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Destructive conflicts have thwarted growth and development in South Asia for more than half a century. This collection of multi-disciplinary essays examines the economic causes and consequences of military conflict in South Asia from a variety of perspectives embracing fiscal, social, strategic, environmental and several other dimensions.

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1. Introduction; Matthew J. Webb and Albert Wijeweera 2. The Economics of Conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tract Region of Bangladesh; Syed Serajul Islam 3. The ´Political Economy´ of Sikh Separatism: Ethnic Identity, Federalism and the Distortions of Post-Independence Agrarian Development in Punjab-India; Jugdep S. Chima 4. The Political Economy of the Ethnonationalist Uprising in Pakistani Balochistan, 1999-201; Farhan Hanif Siddiqi 5. Nepal´s Protracted Transition: Explaining the Continuing Political and Economic Impasse; Pramod K. Kantha 6. India´s Indigenization of Military Aircraft Design & Manufacturing: Towards a Fifth Generation Fighter; Michael B. Charles and Elisabeth Sinnewe 7. The War on Terror and its Economic Impact on Pakistan; Howard Brasted and Zahid Shahab Ahmed 8. Terrorist Activities and Financial Market Performance: Evidence from Sri Lanka; Albert Wijeweera 9. Greed, Grievance and Violent Separatism in South Asia; Matthew J. Webb 10. The Himalayan Ranges, Glaciers, Lakes and Rivers: An International Ecological, Economic and Military Outlook; Lavanya Vemsani 11. Defense, Security and the Economy in South Asian Countries; Christos Kollias and Stephanos Papadamou 12. A Survival Analysis of the Onset of Peace in South Asia; Ali C. Tasiran and Zainab Kazim Ali 13. Conclusion

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Zahid Shahab Ahmed, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan Zainab Kazim Ali, Middlesex University, UK Howard Brasted, University of New England, Australia Michael B. Charles, Southern Cross University, Australia Judgep S. Chima, University of California, Berkeley, USA Syed Serajul Islam, Lakehead University, Canada Pramod Kantha, Wright State University, USA Christos Kollias, University of Thessaly, Greece Stefanos Papadamou, University of Thessaly, Greece Farhan Hanif Siddiqi, Middle East Research Institute (MERI) Elisabeth Sinnewe, Southern Cross University, Australia Ali C. Tasiran, Middlesex University and Birkbeck College London, UK Lavanya Vemsani, Shawnee State University, USA.

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