SOUTH ASIAN THE 21ST CENTURY

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One fifth of the world's population lives in south Asia, a region of enormous economic potential and the home of the newest nuclear powers. This course looks at the relations of the countries of South Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka with each other and with the rest of the world. This is a course in international relations, and as such, its orientation is toward broader issues of world politics, using South Asia as a case. It analyzes the problems of development and security that confront these counties as part of the developing world. The course focuses considerable attention on the "big questions" that the study of South Asia raises, such as what makes a country democratic, what causes ethnic conflict and how can it be resolved, what is the best approach to reducing poverty, and what makes a country a great power?