Reviving SAARC?

India could leverage the process for the economic growth of all countries in South Asia.

Forty years after its establishment in December 1985, why is the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) still struggling to become relevant for South Asian countries? One major reason is India’s lingering suspicion that the SAARC platform could be used by its smaller neighbours to join hands and push back or counter-balance India, the largest country in South Asia. That mindset has nearly always influenced India’s approach to regional cooperation under SAARC.