Armed Conflicts in South Asia

Armed Conflicts in South Asia

South Asia is the most violent region in the world today. Serious armed conflicts rage in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Nepal has been restive of late and violence continues in Jammu & Kashmir, India’s Northeast and the Naxal affected belt running from South to east India through Central India and along parts of the eastern coastal states.

The Institute has been extensively and consistently monitoring these conflicts since 2006. We have been publishing an annual volume documenting these conflicts - changes in violent trends, tactics, state and non-state actors involved - and efforts being made towards conflict mitigation and management. The 2007 and 2008 volumes titled Armed Conflicts in South Asia have been published by Routledge. The third volume is under production and will be published by mid-2009

Armed Conflicts in South Asia, 2008
Editors: D. Suba Chandran and PR Chari

Routledge, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-415-47622-5

CONTENTS

Armed Conflicts in South Asia-An Overview
P.R. Chari

Afghanistan: Continuing Violence
Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

Pakistan: The Sectarian Conflict
Kanchan Lakshman

Pakistan: The War of Tribes
D. Suba Chandran

J&K: From Militancy of Jihad?
Kavita Suri & D. Suba Chandran

Left Extremism: The Naxal Conflict in India
Mallika Joseph & Devyani Srivasatava

Northeast: Island of Peace and Ocean of Conflict
Bibhu Prasad Routray

Bangladesh: Islamic Militancy and the Rise of Religious Right
Smruti S. Pattanaik

Nepal: State in Dilemma
P.G. Rajamohan

Sri Lanka: Thumbs Up to Violence; Thumbs Down to Peace
N. Manoharan


The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) is the premier South Asian think tank which conducts independent research on and provides an in depth analysis of conventional and non-conventional issues related to national and South Asian security including nuclear issues, disarmament, non-proliferation, weapons of mass destruction, the war on terrorism, counter terrorism , strategies security sector reforms, and armed conflict and peace processes in the region. For those in South Asia and elsewhere, the IPCS website provides a comprehensive analysis of the happenings within India with a special focus on Jammu and Kashmir and Naxalite Violence. Our research promotes greater understanding of India's foreign policy especially India-China relations, India's relations with SAARC countries and South East Asia. Through close interaction with leading strategic thinkers, former members of the Indian Administrative Service, the Foreign Service and the three wings of the Armed Forces - the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force, - the academic community as well as the media, the IPCS has contributed considerably to the strategic discourse in India.

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