01163pab a2200169 454500 180718b2007 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Kelegama, Saman Towards greater economic connectivity in South Asia 2007 p.3911-915. 29 Sep To strengthen economic connectivity in south Asia, members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation should not depend solely on the SAARC framework, and the agreement on the South Asia Free Trade Area. The natural market integration process that started in south Asia with the high growth in India in particular, can give an impetus to strengthening economic connectivity. The private sector in south Asia, through the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has to play a key role as a pressure group to remove impediments for economic integration. Steps also need to be taken to not overload the SAARC agenda with soft issues so that economic connectivity issues receive due attention. - Reproduced. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Economic and Political Weekly N 76010 76010 76010 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 42, Issue no: 39 AR76470 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR