Jump-starting Economic Integration in South Asia: A Multi-pronged Approach

• Main Author: Rana, Pradumna Bickram
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; International Political Economy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84002; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41554
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Five countries are boycotting the SAARC summit in Pakistan. Instead, South Asian countries need to adopt a multi-pronged approach to reinvigorate economic integration in their region including a ‘SAARC minus x’ scheme along the ASEAN model.