Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword
1 Introduction: Contemporary Challenges and Civilizational Wellsprings
Akmal Hussain and Muchkund Dubey
Section I: Democracy
2 State of Democracy in India - Subhash C. Kashyap
3 Pakistan: Striving For Democracy - Hasan Askari Rizvi
4 State, Society & Democratic Futures: Challenges for Bangladesh - Imtiaz Ahmed
5 Deepening Democratic Structure in Sri Lanka - Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
6 Reconstructing Democracy in South Asia- Rounaq Jahan and Rehman Sobhan
Section II: Inclusive Growth
7 Inclusive Growth in India- Muchkund Dubey and Biswajit Dhar
8 Strengthening Democracy through Inclusive Growth - Akmal Hussain
9 Beyond Minimalism of Growth with Safety Net: Is Development 'Inclusive' in Bangladesh? - Binayak Sen
10 Inclusive Growth in Sri Lanka - Saman Kelegama
11 Inclusive Growth and Policies: The South Asian Experience - Thangavel Palanivel and Fatma Gul Unal
Section III: The Environmental Crisis
12 The Challenge of Global Climate Change: An Indian Perspective - Shyam Saran
13 Climate Change: Pakistan's Existential Challenge - Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
14 The Environmental Challenges in South Asia: Regional Cooperation for Adaptation Strategies - Leena Srivastava
Section IV: Peace
15 Persistent Inequality and the Challenges to Legitimacy and Peace Building in Pakistan - Imran Ali
16 Unfinished Peace in a Diverse Society: Some Thoughts on The 'Peace' Process in Sri Lanka - Sumanasiri Liyanage
17 South Asian Union - Kamal Hossain
Section V: South Asia's Development and Financial Architecture
18 A Regional Financial Architecture for Sustaining Asia-Pacific's Dynamism in the Post-Crisis World - Nagesh Kumar
19 Reform of Global And Regional Financial Architecture - Ramgopal Agarwala
Section VI: Recovering a Shared Sensibility for a Sustainable Future: Unity and Diversity in the South Asian Cultural Traditions
20 Pluralism and Diversity in South Asia - Kapila Vatsyayan
21 Peace, Sustainability and the Religious Other - Muhammad Suheyl Umar
22 Some Aspects of South Asian Cultural Traditions - M. Anisuzzaman
Section VII: Perspective on South Asia
23 Democracy and Sustainable Development - Mohamed Nasheed
25 Form and Substance of Democracy: Situating South Asia - T.K. Oommen
26 Inclusive Growth, Democracy and Sustainable Development - Ajay Chhibber
27 Some Reflections on Development in South Asia: Markets, Democracy, and People - Deepak Nayyar
28 Livelihood, Nature, and Peace: A Grihini Perspective - Ela R. Bhatt
29 The Story of Micro Credit : Grameen Bank and Social Business - Muhammad Yunus
30 The Impact of Global Warming and the Imperative of Mitigation - R.K Pachauri
31 Natural Disasters, Food Security, and Sustainable Development - M.S. Swaminathan
32 State Pathologies, Peace, and Water - Khaled Ahmed
33 A Vision for a South Asian Commonwealth - Abul Maal A Muhith
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