Poverty reduction is a challenge for the entire region. The countries of south asia include sri lanka, india, bangladesh, bhutan, nepal, pakistan, and the maldives. Subcommittee on asia, the pacific and nonproliferation committee on foreign affairs tuesday, october 22, 2019 2. The asia and the pacific region has made remarkable progress in reducing food insecurity and malnutrition over the past quarter of a century, albeit with variations across subregions. The region covers a total area of roughly two million square miles and has a population size of more than 1. South asia on enhancing capacity through workshops and the publication of toolkits for judges to assist them in adjudicating complex terrorism cases, including. But of all the projects china has undertaken through its belt and road. There was a joint meeting of the nics from the southeast asia region and the western pacific region in june 2011. South asia has the the largest population of muslims in the world in the world, with about onethird of all muslims being from south asia. Headwinds from the intensification of the euro area sovereign debt crisis caused a steep deceleration in south. There is a lack of cooperation in south asia in terms of its shortcomings as a region. How can domestic and international efforts at resolving con.
When india and pakistan joined the club of nuclear powers, this region suddenly became the focus of global attention. Views from the state department and the region, panel ii. Southeast asia or southeastern asia is a subregion of asia, consisting of the regions that are geographically south of china, east of the indian subcontinent and northwest of australia. The model is consistent with international guidance for preventing chronic disease and is a simple system with clear cutoffs for defining which foods are not suitable for advertising to children. Crisiswatch south asia april 2020 crisiswatch is our global conflict tracker, a tool designed to help decisionmakers prevent deadly violence by keeping them uptodate with developments in over 80 conflicts and crises, identifying trends and alerting them to.
Introduction 57 progress in school participation 60 why focus on the quality of education. Tajikistan, uzbekistan, kazakhstan, turkmenistan, and kyrgyzstan. Birth registration south asia region percentage of children less than five years old who were registered at the moment of the survey, by countries in the south asia region source. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. Since the early 1990s, south asia, especially india, has witnessed important shifts in economic policy, making it important to assess the regions linkages to the global economy, along with an examination of its persistent problems of. The seven independent countries of the region are india, bangladesh, pakistan, nepal, sri. The long partition and the making of modern south asia. Ravi batra chair, national advisory council for south asian affairs. The member countries, outlined with gray borders, include bangladesh, india, indonesia, nepal, sri lanka, thailand, bhutan, dpr korea, myanmar, maldives and timorleste. Global economic prospects january 2018 economic outlook. Salient characteristics of the south asia region south asia has the worlds largest concentration of people living below the poverty line. Jodhpur udaipur kota gwalior jabalpur nagpur raipur jamshedpur raurkela kharagpur multan bareilly quetta amritsar ra w a l p i n d i i gujranwala daman silvassa surat.
One of the six who regions, who southeast asia is home to over a quarter of the worlds population. The five regions of asia asia countries and regions. Since then the subregions have diverged considerably. In the long term, moreover, the region would afford beijing access to new trade routes outside the malacca strait and the contentious south china sea. Sri lanka, bangladesh, india, afghanistan, pakistan, bhutan, nepal, and the maldives. Central asia and russia beyond, the middle east and southeast asia. In line with a global downward trend, growth in south asia is projected to slow to 5. The western border of this region runs along the caspian sea. By establishing new security and economic connections with neighboring south asian countries, china hopes to quell unrest in remote xinjiang province. Southeast asia, vast region of asia situated east of the indian subcontinent and south of china. Chinese sources referred the region as, which literally means the southern ocean. Although south asia also referred to as southern asia only occupies approximately 3 percent of the worlds land area, the region is home to over 24 percent of the worlds population nearly 1. Comparing the genesis of microfinance in south asia with latin america another region in which the microfinance movement began in the 1970s and has since become well established, it becomes apparent that the industry in the two regions has developed.
