Pakistan and Regional Cooperation Organizations: Towards a Futuristic Approach
Pakistan is member of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for past more than three decades. It is also an observer of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and expected to get full membership in June 2017. The track record so far...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pluto Journals
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Policy Perspectives |
| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/polipers.14.1.0121 |
| Summary: | Pakistan is member of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for past more than three decades. It is also an observer of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and expected to get full membership in June 2017. The track record so far and prospects ahead indicate that SAARC will remain hostage to Pak-India tensions, and India's quest for dominance. ECO, while not having recorded a desirable progress either, signals comparatively more potential. Cooperation with China and Russia from ECO's platform seems a bright possibility. SCO, with both security and economic cooperation in its scope, presents even brighter prospects for Pakistan for a broader regional level engagement. Besides, inter-organization cooperation and sub-regional initiatives can be explored and fostered. |
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| ISSN: | 1812-1829 1812-7347 |