Neo-Realist Paradigm and the Fragile State of Regional Cooperation in South Asia: Prospects and Challenges

Regionalism is a process of regional cooperation amongst the countries sharing common border, values, homogeneity culture, and vested interests. While western world adopted this paradigm early after World War II in form EU, South Asian Region still deprived such models. The establishment SAARC 1985 by efforts late Bangladeshi President Zia-ur-Rahman although raised certain hopes connectivity Asia fate region lingers sky. using secondary sources data collection, paper tries to attempt underlying challenges palpable prospects responsible for better integration region. It further analyses failed role India under assumption Neo-Realist Paradigm Kenneth Waltz that emerged 1970.