Introduction: the tangled web of religion and politics in South Asia
Ali Riaz
1. The "God Gap?" Public perception on religion-politics mix in South Asia
Md. Sohel Rana
2. Islam in Afghan conflicts and politics
Abdulkader H. Sinno
3. Bangladesh: the return of religion to the political center stage
Ali Riaz
4. India: from secular to sickular
Anirban Acharya
5. Democracy and Salafism in the Maldives: a battle for the future
Azra Naseem
6. Nepal: from Hindu monarchy to secular democracy
Subho Basu
7. Pakistan: a state for the Muslims or an Islamic state?
Farhat Haq
8. Sri Lanka: the Buddhisization of politics in the Sinhala-South
Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
Biography
Ali Riaz is a distinguished professor of political science at Illinois State University, USA, and a nonresident senior fellow of the Atlantic Council. His recent publications include Voting in a Hybrid Regime: Explaining the 2018 Bangladeshi Election (2019); Political Violence in South Asia (Routledge, 2018), co-edited with Zobaida Nasreen and Fahmida Zaman; and the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh, co-edited with Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman (Routledge, 2016).
