1. SOUTH ASIA
shyam tekwani
APCSS

2. SEVEN DECADES

4. Asia-Pacific

5. DHAKA, BANGLADESH: 01 JULY 2016
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen

7. THE 9TH SOUTH ASIAN NATION

8. $ 62 billion

9. India-China TRIJUNCTIONS: Doklam: India-Bhutan-China
Kalapani: India-Nepal-China
Kashmir: India-Pakistan-China

10. Open-ended U.S presence in Afghanistan
UNITED STATES & SOUTH ASIA 2018
Open-ended U.S presence in Afghanistan
Pakistan on notice
Bigger role for India

11. HURDLES
RUSSIA
STRATEGIC AUTONOMY
IRAN

12. TAKEAWAYS
Crisis of governance is at the core of all problems in South Asia
Unstable socio-economic and political systems, underdevelopment and vulnerable geo-strategic location
Fates of 8 countries linked ; yet the subcontinent remains deeply divided
India and Pakistan rivalry remains a major destabilizing element
Bilateral relations remain key drivers of political equations