In summary, the southeast and east asia subregions have achieved dramatic reductions. South asia as a region in the context of saarc is not as simple as it. Since the early 1990s, south asia, especially india, has witnessed important shifts in economic policy, making it important to assess the regions linkages to the global economy, along with an examination of its persistent problems of poverty and inequality. Global economic prospects june 2012 south asia annex. South asia, for example, lagged behind southeast asia and east. This paper discusses and explains the south asia region, which, depending. Southeast asia is bordered to the north by east asia, to the west by south asia and the bay of bengal, to the east by oceania and the pacific ocean, and to the. Southeast asia region, excluding india, recorded 34,529 and 32,323 cases of measles in 2008 and 2009, respectively. South asia s northern, eastern, and western boundaries vary based on definitions used, while the indian ocean is the southern periphery. Committed to building a better, healthier future for the nearly two billion people in the region, who is working with the 11 member states to address persisting and emerging epidemiological and demographic challenges.
A slight rebound in investment and private consumption could jumpstart south asias growth up to 6. Mar 07, 2007 a regional overview of south asia richard a. The main contention is that south asia is still in the process of evolving as a region due to two basic factors. The mainland section of southeast asia was referred to as indochina by european geographers due to its location between china and the indian.
Regional cooperation and integration has vast potential for accelerating economic growth, reducing poverty and economic disparity within and across the countries involved, and addressing some of the challenges of managing regional public goods in south asia. May 16, 2017 south asia also offers an easy outlet for chinas manufactured goods as the country weathers an economic slowdown. Like all geopolitical regions, however, south asia is neither neat nor. This reduction in nmr should be about 50% of the 1990 levels by the year 2015. This paper was prepared as a background paper for the bangladesh poverty assessment. The current iso and ashrae standards for thermal comfort, recommend universal values for comfort temperatures. Promoting agricultural research and development to. Although south asia also referred to as southern asia only occupies approximately 3 percent of the worlds land area, the region is home to over 24 percent of.
A map of the who southeast asia region sear shows all 11 sear member statescountries. The growth rate in southeast asia as a whole is somewhat lower, but in asia. We have also uploaded the central asia blank map where you see the geographical data of every country of central asia in an easy way, if you are going to visit the countries of central asia or you are a student want to learn the geographical regions of these countries then this map is really very useful for you. South asia region a world bank document prem workingpaper series the findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors and should not be attributed in any manner to the poverty trends in bangladesh during the nineties rinku murgai and salman zaidi may 2004 report no. The himalayas, separating south asia from east asia along the border of chinas autonomous region of tibet, are the highest mountains in the world and the dominant physical feature of the northern rim of south asia.
Its population is 77% of the total population of the south asia and its gdp is 71% of the total gdp of south asia. Aug 27, 2018 south asia is politically divided into eight autonomous countries. Pdf thermal comfort in the tropical south east asia. Headwinds from the intensification of the euro area sovereign debt crisis caused a steep deceleration in south asias exports and a withdrawal of portfolio capital. Chapter 1 why look at student learning outcomes in south asia. Islam is the dominant religion in half of the south asian countries afghanistan, bangladesh, maldives and pakistan. The focus was, of course, on the various kinds of conflict in this region. Shifting geopolitics in the greater south asia region dtic. South asia open archives is a free openaccess resource for research and teaching a rich and growing curated collection of key historical and contemporary sources in arts, humanities and social sciences, from and about south asia, in english and other languages of the region. Around 61% of the total blood is collected from voluntary nonremunerated blood donors. Surveillance the 2009 h1n1 pandemic provided an opportunity to expand and build influenza surveillance in the region. A closer look at student learning in south asia 16 priorities for quality improvement in south asia 43 looking ahead 46 notes 48 bibliography 50. South asia regional dynamics and strategic concerns csis.
South asia includes the nations of india, bhutan, afghanistan, pakistan, sri lanka, maldives, bangladesh and nepal. Priorities in south asia in regional and global context 15. Here you can get the south asia map, south asia has the really largest population in the world and you know there are almost eight countries are included in the southeast zone that is india, bangladesh, pakistan, srilanka, bhutan, nepal, and afghanistan. Outlook and risks growth in the region is forecast to pick up to 6. A nutrient profile model does just that and therefore, a nutrition profile model for south east asia was developed. A commercial middle eastern presence on south asia s western coasts predated the emergence of islam. It shares borders with all the member countries of south asia except afghanistan which has joined the organization very recently. Regionspecific activities and initiatives south asia n. Transition between education and employment is one of the main obstacles facing youth of the region, especially those from south east asia and the pacific. South asias growth slowed sharply in the second half of 2011. Even in 1954 no distinc tion was made between south asia and southeast asia, for pakistan became.
