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In the present global and economic regimebased on the WTO (GATT) and IMF system,which has sustained the world economy sinceWorld War II, regionalism, through whichneighbouring countries seek to strengthentheir economic and political relations byentering into some form of “regionalintegration” has become a major trend. Theglobal trend towards a fee trade and theformation of intraregional blocs spurredSouth Asia into action and in 1985, the SouthAsian Association for regional cooperationwas formed.The compulsions and prospects forregional integration in South Asia aretremendous. There are obvious economicobstacles and political differences and thereare also various ways to overcome them.This book has been divided into fivechapters describing the conceptual analysis ofthe of regional integration, theories, the roleof WTO, the historical development andorigin of SAARC, SAARC institutionalcentre, SAARC charter and various functionsof SAARC regional centers, had alsoanalysed the present economic and politicalcondition of SAARC nations and variouseconomic and political impedimentsprevailing in the region, ways to overcomeand the future prospects of SAARC. About The Author: Nidhi Sharma was born on 27 December1984, Agra, India and had completed herDoctoral Research in Political Science fromDepartment of Social Science, Jamia MilliaIslamia and done her research on the topic,“Regional Cooperation in South Asia: A Studyof Political and Economic Dimensions ofSAARC” under the guidance and supervisionof Prof. NisarulHaq (Head of Department,Political Science). She had also done hergraduation in Political Science and English.She had been awarded with Director's Medalin Honors and had done Post Graduation fromSt. John's College, Agra. She had always beena meritorious student with an excellentacademic record. She had also written variousarticles on political issues for collegemagazines. Her field of interest is thedevelopment of South Asian Countries in thepresent world scenario.Emai