Single ReportThe Island•Nov 2, 2026, 5:28 AMEnglishPolitics

SAARC: The regional dream that South Asia never quite built

By Thilina Walpola

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How and why SAARC faltered while others prospered through regional cooperation? by H. M. G. S. Palihakkara (Excerpts from the inaugural SAU-RCSS lecture delivered at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, on 26 October 2026) South Asia has the markets, the people and the geography to become a thriving economic space. Yet political rivalry, […]

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