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Rethinking South Asia: scenarios for a changing geopolitical landscape
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Abstract A number of developments suggest that South Asia's political geography will be restructured in the medium to long term. The main external drivers are infrastructure projects -first and foremost the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)- which open up new development opportunities for many countries... view more
A number of developments suggest that South Asia's political geography will be restructured in the medium to long term. The main external drivers are infrastructure projects -first and foremost the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)- which open up new development opportunities for many countries in the region. At the same time relations between India and Pakistan, which were are the heart of any analysis on South Asia, are becoming increasingly decoupled. The already weak South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) may become even less important and is likely to be replaced by new cooperation formats. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Keywords
South Asia; political development; political change; foreign policy; political factors; priority; orientation; India; Pakistan; China; infrastructure; infrastructure development; development; regional interdependence; international relations
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
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Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 30/2017
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications