It was presumed that after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent end of the Cold War; conflicts and discords would cease in the international arena and a new era of peace, stability and prosperity would begin. However, the last decade has witnessed an unprecedented rise in inter and intra-state conflicts and a phenomenal growth in violence centring around ethnicity, religion and separatism. Moreover, crisis stemming from refugee flows, malgovernance, economic downturn, environmental degradation, etc., has posed additional problems in safeguarding human freedom and security. In this insightful volume, eighteen well known South Asian authors dwell on a range of issues disturbing statesecurity, bilateral relations and regional harmony in South Asia and suggest a range of propositions for a subcontinent free from tension and hostility.