This work is about situating gender in the field of international relations. Most feminist analyses of the state in international relations center around a patriarchal explanation of the state and the international relations. This book, on the other hand, argues that the ongoing debate on women and the state within international relations has been simplistically conceptualized that situates the state in a position which essentially goes against the interests of women. The book focuses on the South Asian countries and argues that the relationship between women and the state in this...