The need to revisit India-Pak trade
Financial Express, 30 June, 2014
To facilitate cross-border Line of Control (LoC) trade between India and Pakistan, the recent decision of the Union ministry of home affairs. More…
Key priorities identified to achieve sustainable development in South Asia
Eco Business, 25 June, 2014
Countries in South Asia need to use their collective strength to overcome major poverty and environmental challenges and drive the region towards sustainable development. More…
India Looks to Boost Trade with South Asian Nations
Voice of America, 27 June, 2014
India s new government is moving ahead to deepen trade and investment ties with its neighbors, as South Asia remains one of the least economically integrated regions in the world. More…
Key priorities identified to achieve sustainable development in South Asia
Eco Business, 25 June, 2014
Countries in South Asia need to use their collective strength to overcome major poverty and environmental challenges and drive the region towards sustainable development. More…
Afghanistan woos India Inc; to give preference to Indian companies
The Economic Times, 24 June, 2014
Keen on attracting greater funds from India Inc in rebuilding the war-ravaged nation, Afghanistan will accord preferential treatment to Indian investors, a top official said today. More…
China and South Asian regionalism: Balancing the economic dynamics
The Daily Star, 18 June,2014
South Asian regionalism is governed mostly by the Saarc. Over its 29 years of existence, Saarc has some achievements to its credit, but in economic areas like trade and investments, Saarc`s record remains far from satisfactory. More…
Call to improve trade ties in South Asia
The International News, 17 June, 2014
Improvement in trade and economic ties should be made in South Asia on the equality basis while also keep watching the negative and aggressive attitude of India towards Pakistan. More…
India pitches tourism for South Asian integration
One India News,17 June, 2014
After talks with the Bhutanese leadership, Prime minister Narendra Modi Monday proposed developing a tourism circuit combining India`s Northeast region and the Himalayan nation. More…
China`s growing economic power in South Asia: A closer look
The Daily Star, 13 June, 2014
CHINA shares borders with five South Asian countries ranging from the major powers in South Asia, viz., India and Pakistan to others, viz., Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bhutan. Given this geographical reality, China`s ability to exert its influence in the region was readily seen, and since the late 1990s Chinese economic ties in terms of trade, investment, and financial assistance in the South Asian region has been growing. More…
South-South Cooperation May Boost AEC
Jakarta Globe, 12 June, 2014
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations can take advantage of South to South Cooperation to prepare them for regional integration, which is due to come into effect next year, it emerged during a seminar in Jakarta on Tuesday. More…
Asean: The way forward
The Nation, 11 June, 2014
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has dramatically raised living standards of the more than 600 million people residing within its 10 member countries and brought a host of indirect benefits to billions of others in neighbouring states. And yet Asean has won relatively little recognition for those achievements. More…
Energy, trade cooperation: PM to take up power supply project in Tajikistan talks
The Express Tribune, 11 June, 2014
This energy trade, which is separate from the Central Asia-South Asia 1,000-megawatt (Casa-1000) power supply project, will come up for discussion during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif s visit to Dushanbe in the middle of June. More…
Regional Cooperation Holds Key To Progress
The Guardian, 10 June, 2014
Prime Minister Modi s outreach to SAARC nations and Mauritius, whose heads of Government graced the occasion of his swearing-in, will remain a landmark achievement. The Government must build on it. More…
China, Bangladesh Pledge to Build Economic Corridor
CRJ English, 10 June, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed here on Tuesday and both pledged to make joint efforts to build an economic corridor linking Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar. More…
China aims for economic, scientific boom in South Asia
Pakistan Today, 06 June, 2014
In a breakthrough development to expand the Silk Road Economic Belt in the South Asian region, the Chinese government is holding the first China-South Asia Science and Technology Ministerial Conference to help bring scientific and economic progress, peace and prosperity in the region. More…
Challenges of integrating India s economy with the Asia-Pacific Amitendu Palit
Malymail Online, 05 June, 2014
India is not an official member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping. Yet, for quite a few years now, it has featured prominently in APEC s economic discussions. This has much to do with the strong links that several APEC economies have developed with India. More…
Hope for Improvement in Relations Between India, Pakistan
Big News Network, 05 June, 2014
Narendra Modi s invitation to leaders of neighbouring countries for his swearing-in ceremony could pave the way for better relations. If ties improve, one clear beneficiary will be regional trade. Over the past decade, India s trade with South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc) nations has lagged behind its trade with the rest of the world, commerce ministry data show. More…