child Rights and You (CRY,India) 2010
Democracy as a Conflict Resolution Model for Terrorism: A Case Study of India and Pakistan Sasmita Tripathy PhD Candidate- Centre of West Asian Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, India Saeed Ahmed Rid PhD Candidate- Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK 2010
Understanding Suicide Terrorism and Bangladesh and Sri Lanka S.Y Surendra Kumar Lecturer- Department of Political Science, Bangalore University, India Mostafa Mahmud Naser Assistant Professor- Department of Law, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh 2010
India’s Security Di lemma vis-a-vis China: A Case of Optimum or Sub-Optimum Restraint? Sankhya Krishnan Research Fellow- Centre for Security Analysis, Chennai 2009
Beyond the Security Impasse: State, Development and People Rumana Monzur Lecturer- Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka 2008
Conflict Transformation from Ethnic Movement to Terrorist Movement: Case Studies of Tamils in Sri Lanka and Mohajirs in Pakistan Arshi Saleem Hashmi Research Analyst, Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad 2008
Indo-US Nuclear Cooperation: Altering Strategic Positioning & Shifting Balance of Power in South Asia Sadia Tasleem Senior Research Scholar & Deputy Director Global Affairs, Institute of Strategic Studies Research & Analysis, NDU, Islamabad, Pakistan 2008
Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: Revisiting the Global War on Terrorism Saira Yamin PhD Candidate, Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, USA 2008
International Non-Governmental Organizations In Arms Control And Disarmament Potential And Viability Geetanjali Chopra Senior research scholar at the Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India 2007
India-Pakistan Dialogue: Bringing The Society In Asma-Ul-Husna Faiz Lecturer, Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 2007
Role of a Third Party in Conflict Resolution: A Case Study of India and Norway in Sri Lanka Maria Saifuddin Effendi Pursuing M.A. in Conflict Resolution at University of Bradford, UK 2007
Getting to Rapprochement over Kashmir: Is Using the ‘China Model’ a Viable Alternative? Rajesh Kumar Lecturer, PPN College, India 2007
Impact of Partition: Refugees for Empowerment and State’s Response Amtul Hassan M.Phil. Candidate, Karachi University, Pakistan 2006
Maritime Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka Adluri Subramanyam Raju Honorary Academic Fellow at the Indo-American Centre for International Studies, Hyderabad S.I.Keethaponcalan Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo 2006
Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures in South Asia: Problems and Prospects Upendra Choudhury Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India 2006
The People’s War In Nepal Anindita Dasgupta Senior Lecturer 2006
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 constantly battling out its meaning, the authors of this volume attempt to highlight a number of issue areas related […]
Edited by S.D.MuniManohar 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 highlight a number of issue areas related to terrorism in South Asia which include weapons technology and the re-conceptualization […]
Indo-Pak Conflicts Ripe to Resolve? Rizwan Zeb Research Fellow, Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan Suba Chandran Assistant Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, India 2005
Small Arms and the Security Debate in South Asia Salma Malik Lecturer, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Mallika Joseph Assistant Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi 2005
Stability through Economic Cooperation in a Nuclear Environment Saira Yamin Member, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad 2005
Multi-Track Diplomacy between India and Pakistan: A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Security Manjrika Sewak Programme Officer, WISCOMP (Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace) 2005
The Role of Mediation in Resolving India-Pakistan Conflict: Parameters and Possibilities Amit Dholakia Senior Lecturer, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India 2005
HIV/AIDS as a Security Threat to India Happymon Jacob Lecturer, Centre for Strategic and Regional Studies, University of Jammu 2005
Nepal’s Maoist Movement and Implications for India and China Nishchal Nath Pandey Executive Director, Kathmandu based Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) 2005
New Nuclear Triangle and China’s Role in South Asia Sun Xun Associate Professor, PLA University of Foreign Language, People’s Republic of China 2005
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 wish to study the country’s foreign policy, particularly its early period find it extremely difficult to locate […]
Elite Perceptions in Foreign Policy, Role of Print Media in Influencing India-Pakistan Relations 1989-1999 Smruti S. Pattanaik Research Fellow, Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) 2004
River Water Sharing Problem Between India and Pakistan: Case Study of the Indus Water Treaty Shaista Tabassum Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi 2004
Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures and Restraint Regime in South Asia Zafar Nawaz Jaspal Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2004
Defence, Technology, and Cooperative Security in South Asia: Report on the Proceedings of the Tenth Summer Workshop. (2004). Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies. The summer Workshop is designed as a forum for young professionals in South Asia to collectively examine and understand the major security issues in the region. As analysts, commentators and opinion […]
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 wish to study the country’s foreign policy, particularly its early period find it extremely difficult to locate […]
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 and its impact on South Asia has been and will continue […]
Najam, A. (Ed.). (2003). Environment, Development, and Human Security: Perspectives from South Asia. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. Environment, Development and Human Security have been major concerns for the entire world and South Asia is no exception. Today, the term ‘security’ has expanded beyond issues of geo-polity, international power balance, military strategy and statecraft. […]
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 differs significantly depending on the experience of individual countries. Basically, the papers included in […]
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 time. This book attempts to understand […]
Christianity and Political Conflict in India: The case of Gujarat Sushil J Aaron Research Fellow, Centre de Science Humaines, New Delhi, India 2002
