The book ‘Conflict Management and Sub-Regional Co-operation in ASEAN: Relevance for SAARC’ deals with two distinct and yet inextricably linked realms in the experiences of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (NSEAN)-managing intra-group conflicts and pursuing sub-regional co-operation with a view to examining their relevance for the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC). In Part 1, the book deals with the intricacies of the mechanisms and politico diplomatic processes for the management of intra-group conflicts developed by ASEAN countries over the years with a focus on understanding the mode of their functioning as well as their effectiveness. In the Part II, the book deals with the concept of growth triangle, surveys the sub-regional economic zones in East and Southeast Asia and brings out the potentials for and the challenges to the proposed South Asian Growth Quadrangle (SAGQ). The focus in the second half of the book is on exploring the possibility of learning lessons from the ASEAN experiences in sub-regional co-operation for the similar mode of economic co-operation in South Asia.
