Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 1: Prof Bharti Chibber of the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi said that in the context of South Asia, SAARC has not been able to move ahead as it is lacking in a perception of common enemy that was the driving force in Southeast Asia and Western Europe.
While delivering her 7th Madanjeet Singh Memorial lecture on Regions as zones of Conflict and Cooperation with special focus on South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) at the UNESCO, Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies (UMIKS), University of Kashmir. Prof Chibber is an expert on the subject critically examined the concept of region and various theories of regional integration as discussed in the literature on international relations.
Prof Chibber further applied regional integration ideas to practical regional cooperation efforts at international level and argued that resolution of internal conflicts is essential for the success of a regional cooperation effort.
Prof Gull Mohammad Wani, Director of the Institute, emphasized upon the need of building up a fraternity of South Asian Scholars who can play a vital role in building bridges of understanding in the region.
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