There should be an effort directed at attracting FDI. Recent experiences have demonstrated that FDI is actually not a prerequisite for rapid growth (Lewis, 2011)
The need to form the south Asian alliance was felt in the 80s. The seven South Asian countries Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal have agreed to form SAARC, which has brought tremendous achievements in the past decades (Rizwanulhassan, 2015)