South Asian cooperation continues to stagnate, in contrast to other regions. In terms of economic cooperation, information flows, value systems and ideas of security the differences are more in evidence than the similarities, and it is the political gulf that needs to be bridged. The spirit of...

South Asia inherited a shared identity, a shared infrastructure and institutions of governance, which were fractured by politics. There are now new opportunities that point to the possibility and necessity of reclaiming some of that inheritance. India's economy is now large enough to be welcomed...

The article focuses on some of the key issues identified in the Islamabad Declaration. While it provides a road map to a South Asian Economic Union, progress will depend upon the resolution of specific problems in interconnected issue areas. For instance, increasing intra-regional trade in South...