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Synopsis This book brings together acknowledged experts in their respective fields to provide a uniquely authoritative and comprehensive perspective on globalization and its impact on South Asia generally, and on India in particular. Globalization and South Asia: Multidimensional Perspectives covers a wide range of issues both economic and beyond. Apart from area studies of Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, other issues taken up for study include the World Trade Organization (WTO) as well as the impact of globalization on science and technology, the environment, the media, education, culture, health, feminist publishing, communalism and international relations. Written in an easy to read, conversational style, this book will be of immense value both to the general reader as well as to college and university students and teachers seeking to understand how globalization, one of the most important phenomena of our times, is shaping the present and future of South Asia.