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Synopsis A great part of the Asian continent, South Asia has been always full of variables over the last few decades. Over half a century after independence, the nations of South Asia remain mired in a vicious cycle of poverty, deprivation, and underdevelopment. Throughout the region, the search for prosperity and democracy is too often overshadowed by the specter of war and terrorism. South Asia cannot be stable until there is a just and equitable settlement of long-standing tensions between India and Pakistan including over Kashmir. The threat or use of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons must be deterred, the further proliferation of these weapons thwarted, and all states must become parties to outstanding nonproliferation and related arms control regimes. The central theme of the book is the strategic cultures of South Asia. It analyses the of issues internal and inter-state conflicts, terrorism, weaponisation, nuclear rivalry in the region. The relevance of nuclear proliferation, peace process and confidence-building measures in order to resolve the conflicts in the region are also discussed in detail. Besides students and scholars of international relations, political science and South Asian studies, it will be of interest to policy makers, analysts, diplomats and all those interested in the peace, security and development of South Asia.