ISAS Insights

India-Pakistan relations seem to have reached their nadir. But war is not an option for either, as its destructive potentials are immense. The impact of the situation on the regional organization, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), is great. But the body must not be dissolved, and must be made immune from the periodic tensions that bedevil the States of the region. SAARC should be seen as belonging more to the peoples of the region than to governments, as indeed is the case.