South Asia 2060: Envisioning Regional FuturesAdil Najam, Moeed Yusuf “South Asia 2060” is a dialogue among 47 experts from a diverse range of expertise and backgrounds, ranging from policymakers to academia to civil society activists and visionaries, on the likely longer-range trajectories of South Asia’s future. The collection explores current regional trends, possible future trajectories, and the key factors that will determine whether these trajectories are positive or negative for the region, as a region. Departing from a purely security-based analysis, the volume considers factors such as development and human well-being to reveal not what will happen but what could happen, as well as the impact present conditions could have on the rest of the world. |
Contents
Prisoners or Masters of Destiny? ll | 11 |
Region and Regionalism | 29 |
Futures Past | 46 |
Three Scenarios | 61 |
Will South Asia Still Be Terrorisms Center of Gravity? | 75 |
Overstated or Underrated? | 90 |
The Future of Integration | 108 |
D evelo pm | 123 |
Risks and Responses | 177 |
Meeting Electric Power Demand in South Asia | 192 |
Population Dynamics Economic Prospects | 211 |
Health Challenges | 229 |
Time Bomb or Silver Bullet? | 246 |
A Prospective View | 261 |
Women in South Asia | 277 |
Passion and Industry | 293 |
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