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The article presents an outlook for South Asia's economic, political, and business environment for 2013. It provides a forecast and an overview of the developments in the region's inflation, economic growth, banking and mining industry. Als discussed are the risks to the economic, political, and business environment prospects in South Asian countries including Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.

The article focuses on U.S. strategies to foster pro-western orientations in Central Asia. By becoming responsible international community members and supporting integrative goals through bilateral aid, the U.S. policy goal is to discourage influence from radical anti-democratic regimes and terrorist groups. The State Department in 2006 included Central Asia in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs to encourage relations with nations to the south like India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The article discusses the regional dimension of the political transition of Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. The author mentions the action of the U.S. government against Afghan militants in Pakistan and the cooperation of Pakistan against terrorist group Al Qaeda. He offers a background on Iran's interest and India's development activities in Afghanistan and the involvement of Central Asia, Russia, and Persian Gulf States during the Taliban regime.

The article discusses the involvement of several nations in Afghanistan as of June 2011. It states that the ongoing chaos in the country has raised concerns from neighboring countries, particularly India, Pakistan, and Iran. This includes opening up trade to stimulate the Afghan economy, pouring in aid money to improve the infrastructure, and sharing intelligence on known terrorist activity.