The Armies of South Asia

Edited by Vishal Chandra
Publication: Pentagon Press
Edition: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-81-8274-706-7
Pages: 162
Price: Rs.795/-

The economic surge in Asia has been discussed for long. But, there also has always been another aspect attached to South Asian matters. The effect of insurgency and terrorism has not let the economic growth to pan out across the spectrum in the region. Sri Lanka could come out of the civil war after a protracted conflict, Pakistan is yet facing the violent results of its nurturing of religious terrorists, and Afghanistan is mired in a state of total collapse with the international community scrambling to extend support to run the country.