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South Asia defence continues to grow in economic in industrial and military potential, even with its security environment with inner state disputes, terrorism, and rise of fundamentalism it continues to intrigue the world. The year book focuses on this and other strategic issues to analyse and provide a better unederstanding of the region. The US has engaged the region aggressively with a wide variety of incentives. More recently India and China are having a transformation of trends on the international economic horizon. The highlights in this work are: Security overview, geostrategic perspectives, country studies, defense industry, nuclear capabilities, military balance. The countries in questions are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri lanka.The articles reviewed are from India security concerns and prospects for strategic stability; South Asia and UN peacekeeping; Militancy in Bangladesh; Terrorism in South Asia; The problem of Kashmir vis-a-vis the problem in Kashmir; Pakistan, problems and prospects; Nepal, the military and the monarch; Strategic and military dimensions of security in the 21st century.