India's foreign relations with South Asia in post-independence era.
South asia is an area of tension and conflict due to the current situation in afghanistan, the hostility between india and pakistan, the tensions between bhutan and nepal and the ethnic conflict in sri lanka, which has ramifications for india moreover, with india and pakistan becoming de facto nuclear weapons states, tensions have mounted and the focus has shifted to the importance of strategic environment in the south asian region the asymmetry between india and its south asian neighbours, in terms of demography, natural resources, levels of economic development, techological capacities and military strength has affected indias relations with most of its neighbours the nuclear weaponisation of india and pakistan has also profoundly affected the security environment in the region an analysis of the relations between india and her neighbours, both in the bilateral framework and in terms of collective regional interaction, is therefore pertinent and timely external affairs, authored by well-known diplomats posted in the neighbouring countries analyses indias cross-border relations about the author: jn dixit was the eminent former foreign secretary of india he is a widely consulted foreign affairs specialist and is the author of many seminal books