South Asia

Amid Chinese assertion, Hasina’s India visit is likely to shape South Asia

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s five-day visit to India, beginning tomorrow will be keenly watched not only by the pundits…

2 years ago

Nepal’s successful general elections can set the tone for South Asia’s economic revival

<p> <strong>The general elections in Nepal slated to take place later this year will be crucial for its economic contours,…

2 years ago

In Sri Lanka and Nepal, India sheds the ‘big brother’ tag

<p> India’s robust support to Sri Lanka when the world had virtually turned its back on the stricken island nation,…

2 years ago

How modernisation of Land Ports has been a game changer in India’s cross-border trade

<p> <strong>Yatika Agrawal and Swati Verma</strong></p> <p> In the financial year 2021-22, India achieved a milestone of crossing $ 1…

2 years ago

Bridges of Peace: The case of Pithoragarh and Nepal

<p> <strong>Yatika Agrawal and Md Quaisar Ali</strong></p> <p> The bordering districts of India and Nepal share close cultural and traditional…

2 years ago

India bugles call for South Asian integration to revive troubled regional economies

<p> <strong>India has underlined the need for closer cooperation between South Asian countries and accelerated regional integration.</strong></p> <p> Minister of…

2 years ago

As the first responder in South Asia, how should India respond to rising instability?

<p> South Asia is in turmoil. In August 2021, <a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/opinion-news/with-fifty-shades-of-militants-will-taliban-ruled-afghanistan-become-the-world-s-first-terrorist-state-110734.html">Afghanistan went the Taliban way</a>—now the country faces a humanitarian…

2 years ago

Roads, rail, air and maritime connectivity in South Asia key to jump starting growth and employment: World Bank

<p> <strong><em>Regional integration, especially for South Asian economies, is the way forward as the world enters the post-Covid pandemic phase.…

2 years ago

Want to make South Asia the next Asian Tiger? Seamless movement of vehicles between Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and India would be a must

<p> <strong>As India and its neighbouring countries now focus on speeding up economic recovery in the post Covid 19 pandemic…

2 years ago

Modi, Deuba expected to inaugurate the transboundary Janakpur-Jayanagar railway service between the two neighbours

<p> <strong>The much-awaited transboundary Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway service between India and Nepal is finally set to commence within this month. Prime…

2 years ago

Saudi Arabia’s decision to ban Tablighi Jamaat has sent ripples across South Asia

<p> Saudi Arabia's decision to ban the Tablighi Jamaat has sent ripples across South Asia.</p> <p> Over the past two…

2 years ago

China could be preparing for water wars in Asia after completing serial dams in Tibet

<p> <strong>Major floods in several parts of South and Southeast Asia this year are a wake-up call for countries such…

2 years ago

India, Bangladesh and Nepal to hold high level talks tomorrow on developing BBIN transport corridor

<p> India, Bangladesh and Nepal will hold high level talks on the early implementation of the much-awaited Bangladesh-Bhutan-India Nepal (BBIN)…

2 years ago

Time to address local fears and concerns to connect the Bay of Bengal community

<p> <strong>Suresh P Singh and Swati Verma</strong></p> <p> <strong><br /> </strong></p> <p> In any discourse on regional integration in South…

2 years ago

South Asia’s BBIN connectivity project will be key to counter China’s BRI influence–Report

<p> As the world gears up for a post Covid 19 phase, clamour for regional economic cooperation and integration among…

3 years ago

Services industry will be the key driver of post-Covid growth in South Asia–World Bank

<p> The emergence of a new services economy, in the post Covid phase, is expected to create an opportunity for…

3 years ago

Bangladesh shouts from rooftops for early implementation of BBIN

<p> Bangladesh has reiterated the need for an early implementation of the proposed Bangladesh-Bhutan -India-Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Act to…

3 years ago