Teaching South Asia

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Overview of South Asia
News Sources
Research Guides
E-Resources

Overview of South Asia

The U.S. Department of State lists the following countries as part of South Asia:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held a summit in New Delhi, India on April 3-4, 2007. Participants where Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Republic of India, Republic of Maldives, Nepal, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

See the BBC country profiles for more information about individual countries or areas.

Collection of Maps of South Asia - this collection of maps includes historical, modern and overview maps.

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News Sources

BBC News: South Asia. You can choose individual countries from this BBC list to locate country-specific profiles and news. Or you can read the most recent South Asian news posted on the general "South Asia" section.

New York Times: Choose a country from the list to find recent NYTimes articles about it.

You may also consult this Guide to Finding NYTimes Articles.

Also consult the resource guides below for links to other South Asian news sources.

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Research Guides

SARAI: South Asia Resource Access on the Internet (Columbia University) - an extensive guide to information about politics, religion, history, science, news, demographics and more.

Digital South Asia Library - images, maps, statistics, bibliographies and more.

Berkley's Collection of Internet Resources for South Asia - includes websites, bibliographies, electronic texts and newspapers. Mansfield University's

International and Area Studies Resources - links to various country profiles, economic studies, human rights and labor reports, statistics, political information and more.

Association for South Asia Research at Penn State

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