Security in South Asia

Security Challenges in South Asia

Former President Bill Clinton described South Asia as the most dangerous place on earth. We in Pakistan agree with this characterization. It is indeed ironic that the extremely enterprising and hard working people of South Asia, who have achieved such success in their endeavors abroad, have been unable to resolve their mutual differences in order to harness the immense economic potential of the...

Social Security in South Asia

Food in health security in South East Asia.

With a global economic crisis, undernourished peoples in South East Asia, as elsewhere, face even greater food insecurity. Future challenges to food availability include increasing food prices, increasing population size and climate change. National policies are required which emphasise improved intersectoral coordination, enhanced government credibility and accountability, as well as a shift i...

Climate Change, Food Security and Trade Linkages in South Asia

Introduction Climate change1 has become a leading environmental issue. It is now a challenge for the entire world in the context for ensuring food security, with the potential of compounding prevailing development problems. It also increases pressure on key resources needed to sustain growth. The South Asian region is particularly vulnerable to climate change owing to high population density, c...

Food Security and Small Landholders in South Asia

This paper surveys the status of food security in the South Asian countries, particularly India. Particular attention has been paid to small landholders (those households owning less than 2 hectares of land). Using NSS data from 1993–94 and 2004–05 the paper shows that small landholders are an increasing proportion of i) total rural households, ii) rural households who are poor, and iii) rural ...