South Asia 2026 (Hardcover, 23 ed)

PART ONE General Survey The Digital Deluge: The Social Impacts of Digitalization in South Asia SAJITHA BASHIR South Asia’s Shifting Geopolitical Landscape MICHAEL KUGELMAN 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 DIEGO MAIORANO; revised for this edition by the editorial staff; based on an earlier essay by DAVID TAYLOR 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. Calendars and Weights and Measures. Research Institutes Studying South Asia. Select Bibliography - Books. Select Bibliography - Periodicals. Index of Regional Organizations.