Hydropower as a catalyst for regional cooperation in South Asia

Regional Cooperation in South Asia India Perspectives

The South Asian region comprising eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) is one of the most densely populated and poorest regions in the world. It has 23 percent of the world’s population and accounts for a mere 2 percent of world output. The region has 40 percent of the poorest people in the world, and its relatively young population ...

Infrastructure as a Catalyst for regional Integration, Growth, and economic Convergence: scenario Analysis for Asia

Recent research at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Asian regional integration has highlighted the importance of structural barriers to trade (Brooks et al., 2005). Indeed, it now appears that overcoming geographic and institutional obstacles that increase trade and transport margins is a very important constraint to regional trade expansion and sustained growth. In their 2005 study of infra...

A Perspective on Peace and Economic Cooperation in South Asia

Regional Economic Integration and Cooperation in East Asia

author is thankful to Ken Heydon and other participants in the workshop for comments and suggestions.

oral health policy amicable for the south asian association for regional cooperation nations.

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