Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal sign motor vehicles agreement
Net India, 15 June 2015
Four SAARC member-countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) signed a landmark Motor Vehicles Agreement for seamless movement and regulation of passenger, personnel and cargo vehicular traffic among them in Thimphu today. More…
Implementation of BBIN motor vehicles pact a distant dream
Business Standard, 15 June 2015
Implementation of the Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) among the BBIN countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal – is likely to be a long process. The main objective of seamless cargo movement is not going to be a reality soon, with several works pertaining to identification of authorised routes and permits still under discussion. More…
India-Bangladesh ties will be a catalyst for South Asia: Narendra Modi
Live Mint, 08 June 2015
Peaceful resolution of land boundary issue demonstrates India’s commitment to peace in the region, says PM. More…
‘This is the best phase of Indo-Bangla relationship’
Business Line, 05 June 2015
Sreeradha Datta, Director of Kolkata-based Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), in an interview with BusinessLine, discusses the significant shift in India’s foreign policy. India is now pushing for a regional cooperation initiative on the East that will be more effective than SAARC and open land routes to ASEAN. More…
Bypassing Pakistan through BBIN
Arab News, 04 June 2015
Strategic rivalry between India and Pakistan has now taken a new sub-regional route within SAARC (South Asian Cooperation for Regional Cooperation). The new sub-regional platform within SAARC is known as BBIN, an acronym for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. More…
National Knowledge Network to be extended to SAARC countries
The Hindu, 03 June 2015
The government is in the process of extending India’s National Knowledge Network to SAARC countries in order to enhance cooperation in the field of education, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in New Delhi on Wednesday. More…
Trade & economic linkages – SAARC
The Nation, 03 June 2015
It will do our Ministry of Commerce, some good to first properly understand modern day trends in Trade and Economic Linkages’ before devising its trade strategies.. More…