New futures for South Asia : commerce and connectivity

Introduction / Adluri Subramanyam Raju -- Part 1: Emerging Trends in South Asia: 1. Visualizing a New South Asia / Mahendra P. Lama -- 2. Challenges and Opportunities in South Asia / Mahesh Bhatta -- 3. Geopolitical Conflagration in South Asia Biased to Geographical Primacy and Historical Legacy / Y. Yagama Reddy -- 4. SAARC needs China or China needs SAARC? / Praveen Tiwari and Rashmi Mahat -- 5. Bilateralism in South Asia: Future Scenario / Adluri Subramanyam Raju -- Part 2: Democracy in South Asia: 6. South Asia in Future: Democratization and the Politics of Transformation / Shibashis Chatterjee -- 7. Globalization, Radicalization and South Asia: Bringing People In / Amena Mohsin -- 8. Challenges to Democratisation Process in South Asia: Looking at the Future / Smruti S. Pattanaik -- 9. Perception Building in India-Pakistan Relations: The Media's Agenda / Ramakrishnan Ramani -- Part 3: Economic Cooperation in South Asia: 10. Re-energizing Economic Cooperation through Regional Aid for Trade: Lessons from Europe / Kithmina V. Hewage -- 11. Common Currency in South Asia: An Optimalist Assessment / Rahul Tripathi -- 12. Regional Imbalances and Implications for South Asian Economic Integration / G. Jayachandra Reddy -- Part 4: Connectivity in South Asia: 13. Transport Connectivity in South Asian Sub-region: Emerging Trends, Opportunities and Challenges / Indranath Mukherji -- 14. Linkages Between Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: Evidences from South Asian Economies / Kamal Raj Dhungel 15. Connectivity Between India and Sri Lanka: A Model for South Asia / N. Manoharan -- Index.