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Background Paper

Human Freedoms: The South Asian Problematic
Dr. Vishvanath A. Pai Panandiker & Dr. Rahul Tripathi

Working Group Papers

Challenges to Democratisation: Perspectives of Structural Malgovernance in Bangladesh
Dr. Sumaiya Khair (Bangladesh)

Transforming India's Democracy through Empowerment of Civil Society: Potential and Limits
Dr. Amit Dholakia (India)

Human Security: A Country Paper on Pakistan
Ms. Foqia Khan (Pakistan)

India: Security Challenges and Response
Dr. Rajesh Basrur (India)

Regional Cooperation in South Asia
Ms. Nausheen Wasi (Pakistan)

 

Papers on South Asia

1. Democracy Contained- Saroj Giri

King Gyanendra's proclamation of the restoration of the old parliament in Nepal is a ploy to stifle the process of free and autonomous self-reconstitution of Nepalese society. The political parties should have rejected this proclamation and carried forward the republican spirit of the pro-democracy movement. (Source:- Economic and Political Weekly at www.epw.org.in)

2. Internationalisation of Sri Lanka`s Peace Process and Governance (pdf)- Cenan Pirani & Ahilan Kadirgamar

How do the Strategic Conflict Assessments conceptualise challenges to the peace process in Sri Lanka, the political trajectory of the LTTE, and central causes of the conflict and flawed governance? (Source:- Economic and Political Weekly at www.epw.org.in)

3. Maoists in India (pdf) - Gautam Navlakha

To advocate seizure of power and to work to change the world is a legitimate project. Whether this should be through an armed struggle, peaceful means or a fusion of all is an open question. But to advocate as an absolute must the disarming of people concedes to the government the right to a monopoly over violence (Source:- Economic and Political Weekly at www.epw.org.in)





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