Peace and Justice

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Peace And Justice
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Contents
Series Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
	Reference
A New South Asia: Justice, Peace, and Political Will
	Background
	Understanding Conflict
	Conflicts in India
	Conflict in Other Parts of South Asia
	Imagination Backed by Action and Political Will
	Concrete Actions, Less Rhetoric
	References
A Case for the Third Republic
Kashmir and the Prospects for Peace
	Nationalistic Struggles and Problems of Governance
	Continuing Political Implications of the Struggle
	Unresolved Critical Problems
	Feasible Plans for Resolution
The Threat of Hindu Right to Indian Democracy
	British Rule: Rise of Indian Nationalism
	Hindu Nationalism: Hindutva
	Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
		RSS: Organization
		RSS: Freedom Movement
		Sangh Parivar
	Hindutva: 1980s
	Post-Demolition RSS Politics
	Gujarat and After
	Lok Sabha 2004
	Major Assaults on Democracy: Constitution Review
	Adivasi Co-option
	Terror Tactics
	RSS Agenda in Action
	Freedom of Religion
	Discrimination Against Minorities
	Global Scene
	References
Politics of Secularism in Bangladesh
	Division of the Subcontinent and the Issue of Religion
	Independent Bangladesh and Secularism: 1970s and 1980s
	Politics in the 1990s and Beyond
	Politics of Secularism
	References
Kashmir: Road to New South Asia
	Militarization and the Kashmir Factor
	Closed Roads
	Re-establishing Trade Across Loc
	Towards a New Economic Order in J & K
	Unemployment: Source of Regional Instability
	Conclusion
Alternative to War in Sri Lanka
	Tracing the Origins
	Tamil Nationhood
	Changed Strategy
	LTTE Proposals
	Joint Mechanisms
	End Piece
	References
Socio-Political Violence and the Crisis of Governance in South Asia
	Characterizing Conflict
	Sources of Conflict
	Crisis of Governance in South Asia
	Socio-Political Violence in India and Pakistan
		India
		Pakistan
	Hindu–Muslim Violence in India
	Other Patterns of Violence in India
	Humane Governance in South Asia
	References
South Asia and the Kashmir Problem
	Kashmir Issue Internationalized
	Tryst with Indian Democracy
	Decay of Indian Polity
	Indifference of Indian Civil Society
	Implications for South Asia
	References
Hindu–Muslim Conflict in the Subcontinent
	Broad Contours of the Conflict
	Historical Distortions
	Muslim Conflict
	Laws and Communal Politics
	Appeals for Peace in the Region
	References
Bangladesh: Challenges Within and Without
	Introduction
	Part I: Internal Challenges
		Socio-Political Challenges
		Economic Challenges
	Part II: External Challenges
		The Global Strategic Situation
		The Regional Environment
		Strategic Concerns
	Part III: The Way Ahead
	Conclusion
	References
Escalation in Kashmir
	References
Equality, Reservation, and Democracy
Let’s Start with State Accountability: An Essay for a Mother
	The Context
	Fake Encounters and Exhumed Bodies
Militarization in India
	National Security: A Tool for Militarization
	Threat Perceptions and Great Power Ambitions
	Internal Security
	Nuclear Nationalism
	Militarism, Nationalism, and Kargil
	Economics of Defence Expenditure
	Conclusion
	References
Indo-Pak Amity
Karachi: Anatomy of Ethnic Militancy
	Introduction
	Growth of Ethnic Identity
	Growth of Bengali Ethnicity
	Growth of Mohajir Ethnicity
		Historical Background
		Mohajir Identity-Formation
	Sindhi–Mohajir Equation
	Economic Dimensions of Ethnic Militancy
	Socio-Political Impact of Unemployment
	Political Dimensions of Ethnic Militancy
	Resolution of Ethnic Militancy
	References
About the Editors and Contributors
	Editors
	Contributors
Index