Goa in India will host the RSAI World Congress of 2018. Regional Science Association of India is collaborating with Birla Institute of Technology to organise this event under the aegis of RSA International. The choice of India as the destination for the World Congress is extremely significant in the context of impacts of globalisation in South Asia. The purpose of this Congress is to create an opportunity for bridging the networks established by the supra-regional organizations and to provide a scientifically and socially attractive event for scholars and postgraduate students and from all parts of the world.