About the Book

The volume highlights various contemporary issues confronting the SAARC countries in the 21st century and draws attention to internal political developments and diplomatic engagements of various South Asian countries at the bilateral, regional and international level.
The book is an indispensable compendium of primary documents collated by scholars of the South Asia Cluster at the Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses. It seeks to provide substantive reference material for policy-makers, researchers, diplomats and students of South Asian Studies.

About Author

Medha Bisht is a Researcher with the South Asia Cluster, the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. She has worked on issues of conflict and negotiations. In 2008, she attended a course on Peace Research, University of Oslo, Norway.

Contents

Foreword

AFGHANISTAN
1. Corruption in Afghanistan
2. Bilateral Relations with India
3. Bilateral Relations with Iran
4. Bilateral Relations with Pakistan
5. Bilateral Relations with United States of America
6. International Documents

BANGLADESH
7. Internal Developments
8. Bilateral Relations wi th India

BHUTAN
9. Bilateral Relations with India
10. Resettlement of Bhutanese Refugees

MALDIVES
11. Bilateral Relations with India
12. Bilateral Relations with China
13. International Documents

NEPAL
14. Bilateral Relations with India
15. Bilateral Relations with China
16. International Documents

PAKISTAN
17. Bilateral Relations with India
18. Bilateral Relations with Afghanistan
19. Bilateral Relations with China
20. Bilateral Relations with United Kingdom
21. Bilateral Relations with United States of America
22. International Documents
23. Miscellaneous

SRI LANKA
24. Internal Developments
25. Bilateral Relations with India
26. International Documents
27. Miscellaneous

SAARC AND BIMSTEC
28. Select Speeches, Joint Statements and Declarations

List of Documents

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