Nitin Pai: India has much to gain from cooperation with other South Asian countries
Constantino Xavier, an Indian analyst of the neighbourhood, argues that New Delhi should look at asymmetric concessions as enlightened self-interest, not generosity. While squeezing transit or restricting trade and travel can achieve short-term goals through coercion, they come at the cost of losing long-term influence. It is in India’s interests for the regional elite to be well-connected with it.
