South Asia Minus India? China’s Bloc Collapses Before It Begins — Explained
Can South Asia really unite without India at the center? This question resurfaced after Pakistan and China hosted Bangladesh in Kunming in June 2025 to discuss forming a new regional bloc—one that many speculate is designed to replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). With India notably absent, some headlines declared this...
