Balance of Power Revisited: The Politics of “Connectivity” and the Fear of Small States in South Asia

• In Event: International Relations in South Asia

Brief Overview

It first revisits the balance of power (BP) dynamics in South Asia; then makes a connection
between connectivity politics (CP) and BP; and finally assesses how CP and new kind of power dynamics would create fear for small states in South Asia.

Author

• MD Ziaul Haque H Sheikh, South Asian University, New Delhi