"BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) represents one of the most diverse regions of the world. Providing a unique link between South Asia and Southeast Asia, it brings together 1.5 billion people and a combined GDP of $2.7 trillion. This volume...

Introduction / Vivek Neelakantan -- "The Monsoon Asia of Geographers" : The Cold War Beginnings of the WHO Regional Office for Southeast Asia (SEARO), 1948-60 / Vivek Neelakantan -- The Cold War, Non-Alignment and Medicine in India : The Case of Medical Education and Pharmaceutical...

This study uses rainfall variation as an instrumental variable for padi-rice production to estimate the impact of poverty on different types of crime across British colonies in South and South East Asia (1910-1940). Using original primary sources retrieved from annual administrative and...

This book provides a detailed account of the evolution of India’s Look and Act East Policy, addressing the nuances of the policy and its efficacy for the Northeast Region. The Northeastern India as a region is landlocked, sharing most of its boundary with neighbouring countries of South and...

The author examines highly placed, elected and appointed, women in South and Southeast Asian politics. Specifically, attention is concentrated on female prime ministers of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, the current president of the Philippines and the female party leadership in Burma and...

Although economic linkages between South Asia and Southeast Asia have been strengthened over the past decade, integration between these two regions remains limited. Can new approaches to regional integration help revitalize trade and economic links between South Asia and Southeast Asia This...