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South Asian Regional Integration – Challenges and Prospects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2014

MOHD AMINUL KARIM
MOHD AMINUL KARIM*
Affiliation:
Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpurmdaminulkarim1967@gmail.com or aminulkarim@um.edu.my
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Abstract

South Asian regional integration is seemingly confronting many challenges. The aim of this paper is to identify those challenges and also look for prospects. Although regional integration in South Asia has adopted a kind of institutionalization, it is yet to deliver any concrete outcomes. High-politics and the not-so-conducive regional economic structures hinder any effectual culmination. However, constructivism, as a theory, is given due credence in this paper when looking for future prospects. The paper highlights the issues, and attempts to offer certain policy directions by analyzing the challenges and identifying the prospects in the on-going integration/cooperation process.

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Japanese Journal of Political Science , Volume 15 , Issue 2: Quality of Life and Environmentalism in ASEAN , June 2014 , pp. 299 - 316
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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