CSA Publications

Edited by V.R. Raghavan

Published by East West Books (Madras) Pvt. Ltd.

ISBN.NO: 81-88661-56-2

Historically there have been close cultural and economic linkages between Peninsular India and Southeast Asia. Both regions face common security challenges of a wide-ranging nature not limited to traditional security. Non-traditional components of security, especially those relating to the economy, environment and ethnicity, have acquired greater significance in the security discourse of both India and Southeast Asia.

The importance of economic security has acquired wider recognition especially in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis. Environmental threats have the potential of spilling over from one region into another. The haze in Indonesia and the Indian Ocean tsunami are notable examples. The potential for ethnic conflict exists in Peninsular India and Southeast Asia since both these regions are populated by a multiplicity of ethnic groups living in close proximity to each other. Hence there is a need for closer association, greater interaction, better understanding and mutual cooperation to ensure peace and development.

With this in view the Centre for Security Analysis in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation organized a seminar on October 6-7, 2005 in Chennai on the theme of India and ASEAN: Non-Traditional Security Threats. The proceedings of the seminar are covered in this book.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
V.R. Raghavan

Special Address
Volker Bauer

PART I - Economic Security

India and Southeast Asia: Prospects for Greater Trade and Economic Security
Faizal Bin Yahya

Comparison of Economic Development in India, China and ASEAN Countries
Mohan Guruswamy

Impact of the 1997 Crisis and Economic Security
Shankari Sundararaman

PART II - Environmental Security

Environmental Security and Water Resources in Southeast Asia
Kog Yue Choong and Ooi Giok Ling

Growing Threat to Environmental Security
CK Varshney

Haze Sans Frontiers: The Environmental Calamity, ASEAN Response and India-ASEAN Cooperation on Non-Traditional Security Threats
Tridib Chakraborti

Securing the Environment
Shekhar Singh and Misha Singh

PART III - Ethnicity and Security

Ethno-religious Conflicts and Security in Southeast Asia
Kamarulnizam Abdullah

Ethno-political Conflicts and the ASEAN: Looking Beyond State Sovereignty and Prospect for Regional Stability
Rizal G. Buendia

Ethnic Problems in Indonesia: Lessons for India's Security
Lakhan Mehrotra

Northeast: Need for Review of Security Paradigm
Pinaki Bhattacharya

South Asian Cultural Mosaic: Rediscovering the Universe for Cooperation
Riyaz Punjabi