Liberal peace and South Asia

Chakma, Bhumitra

Abstract

Following the end of the Cold War, South Asia has been in transition in a number of ways. Based on the Kantian tripod of democracy, economic interdependence and institution, this article assesses whether liberal peace has taken root in South Asia. It concludes that although an incipient liberal order may be discerned in the region, South Asia has yet to change fundamentally to become a zone of liberal peace. Particularly the Indo-Pakistani relationship remains frosty which constrains the building of a liberal order in the region.

Citation

Chakma, B. (2014). Liberal peace and South Asia. India quarterly, 70(3), 187-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/0974928414535290

• Acceptance Date: Jun 1, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Aug 3, 2014
• Publication Date: 2014-09
• Deposit Date: Feb 4, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 27, 2022
• Journal: India quarterly
• Print ISSN: 0974-9284
• Electronic ISSN: 0975-2684
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 70
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 187-205
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0974928414535290
• Keywords: South Asia, Liberal peace, Liberal order, Indo-Pakistani relationship
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/384855
• Publisher URL: http://iqq.sagepub.com/content/70/3/187
• Additional Information: Author's accepted manuscript of article published in: India quarterly, 2014, v.70, issue 3.