CONTENTS:- Preface; Introduction; 1. Bangladesh by Vidya Shankar Aiyar; 2. India by Bhashyam Kasturi; 3. Nepal and Bhutan by Sangeeta Thapliyal; 4. Pakistan by Amitabh Mattoo; 5. Sri Lanka and the Maldives by Ajay Behera; 6.Towards a new paradigm for national security by P.R. Chari; Index.