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Security cooperation in South Asia: overview, reasons, prospects
Sicherheitskooperation in Südasien: Bestandsaufnahme, Ursachen, Perspektive
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract For many years now, South Asia has been regarded as a region of chronic instability and economic disintegration. But aside from the different conflicts, various forms of security cooperation have also developed between India and its neighbors. The main reasons for this development are due to changes... view more
For many years now, South Asia has been regarded as a region of chronic instability and economic disintegration. But aside from the different conflicts, various forms of security cooperation have also developed between India and its neighbors. The main reasons for this development are due to changes in India's South Asia policy and rapprochement with regard to national threat perceptions. Today, in most states the main security challenges are seen as coming from domestic rather than external threats. This has created new opportunities for security collaborations, which were previously unthinkable. India and its neighbors increasingly share the belief that security can only be achieved through cooperation and no longer through confrontation. The different forms of security collaboration can be seen as the starting point for a regional security architecture. However, because of the political constellations, it will remain an informal architecture that offers hardly entry points for a closer institutionalization. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
South Asia; international security; international relations; security policy; bilateral relations; defense policy; India; Pakistan; Afghanistan; Nepal; Bhutan; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Maldives; China; foreign policy; political conflict; domestic security
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
22 p.
Series
SWP Research Paper, 6/2014
ISSN
1863-1053
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications