what efforts can be made to increase peace and co-operation in thecountries of south asia.?
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If the Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal learned to think as a region, and commit themselves to a single defence and security structure, the outcome could be enduring peace and growth, Mirza Sadaqat Huda writes.
If South Asia’s policymakers want increased regional integration, they could learn from the examples of others. In particular they could do a lot worse than look at the recent crisis management and peace-building efforts of two extra-regional statesmen.
The first of these was the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s response to the heinous terror attacks in Belgium. Renzi told reporters “You need to go all the way this time Europe. We need to invest in a single defence and security structure”.
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21 APRIL 2016 - 23 APRIL 2016
South Asia: peace, prosperity and regional cooperation
CHAIR: MR BILL EMMOTT
The April stirrings of spring found a diverse group around the Ditchley table to take a new look at South Asia, in particular its economic growth prospects and whether more positive regional dynamics could contribute to this, as well as to greater regional peace and security. With the help and encouragement of our Chair, we were able to avoid being dragged too far into the disputes of the past, and to focus more on how positive change might come in the future. This helped us to narrow down some constructive suggestions. But we were not so naïve as to assume that the fundamental differences within the region would not have to be successfully addressed at some stage. We spent less time than we should on some of the smaller countries of the region, partly because of the eventual balance of participants, but our conclusions apply across the region, not just to the major players.
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