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100 1 _aMIAN Zia
700 _aRAMANA M V
245 _aAsian war machines /
_cZia Mian and M V Ramana.
260 _c2014
520 _aThe foreign policies and relations of four countries - India, Pakistan, China and the USA - dominate the security of South Asia. Public pronouncements by the leaders of these countries focus on peaceful development, but this article points out the reality is different as "... all four states are committed to expanding reliance on military competition" and are effectively involved in preparing for war. Argues that these preparations are costly and in making such expenditures governments are failing to meet the practical needs of the populations of South Asia that they claim to represent.
650 _aSOUTH ASIA
_xREGIONAL SECURITY
773 _aCritical Asian Studies :
_gVol 46 No 2, June 2014, pp.211-234 (95)
856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2014.898459
_zLink to full text.
945 _i43237-1001
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