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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The end of Second World War and the wave of globalization along with the process of trade liberalization have nurtured the emergence of several regional and sub-regional organizations all over the world either in the developed part or in the developing part of the globe. This present paper analyses and contemplates on such type of regional groupings in the South and Southeast Asia which aim at the promotion of peace, stability, security of the hemisphere; greater transaction of trade and finance; and the betterment of overall region and upliftment of the living standards of the people living within the expanse. Here an attempt has been made to diagnose the role of regional and sub-regional organizations in this area namely ASEAN, SAARC and BIMSTEC and also a subsequent study to analyze the patronizing character of India for the furtherance of such groupings.
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