Published in association with Regional Centre for StrategicStudies, Colombo The
security has an extended meaning beyond itsobvious military connotations is
increasingly being understood inSouth Asia: there is better appreciation now of
its non-militaryand human dimensions. Hence, the State needs to cater for its
ownsecurity and, simultaneously, the security of its individuals whichhas
acquired equal, if not greater significance with the passingyears. Hence, the
imperative necessity arises to provide for goodgovernance to achieve the ends of
both State and individualsecurity. The theoretical problem addressed in this
book isdiscovering the nexus between security and governance in SouthAsia.
Leading scholars of the region have contributed theirindividual country
perspectives on this difficult question.