Exhaustively researched and updated, South Asia 2024 is an in-depth library of information on the countries and territories of this vast world region.
General Survey
Essays by specialists examine issues of regional importance.
Country Surveys
Individual chapters on each country, containing:
- essays on the geography, recent history and economy of each nation
- up-to-date statistical surveys of economic and social indicators
- a comprehensive directory providing contact details and other useful information for the most significant political and commercial institutions.
In addition, there are separate sections covering each of the states and territories of India.
Regional Information
- detailed coverage of international organizations and their recent activities in South Asia
- information on research institutes engaged in the study of the region
- a survey of the major commodities of South Asia
- bibliographies of relevant books and periodicals.
Additional features
- biographical profiles of around 270 prominent individuals in the region.
PART ONE General Survey
South Asia’s Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
MICHAEL KUGELMAN
Economic Trends in South Asia
GYAN PRADHAN
The Digital Deluge: The Social Impacts of Digitalization in South Asia
SAJITHA BASHIR
Women and Development in South Asia
SOHINI SENGUPTA
The Climate Crisis and Water Resources in South Asia
M. MONIRUL QADER MIRZA and AJAYA DIXIT
PART TWO Country Surveys
Sections on geography, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country.
AFGHANISTAN
History SHUBHANGI PANDEY; revised for this edition by IFTIKHAR H. MALIK
Economy TIRTHANKAR ROY; revised for this edition by DUNCAN WOODSIDE
BANGLADESH
History PRANAB KUMAR PANDAY
Economy FARIDA C. KHAN
BHUTAN
History WILLIAM J. LONG
Economy NYINGTOB PEMA NORBU; revised for this edition by the editorial staff
INDIA
History SUCHETA MAHAJAN
Economy RAJESWARI SENGUPTA
In addition, there are separate sections covering each of the states and territories of India.
THE MALDIVES
NEPAL
History TRI RATNA MANANDHAR
Economy GYAN PRADHAN
PAKISTAN
History ILHAN NIAZ
Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY
SRI LANKA
History S. I. KEETHAPONCALAN
Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY
PART THREE Who’s Who of South Asia
PART FOUR Regional Information
Regional Organizations. Major Commodities of South Asia. The Religions of South Asia. Calendars and Weights and Measures. Research Institutes Studying South Asia. Select Bibliography - Books. Select Bibliography - Periodicals. Index of Regional Organizations.
Biography
Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field:
Sajitha Bashir. Specialist in global education, digital innovation, science and technology, and Former World Bank Adviser.
Ajaya Dixit. Senior Adviser, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, Lalitpur, Nepal.
S. I. Keethaponcalan. Professor of Conflict Resolution, Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Department, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, USA.
Farida Khan. Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
Michael Kugelman. Director, South Asia Institute, Wilson Center, Washington, DC, USA.
William J. Long. Professor, Department of Political Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Robert E. Looney. International consultant specializing in economic development and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
Sucheta Mahajan. Former Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
Iftikhar H. Malik. Professor Emeritus of History, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK.
Tri Ratna Manandhar. Retired Professor of History, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
M. Monirul Qader Mirza. Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada.
Ilhan Niaz. Professor of History, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Nyingtob Pema Norbu. Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pranab Kumar Panday. Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Shubhangi Pandey. Public Policy Analyst, The Economic Intelligence Unit, New Delhi, India.
Gyan Pradhan. Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA.
Tirthankar Roy. Professor in Economic History, Department of Economic History, London School of Economics, UK.
Rajeswari Sengupta. Associate Professor of Economics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Goregaon, Mumbai, India.
Sohini Sengupta. Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.
Brian Shaw. Honorary Research Fellow, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Duncan Woodside. Journalist and analyst specializing in economics.