Nature and Dynamics of Conflicts Over Privatization of Potable Water Tanvir Anjum Lecturer, Department of History, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2002
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 imperative that this institution be strengthened. This book addresses issues related to developing economic […]
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 Asia( CDSSI-SA) convened by the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, in order to chart a new […]
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 the various strands of the Centre’s activities within the ambit of one project. […]
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, Islamabad, Pakistan 2001
Globalization and Multinational Corporations in South Asia: Towards Building a Partnership for Sustainable Development Arjun Bhardwaj Graduate School of International Management, International University of Japan Delwar Hossain Assistant Professor, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 2001
Governance in Plural Societies and Security : An Overview Uttam Sen Assistant Editor, Economics Times and Deccan Herald Ayesha Siddiqa –Agha Independent Defence Analyst 2001
Third-Generation Indian Perceptions of the Kashmir Issue A. Subramanyam Raju PhD Candidate, University of Hyderabad, India 2001
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, returned over ninety thousand prisoners in Indian custody to Pakistan […]
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 phenomena of our contemporary existence: Globalization and non-traditional security, in the context of South Asia. Globalization affects […]
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 of its non-military and human dimensions. Hence, the state needs to cater for its own […]
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 military-strategic concerns of the state. The focus is increasingly shifting to […]
Sectarian Conflict in Pakistan: A Case Study of Jhang Mukhtar Ahmad Ali Senior Research Fellow, Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues, Islamabad, Pakistan 2000
Coping with Disorder – Strategies to End Internal Wars in South Asia P. Sahadevan Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 2000
Law and Order Situation and Gender-based Violence Bangladeshi Perspective Lailufar Yasmin Research Associate, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2000
Potential for Militancy among Bhutanese Refugee Youth Aruni John Programme Manager, Panos Institute, South Asia 2000 Full Text
Order, Welfare and Legitimacy in the Regional Context of South Asia: An Ultima Thule Monica Bhanot Humboldt Fellow, South Asia Institute of the University of Heidelberg, Germany 2000
Energy Crisis and Subregional Cooperation in South Asia Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury PhD candidate, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India 2000 Full text here
Defence Expenditure in South Asia: India and Pakistan P R Chari Co-Director, Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, India Ayesha Siddiqa-Agha Independent Defence analyst 2000 Full text here
Defence Expenditure in South Asia: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Abrar R Chowdhury Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Frank de Silva Member, Sri Lanka Institute of Strategic Studies (SLISS) 2000 Full text here
Defence Expenditure in South Asia: An Overview Jasjit Singh Director, IDSA, New Delhi, India Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2000 Full text here
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 strategies? Are state borders and frontiers the most crucial and therefore ought […]
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 overly strong, yet they do not help good neighbourliness. Basically, the book analyses […]
The Politics of Violence and Development in South Asia Ajay Dharshan Behera Assistant Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, India 1999
Proliferation of Small Arms and Politics in South Asia: The Case of Bangladesh Neila Hussain Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) 1999
Politics and Theatre: A Comparative Study of the Construction of Nation and Gender in the Contemporary Sinhalese and Bengali Theatres Neluka Silva Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 1999
Newer Sources of Insecurity: The Crisis of Governance in India P.R.Chari Co-Director, Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, India 1998
New Evangelical Movements and Conflicts in South Asia Sasanka Perera Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 1998
The Law and Politics of Regional Solution of the Refugee Problem: The Case of South Asia B.S. Chimni Lecturer, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 1998
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 into secessionist movement defying political and constitutional response. The upsurge of ethno-political strife that often has […]
The Structural Dimensions of Conflict in South Asia Stephen P.Cohen Professor of History and Political Science and Director of the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security ACDIS, University of Illinois 1997
Humanitarian Relief Organisations and Challenges to Sovereignty: The Case of Sri Lanka Nira Wickramasinghe Senior Lecturer, Department of History and Political Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 1997
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 interdependence of nations. As distinct from the notion of security mainly focused on military power, the idea […]
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 unfolding disaster. Throughout the region, the water and energy requirements of […]
Ghoshal, B. (Ed.). (1996). Diplomacy and Domestic Politics in South Asia. Delhi: Konark. The book examines the interaction between issues of internal politics and the external relations of states of the South Asian region. Contributors in their papers survey the manner in which the issues of foreign policy and foreign policy interactions impinge on domestic […]
Chari, P. R., Cheema, P. I., & I. (Eds.). (1996). Nuclear Non-Proliferation in India and Pakistan: South Asian Perspectives. New Delhi: Manohar. Issues related to nuclear non-proliferation in South Asia arising from the nuclear programs and ambitions of India and Pakistan have long been the subject of emotive policy debate and intense scholarly research. Both […]
Muni, S. D., & Baral, L. R. (Eds.). (1996). Refugees and Regional Security in South Asia. Delhi, India: Konark. Regional relations in South Asia have always been affected by the movements of people across territorial boundaries of the states. Rapidly growing dimensions of refugee flows during the past decades have seriously affected security and stability […]
