Energy and security in South Asia : cooperation or conflict? / Charles K. Ebinger.

By:

Ebinger, Charles K

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2011.; New Delhi : Cambridge University Press India under the imprint of Foundation Books, 2013Description: xix, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:

9780815704119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815704119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9789382993018

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DDC classification:

333.790954 EBI 23

LOC classification:

HD9502.A782 E25 2011

Contents:

Introduction to a region on edge -- India -- Pakistan -- Bangladesh -- Nepal and bhutan -- Energy challenges in the regional context -- Regional cooperation -- South asia's path forward.

Summary: Argues that mistrust, ethnic and religious sectarianism, and political parochialism among the nations of South Asia, a region of strategic geopolitical importance, prevent the region from achieving energy security, which is crucial for economic development and political stability. Recommends measures to improve energy security through domestic policy reform and more effective bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to a region on edge -- India -- Pakistan -- Bangladesh -- Nepal and bhutan -- Energy challenges in the regional context -- Regional cooperation -- South asia's path forward.

Argues that mistrust, ethnic and religious sectarianism, and political parochialism among the nations of South Asia, a region of strategic geopolitical importance, prevent the region from achieving energy security, which is crucial for economic development and political stability. Recommends measures to improve energy security through domestic policy reform and more effective bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

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