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Discuss the future of SAARC in the light of India’s increased focus on other regional groupings like ASEAN and BIMSTEC.

  • UPSC 2024
  • 20 marks
  • India and South Asia

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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), founded by the Dhaka Charter of December 1985, has held no summit since Kathmandu in November 2014; the Islamabad summit collapsed after the Uri attack of September 2016. India has since moved its regional energy into BIMSTEC and the Act East partnership with ASEAN. The likely result…

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  • Why India's focus shifted
  • Why SAARC stalled
  • The limits of the substitutes
  • Possible futures
  • Conclusion
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