pt. 1. The problem: South Asia in the world today, by J. S. Furnivall.
pt. 2. Social forces in South Asia: Cultural facets of South Asian regionalism, by C. Du Bois. A case study in cultural contacts: the Malay language, bySoedjatmoko. Report of round-table discussions on social forces, by J. F. Embree.
pt. 3. Economic forces in South Asia: Co-operation, competition, and isolation in the economic sphere, by J. S. Furnivall. The economic demography of India and Pakistan, by K. Davis. The resource pattern of Southeast Asia, by K. J. Pelzer. The postwar pattern of trade, by H. Brodie. Agricultural and industrial planning in South Asia, by B. M. Piplani. Report of round-table discussions on economic forces, by D. Thorner.
pt. 4. Political forces in South Asia: Nationalism, communism, and regionalism, by C. P. Romulo. Problems of nationalism, by H. R. Isaacs. Economic origins of Indonesian nationalism, by J. M. van der Kroef. Communism and regional integration, by M. Sacks.
Excerpts from round-table discussions on communism in South Asia.
pt. 5. America's stake in South Asia: A policy for the United States, by H. R. Isaacs. Excerpts from round-table discussions. Report of round-table discussions on political forces and America's stake, by W. L. Holland.