South Asia showing new cooperative spirit

As many South Asia nations still struggle to partake of the benefits of globalization, the recent summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in New Delhi extended the association's potential with widened membership and powerful nations present as observers.

It will be remembered for several new initiatives.

First, the 14th meeting of the heads of state or government of SAARC welcomed Afghanistan as its eighth member. The presence of Afghanistan completes the strategic unity of the subcontinent, raising hopes for possible Afghanistan-India-Pakistan sub-regional cooperation.