South Asia 2060 envisioning regional futures - Najam, Adil; Yusuf, Moeed (Anthem Press, An imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2013)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : why South Asia? why the future? / Adil Najam and Moeed Yusuf -- Prisoners or masters of destiny? / Ramesh Thakur -- South Asian futures : three scenarios / Stephen P. Cohen and Jacob Friedman -- Federalism on the road : region and regionalism / Kanak Dixit -- Diversity in South Asia / John Thomson -- Future's past / Manan Ahmed Asif -- The future of democracy / Jalal Alamgir -- Conflict and reconciliation : three scenarios / Amitabh Mattoo -- Religion and state formation / Najeeb Jung -- Will South Asia still be terrorism's center of gravity? / William Milam -- Speculations on nuclear South Asia / Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian -- Nuclear risk : overstated or underrated? / Hilary Synnott -- The shadow of the India-Pakistan stalemate / Maleeha Lodhi -- Regional integration / Lhaba Tshering -- The future of integration / Nihal Rodrigo -- The giant neighbor : why is China important? / Manu Bhaskaran -- South Asian economy in 2060 / Ishrat Husain -- Economic futures : challenges ahead / A.K. Enamul Haque -- South Asia in the Asian economy : struggling to overcome history / Amitendu Palit -- Globalization and South Asia / Sanjoy Chakravorty -- Trade relations : some predictions and lessons / Pradeep S. Mehta and Niru Yadav -- Urbanization, environment and well-being / Madhav G. Badami and Murtaza Haider -- Urban futures, urban challenges / Syed Abu Hasnath -- Water security : risks and responses / John Briscoe -- Agriculture and food security / M.E. Tusneem -- Meeting electric power demand in South Asia / Rajan Gupta and Harihar Shankar -- E-South Asia : a social science fiction / Rohan Samarajiva
Population dynamics, economic prospects and regional coherence / David E. Bloom and Larry Rosenberg -- Towards cooperation for poverty reduction? / Safiya Aftab -- Health challenges / Gerald T. Keusch and Pramilla Senanayake -- Regional disease dynamics / Chalinda Weerasinghe -- Education : time bomb or silver bullet? / Jamshed Bharucha -- Scholarship in and on South Asia / Ali Riaz -- Rights and justice : a prospective view / Balakrishnan Rajagopal -- Patriarchy, power and paradox : dreaming gender equality and development / Shahla Haeri and Brenda Gael McSweeney -- Women in South Asia / Anita M. Weiss -- Media : new trends, old problems / Beena Sarwar -- Sports : passion and industry / Saad Shafqat
""South Asia 2060"" is a dialogue between 47 thought leaders, ranging from policymakers to academics to civil society activists and visionaries from across South Asia and the world, on the likely longer-range trajectories of South Asia's future as a region. The collection explores how South Asia's regional future will impact the rest of the world while also shedding light on its present condition