Beyond Realism: Human Security in India and Pakistan in the Twenty-First Century

As the world is changing, many scholars, analysts, and policy makers agree that even as governments need to confront external threats, creating sustainable domestic environments is imperative as a policy priority. As events surrounding September 11, 2001 continue to remind us, marginalized sections of the population can become breeding grounds for dissatisfaction, disenchantment, and eventually, targets for terrorist groups.
Throughout the cold war period, South Asia served as a strategic r...