The dramatic surge in regional integration schemes over the past two decades has been
one of the most important developments in world politics. Virtually all countries are now …

This book provides a state-of-the-art introduction to, and analysis of, the development of
regionalism in Asia. It offers a comprehensive exploration of what is clearly the most …

The paper evaluates the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) within the global
structure of overlap** regional trade agreements (RTAs) using a modified gravity …

The renewed and reinvigorated engagement of India with the South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC) over the past few years has been one of the significant …

One of the significant efforts in South Asia towards regionalism in 1 th century is the
formation of the regional block SAARC the South Asian Association for the Regional Co …

Pakistan's decision to grant India most-favored-nation (MFN) status in November 2Qon,
which came fifteen years after India granted MFN status to Pakistan, represents a significant …

The world has been witnessing a wave of regionalism in recent years. Preferential trade
arrangements (PTAs) have been a central element of most regional agreements. This paper …

East and South Asia are home to breathtaking economic diversity. At one end of the
spectrum are the advanced economies of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and …

This paper assesses the pre and post Free Trade Agreement (FTA) pattern in bilateral trade
between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Besides the usual direction of trade analysis we also use …

This paper attempts to examine Pakistan's trade patterns with South Asian countries by
using a gravity model of trade. The main objective of the study is to quantify the long‑run …