India, Oct. 21 -- Regime change doesn't translate into economic recovery or chart a country's growth path, recent data from South Asia shows. Economic indicators in some South Asian countries have shown signs of gradual improvement following major political upheavals, but they have yet to fully recover, with persistent challenges regarding GDP growth, inflation and trade.

Data compiled from the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook 2026 and World Trade Organization (WTO) trade statistics tracks economic performance around leadership changes in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Nepal. These include Imran Khan's removal as Pakistan's prime minister in April 2022, Sheikh Hasina's ouster in Bangladesh in ...