Why Can’t SAARC Be Like ASEAN? – Analysis

Following the birth of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1957 and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1967, Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman envisaged the formation of a South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in the late 1970s. The idea was suspect in India's eyes as it seemed to be a...