Armed Conflicts in South Asia, 2008–11

D. Suba Chandran is Assistant Director at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi. His primary area of research includes Pakistan’s internal security, in particular Balochistan, FATA and Northern Areas.P. R. Chari is a former member of the Indian Administrative Service (1960 batch/Madhya Pradesh cadre).

• Volume I: 2008 Growing Violence Preface 1. Armed Conflicts in South Asia—An Overview 2. Afghanistan: Continuing Violence 3. Pakistan: The Sectarian Conflict 4. Pakistan: The War of Tribes 5. J&K: From Militancy to Jihad? 6. Left Extremism: The Naxal Conflict in India 7. Northeast: Island of Peace and Ocean of Conflict 8. Bangladesh: Islamic Militancy and the Rise of Religious Right 9. Nepal: State in Dilemma10. Sri Lanka: Thumbs Up to Violence; Thumbs Down to Peace, Index. Volume II: 2009 Continuing Violence, Failing Peace Processes Preface 1. Armed Conflicts and Peace Processes in South Asia: An Overview 2. Afghanistan: Tipping Point 3. Sectarian Violence in Pakistan 4. FATA and NWFP: Spreading Anarchy 5. J&K: From Militancy to Jihad? 6. Left-Wing Extremism in India: The Rule of the Maoists 7. North-East: Minimal Gains of Counter-Insurgency Operations 8. Bangladesh: The Clampdown 9. Nepal: Out with the Old, In with the New 10. Sri Lanka: Unprecedented Violence, Unclear Future 11. Failed and Failing States and Armed Conflict in South Asia, Index.Volume III: 2010 Growing Left-wing Extremism and Religious Violence, Preface, 1. Armed Conflicts in South Asia: Retrospect and Prospect 2. Afghanistan: Turning the Tide 3. Armed Conflict in FATA and NWFP: Continuing Violence 4. J&K: Return to Violence? 5. Left-wing Extremism: Misplaced War Mongering? 6. Northeast India: Protracted Conflicts and Protracted Peace Processes 7. Armed Conflict in Nepal: From Parliament to Seige of Kathmandu 8. Sri Lanka: Conflict is Dead, Long Live the Conflict 9. Special Paper—Pakistan and Suicide Terrorism: A Never Ending Story, Index. Volume IV: 2011 The Promise and Threat of Transformation, Preface, Part I: Armed Conflicts in South Asia 1. Armed Conflicts in South Asia: The Emerging Dimensions 2. Afghanistan: Beginning of the Transition? 3. Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Drone Attacks and Suicide Terrorism 4. Jammu & Kashmir: Upsurge? 5. Northeast India: Turn towards Sustainable Peace? 6. Naxal Movement: Resurgence or Desperation? Part II: Conflict Transformation and Early Warnings 7. Conflict Transformation, Early Warnings and Conflict Alerts: An Introduction 8. Jammu and Kashmir: Is the Violence Returning? 9. Northeast: From Insurgency to Terrorism? 10. Nepal: Old Conflict, New Issues 11. With Lions and without Tigers: Conflict Transformation and the Search for Peace in Sri Lanka 12. Fundamentalist Violence: Will It Expand? 13. Will the Naxal Conflict Spread into Rest of India? Index.