Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. PART I. Introduction
6. 1. State Capacity and South Asia’s Perennial Insecurity Problems 3
7. PART II: STATE CAPACITY
8. 2. State Failure and States Poised to Fail 31
9. 3. State Formation, Consolidation, and the Security Challenge 51
10. 4. State, Nations, and the Regional Security Order of South Asia 73
11. 5. Economic Globalization and State Capacity in South Asia 98
12. 6. Symbiosis and Fracture 122
13. PART III : THE REGIONAL STATES
14. 7. Polity, Security, and Foreign Policy in Contemporary India 147
15. 8. Weak State, Failed State, Garrison State 170
16. 9. Afghanistan 195
17. 10. Sri Lanka 220
18. 11. Bangladesh 241
19. 12. Rebellion and State Formation in Nepal 265
20. PART IV: CONCLUSIONS
21. 13. Transforming South Asia 293
22. Author Biographies 313
23. Index 317