India’s neighbourhood, the member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), namely Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal comprises a complex geographical entity, to say the least. It can be said easily that India lives in a very difficult neighbourhood. The constituent countries-individually as well as collectively-represent a world of historical links, shared legacies, commonalities as well as diversities which are so elaborately reflected in their ethnic, linguistic, religious and political fabric. China and Myanmar, the other two neighbours, are no less complex.