Argument evidence
ESCAP finds Pakistan faces higher cross-border digital-trade regulatory compliance costs than ASEAN and South/South-West
Source
ESCAP — https://www.unescap.org/kp/2026/regional-digital-trade-integration-index-rdtii-21-economy-profile-2025-pakistan. Verified in source set / retroactive normalization pending.
What it proves
Geoeconomics increasingly depends on regulatory connectivity, not only roads/ports.
How to deploy: Use ESCAP finds Pakistan faces higher cross-border digital-trade regulatory compliance costs than ASEAN and South/South-West (ESCAP finds Pakistan faces higher cross-border digital-trade regulatory compliance costs than ASEAN and South/South-West Asia averages., 2025) to support the claim that Geoeconomics increasingly depends on regulatory connectivity, not only roads/ports.