This book analyses the key political challenges to regional energy cooperation in South Asia. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy security and geopolitics, natural resource governance and South Asian politics.

Part 1 1. Introduction 2. Historical Context of Challenges to Regional Cooperation in South Asia 3. A Constructivist Approach to Regional Energy Cooperation in South Asia 4. The State of Energy Security and Energy Cooperation in South Asia 5. Dissecting Political Challenges to Energy Cooperation in South Asia Part 2: Case Studies 6. The Failure of Energy Diplomacy in South Asia: A Post-Mortem of the MBI Pipeline 7. De-Securitising the TAPI Pipeline: Converging Interests of Countries, Companies and Communities through Collaborative Planning 8. A Cooperative Security Framework to Enhance Bilateral Hydroelectric Cooperation in South Asia: A Case Study of the Tipaimukh Dam 9. An Environmental Peace-building Framework to Enhance Multilateral Hydroelectric Cooperation in South Asia: A Case Study of the BBIN Sub-Regional Group Part 3: Policy Recommendations and Conclusion 10. Key Findings and Policy Recommendations