Intelligence Services in South Asia

Colonial Past and Post-Colonial Realities
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-67512-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

Reihe: Studies in Intelligence

This book explores colonial and post-colonial intelligence services in South Asia. It traces the genealogy of the institutions to analyze changes and continuities throughout the region.

The volume also provides a framework for analyzing how intelligence services developed in these countries by looking at both internal and external issues, and shows how vital and sometimes interconnected these issues are for understanding intelligence in South Asia. It demonstrates how some countries and intelligence services borrowed from the colonial era and others started new institutions to protect national security in response to the shifting demands of the Cold War and post-Cold War era. Bringing together a group of international scholars, the anthology delves into the intelligence services of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and traces how these national services developed in similar and diverse ways.

This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, Asian politics, security studies and International Relations.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaffer, Ryan

Ashraf, Asm Ali

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Nachrichtendienste, Geheimdienste

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  Chapter 1. Afghanistan: Besieged From Without and Within  Chapter 2. Bangladesh: In Search of an Analytical Culture   Chapter 3. Bhutan: A Historical Analysis of National Security and Neighborhood Diplomacy  Chapter 4. India: Intelligence Changes and Continuities  Chapter 5. The Maldives: Intelligence As a Weapon for Power Consolidation, Then and Now  Chapter 6. Myanmar: The Development of An Intelligence State  Chapter 7. Nepal: Intelligence Response to Insurgent Challenge  Chapter 8. Pakistan: In Defense of its Ideological Frontiers  Chapter 9. Sri Lankan: Intelligence Transformation During Colonialism, Civil War and Jihad  Chapter 10. Intelligence Oversight in South Asia: Explaining Variations in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh  Chapter 11. Conclusion: South Asian Intelligence Issues, Factors and Attributes

Über Autor(innen)

Ryan Shaffer is an independent scholar and has a PhD in history with expertise in extremism and security. His books include The Handbook of Asian Intelligence Cultures, The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures and African Intelligence Services: Early Postcolonial and Contemporary Challenges.

ASM Ali Ashraf is a Professor and Chair of the Department of International Relations at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He holds a PhD in international security policy from the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in counterterrorism, intelligence, security and public policy.