Governance and Security Issues in South Asia. This item is unavailable.Governance and Security Issues in South Asia

South Asia represents an extravagantly diverse region with a multitude of asymmetrical characteristics with regard to size, population, biodiversity and economy. Governance and Security issues in South Asia incarnates a comprehensive peep into the nature, gravity, navigation and drivers of governance and security issues across the South Asian region. While canvassing the different aspects of governance and security issues in the region, the authors have critically portrayed security dilemmas and governance pitfalls. The book is useful for academicians, policy makers, scholars, researchers, development professionals, think tanks and people involved in South Asian affairs.

Dr. C. Vinodan is currently Co-ordinator, Rajiv Gandhi Chair for Public Policy Studies and Honorary Director, Institute for Contemporary Chinese Studies (ICCS), School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. He has worked previously at the Post-graduate and Research Department of Political Science, Sree Narayana College, Kollam and Department of Political Science, University of Kerala. He obtained his M.A. (II Rank), M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in Political Science from the University of Kerala. He was awarded the Visiting Scholar Fellowship (2003) by the Claremont Graduate University, California, USA. He has attended numerous courses in international relations in India and abroad. These include the 2016 Sino-Indian Cross-Cultural Dialogues held by the Institute of Advanced International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; and the US Department of States Fulbright American Studies Institute (FASI) course on foreign policy at the University of Delaware, Philadelphia in 2000. Dr. Vinodan has also attended and presented papers at various national and international conferences/seminars. He is also the recipient of a number of awards including Kerala University Post-Doctoral Award (2003-2005). He is member of the editorial board of the Journal of Human Security, Indian Journal of Politics and International Relations and South Asian Journal of Diplomacy. He has published 40 research papers and 4 books. His areas of teaching