This book delves into the theory and praxis of human security in South Asia. It will be useful for researchers, teachers and students of international relations, human rights, political science, development studies, human demography, migration and diaspora studies, and South Asian studies.

Introduction Part I: Human Security in South Asia: Conceptual Issues 1. Human Security: A Conceptual Framework 2. Measurements of Human Security: A Conceptual Analysis 3. Human Security and Beyond 4. Human Security in South Asia: The Locus of a Cooperative Context 5. Is the Region Ready? Can the State Deliver? Essay from India 6. Is the Region Ready? Can the State Deliver? Essay from Pakistan Part II: Environmental Issues and Human Security 7. Water Insecurity in South Asia: Challenges of Human Development 8. Climate Change and Human Security: A Case Study of Maldives 9. Dangers of Electronic Waste in India: A Concern for Human Security Part III: State, Development & Displacement in South Asia 10. Correcting Anomalies of a Dysfunctional State through Civil Society: Initiatives to Complement Global Attempts for Human Security 11. Human Development vis-a-vis Gross National Happiness in Bhutan: Challenges and Achievements 12. Linkages between Migration and Poverty in Nepal 13. Sustainable Development Model: Experience from India 14. Reintegrating India's Maoists: Surrender and Rehabilitation 15. Development Induced Displacement: Case Studies from India