World Bank Group and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Forge Partnership to Improve Delivery of Services to People in Poverty
worldbank, 27 February, 2015
The World Bank Group (WBG) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Development Fund (SDF) announced that they have forged a multi-year partnership to design and implement SDF’s Social Enterprise Development Program (SEDP) in eight SAARC countries. More…
Forget SAARC, if Pakistan does not cooperate, India will come up with ‘BBIN’
Firstpost, 26 February, 2015
The upcoming SAARC yatra of Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has a single-point strategic agenda: to find out which countries are for and which are against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s SAARC development vision enunciated in his speech at SAARC summit in Kathmandu three months ago. More…
Fresh perspectives needed to boost South Asian connectivity
East Asia Forum, 21 February , 2015
One of the easiest ways to boost economic activity is by promoting regional economic integration that facilitates freer movement of goods, services and investment, helping to achieve regional developmental objectives by creating jobs. More…
Sub-regional trade
My Republica, 17 February , 2015
If the recently signed Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal—popularly known as the South Asian Growth Quadrangle (SAGQ)—is implemented. More…
Is India`s Narendra Modi Using Cricket Diplomacy To Try And Resume Talks With Pakistan?
International Business Times, 13 February , 2014
In what could possibly be the first signs of the resumption of talks between archrivals India and Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday that the country`s Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar will soon travel to Pakistan`s capital Islamabad. More…
Concrete steps needed after bold invite to SAARC leaders: President
New18, 8 February, 2014
India needs to take to logical conclusion its “bold” initiative to invite SAARC leaders to Prime Minister`s swearing-in and pursue concrete steps to make permanent the advances in its relations with neighbours, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday. More…