Most of this region rests on the indian plate and is isolated from the rest of asia by mountain barriers. State of the worlds children 2011, based on data from mics, dhs, other national surveys and vital registration systems, 2000. Shifting geopolitics in the greater south asia region jstor. South east asia region, excluding india, recorded 34,529 and 32,323 cases of measles in 2008 and 2009, respectively. The region, together with part of south asia, was well known by europeans as the east indies or simply the indies until the 20th century. They do not distinguish between people living in temperate climates such as europe and those in warmhumid climates such as the south east. A brief history of south asia chapter pdf available. Twothirds of the population of south east asia resides in india where 6 million units of blood are collected, 50 percent. South asia introduction to world regional geography. Financial sector in the south asia region has expanded contributing significantly to the real economic. The growth rate in the regions largest country, india, though high, fell significantly during the 1990s, as did that in bangladesh, although pakistan maintained a somewhat higher rate of growth. Central asia is politically divided into five countries.
Islam is the second largest religion in south asia with about 600 million muslims, forming about one third of south asias population. Fifty years ago, the asia and the pacific region was relatively homogeneous in terms of agricultural development and food security and nutrition. Free detailed printable blank map of asia template in pdf. State of the worlds children 2011, based on data from mics, dhs, other national surveys and vital registration systems, 2000 200607. The boundaries of south asia vary based on how the region is defined. Subcommittee on middle east and south asia washington, dc march 7, 2007. Ensuring economic and social stability and progress in south asia is vital to the stability and advancement of the entire asian region, including japan. Political economy of regional integration in south asia. In india, in 2008 alone, 48,181 cases and 188 deaths were reported to the government 50. Large majority of deaths among the pertussis and measles patients is from pneumonia. South asia is home to around onefourth of mankind and houses the largest proportion of undernourished people in the world. A small muslim presence in south asia was established on the southern coasts of india and sri lanka in the early eighth century.
South asia also offers an easy outlet for chinas manufactured goods as the country. South asia can loosely be described as the eight nations around the indian subcontinent, including the island nations of sri lanka and the maldives that are situated south of india. D in south asia and contends that creating an effective agricultural research and innovation systems is a vital element to ensure food security in this region. Who nutrient profile model for southeast asia region. Nevertheless, the triple burden of malnutrition, the coexistence of undernutrition, obesity and. True, the nations of the indian subcontinent have a multilateral institution with scope for development in the form of saarc south asian association for. There was a joint meeting of the nics from the south east asia region and the western pacific region in june 2011.
The terms indian subcontinent and south asia are sometimes used interchangeably. Regional integration and economic development in south asia. Asia is also one of the economically least integrated regions, with intraregional trade accounting for just 5 percent. May 09, 2020 chinas covid19 diplomacy backfires in the philippines may 06, 2020. Boucher, assistant secretary for south and central asian affairs before the house committee on foreign affairs. The south asia cooperation has generated several follow up initiatives, which have expanded the dialogue beyond the core workshops, spawning capacitybuilding based on. Achieving wellbalanced economic progress in this region is the goal.
Nevertheless, the asiapacific region, as the sum of its nations, its economies and cultures, its scientific and technological achievements and its market potential. South asia has also emerged more recently as a dynamic growth region as a result of marketoriented reforms. Central asia is west of china, south of russia, and north of afghanistan. South asia is distinctly characterized by complex security issues, multiple interstate disputes and yet a high untapped economic potential. Political economy of regional integration in south asia unctad. Clinton is visiting south asia at a moment of high tension between india and pakistan see oadb, january, 2000, iii. Nevertheless, significant numbers of youth across the region face a variety of obstacles in their access to employment, education, health care, and other resources. Transition between education and employment is one of the main obstacles facing youth of the region. Domestic demand will continue to be the main driver of the growth in the region. The new central asia strategy assumes some constants from the previous strategy about key developments in the region.
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