In the context of inadequate public spending on health care in India (0.9% of the GDP);
government liberalized its policies in the form of subsidized lands and tax incentives …

This article examines trends and patterns of intra-regional foreign direct investment (FDI) in
South Asia, with a focus on the potential for integrating production processes among …

The first phase of India's Look East Policy in 1991 was exploratory in nature and tinged with
more idealism and optimism to break out of the South Asian region which was stagnating in …

Abstract In recent years, South Asia has received growing attention as a region that is
integrating successfully into the global economy. To maximize the benefits in terms of faster …

Abstract The Cotonou Agreement introduces new fundamental principles with respect to
trade between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries relative to …

As South Asia began to approach its second era of regional cooperation, the region
witnessed a considerable rise in economic growth and regional trade. 1 Accompanying this …

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), a combination of seven
nations–Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka–in a diverse …

Regional integration is of long-standing concern in South Asia. Despite increasing general
levels of prosperity observed in some of its countries, an ongoing problem is how to ensure …

Abstract Dynamics within the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
have often been influenced by bilateral relations between its two largest member …

The world has witnessed a proliferation of regional trading agreements (RTAs) over the past
two decades. Since 1990, close to 250 RTAs have been officially notified. The last year has …