Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
About the Book Series
This series is concerned with recent political developments in the region. It will have a range of different approaches and include both single authored monographs and edited volumes covering issues such as international relations, foreign intervention, security, democracy, political economy, ideology and public policy.
Good Governance in Bangladesh: Citizens’ Trust and Local Government Institutions
1st Edition
By Jannatul Ferdous
May 21, 2026
This book examines the dynamic between citizens’ trust and good governance using the case study of Bangladesh. The chapters provide in-depth insights into the challenges and opportunities unique to local governance in Bangladesh. Through a comprehensive exploration, the book scrutinizes the ...
India and Central Asia in the Post-Cold War Era: Security, Economic and Socio-Cultural Dimensions
1st Edition
By Saroj Kumar Aryal
May 21, 2026
This book analyses the evolution of India’s foreign policy towards Central Asia after the end of the Cold War. Focusing on the development of India’s foreign policy towards Central Asia between 1991 and 2020, this book investigates the explanatory and intervening variables of the policy towards the...
Punjab River Waters Dispute in South Asia: Historical Legacies, Political Competition, and Peasant Interests
1st Edition
By Kuldip Singh
May 21, 2026
This book examines the Punjab river waters controversy in South Asia, a major defining feature of Punjab politics. It also studies the difficult situation relating to the waters at the intersectionality of Punjab, the rural Sikh community, the neighboring state of Haryana, and the Indian ...
Resource Mobilisation in South Asia: Local Governance and Financial Sustainability in Bangladesh
1st Edition
By Pranab Kumar Panday, A. H. M. Kamrul Ahsan
April 23, 2026
This book analyses the challenges and possibilities connected to resource mobilisation in local government systems within South Asia; the book focuses on Bangladesh while placing the nation's experiences within the larger regional context alongside India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Local governments in ...
Terrorism’s Persistence in South Asia and Pakistan
1st Edition
By Muhammad Feyyaz
April 06, 2026
This book explores the paradoxical endurance of terrorism, which continues to exist despite often failing to achieve its central goals. Multifaceted and wide-ranging in scope, the analysis comprehensively surveys a range of global contexts from the last two centuries, where long-term terrorism has ...
Service Delivery in South Asia: The Visible Face of Governance
1st Edition
By Jannatul Ferdous
March 03, 2026
By integrating governance theory with real-world service delivery practices in South Asia, this book explores the vital intersection of governance and public service delivery, particularly within the complex socio-political landscape of South Asia. The book bridges theory and practice to reveal how...
Nigeria-Pakistan Relations: Contemporary Developments and Dynamics
1st Edition
By Najimdeen Bakare Ayoola
February 10, 2026
Against the backdrop of a shifting global order and strategic realignments, this book examines the past 63 years of Nigeria-Pakistan relations, exploring the factors that have shaped their domestic politics and foreign policy, as well as taking a broader look towards trilateral cooperation between ...
Social Transformation in Bangladesh: Pathways, Challenges and the Way Forward
1st Edition
Edited
By Shahidur Rahman, Md. Masud-All-Kamal
December 26, 2025
Social Transformation in Bangladesh explores the social, political, and cultural implications of the unprecedented economic development that has occurred in Bangladesh since its independence in 1971. In the 1970s, Bangladesh was labelled an international basket case because of food insecurity and ...
Violence and Resistance in Pakistan: Spectral States, Fragmented Borderlands, and Women’s Agency
1st Edition
By Faryal Leghari
September 30, 2025
This book examines violence and political developments in the western borderland communities of Pakistan, a postcolonial militarist state in the Global South, through the lens of gendered experiences of insecurity. It provides a fresh perspective on comprehending the perception and experience of ...
Nepal’s Federalism and the Pursuit of Deliberative Democracy
1st Edition
By Vishnu Kumari Tandon
August 29, 2025
This book identifies the factors that either encourage or discourage participation and deliberation, thereby demonstrating the potential and reality of deliberative democracy in Nepal at the local level. Focusing on the local level planning process in two municipalities, Buddhabhumi and ...
Authoritarian Populism and Bovine Political Economy in Modi’s India
1st Edition
By Jostein Jakobsen, Kenneth Bo Nielsen
June 27, 2025
Authoritarian Populism and Bovine Political Economy in Modi’s India analyses how the twin forces of Hindu nationalism and neoliberalism unfold in India’s bovine economy, revealing their often-devastating material and economic impact on the country’s poor. This book is a rare, in-depth study of ...
Administration in India: Challenges and Innovations
1st Edition
Edited
By Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Iva Ashish Srivastava
April 14, 2025
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the administration in India from independence to date. It examines the major transformation in the administrative service initiated by the ‘Minimum Government and Maximum Governance’ initiative of the Government of India in 2014. In spite of enormous ...