In the aftermath of the recently-held Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit meeting in Islamabad, strong hints have emerged about some forward movement on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. Media reports emanating from Pakistan (Dawn, March 3, 2017) suggest that Pakistan has begun conducting technical surveys that would facilitate the construction of their section of the pipeline. Apart from enabling the supply of much-needed natural gas to energy-scarce countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, this pipeline project, it was thought, would also facilitate economic and political integration among the three South Asian countries.
After a slow start, the momentum
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