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The future of regional corridors in the Middle East and India’s role
Nov 17, 2024

The future of regional corridors in the Middle East and India’s role

With the future of key connectivity projects at stake, India must step up as a reliable mediator as the war in the Middle East escalates

Debating partisanship in India’s Neighborhood First policy
Oct 18, 2024

Debating partisanship in India’s Neighborhood First policy

Under its Neighbourhood First policy, India has begun to engage with less friendly regimes and has also pushed for connectivity to create leverage and

'भारत-बांगलादेश' कनेक्टिव्हिटी प्रकल्पांचे भवितव्य टांगणीला?
Sep 25, 2024

'भारत-बांगलादेश' कनेक्टिव्हिटी प्रकल्पांचे भवितव्य टांगणीला?

बांगलादेशातील राजकीय स्थित्यंतराच्या काळात सध्याच्या �

The fate of India-Bangladesh connectivity projects
Sep 17, 2024

The fate of India-Bangladesh connectivity projects

Maintaining current initiatives and exploring new collaborations in the midst of Bangladesh’s political transition is crucial for India-Bangladesh r

Delhi and Dhaka are Bolstering Bhutan’s Vision for Connectivity
Jul 12, 2024

Delhi and Dhaka are Bolstering Bhutan’s Vision for Connectivity

Regional connectivity initiatives strengthen Bhutan-Bangladesh relations and their economic prospects

Developing all-weather strategic connectivity to Kashmir and Ladakh
Jan 06, 2024

Developing all-weather strategic connectivity to Kashmir and Ladakh

To deal with its two-front war concern, India has successfully ramped up its connectivity projects in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh

The Global Gateway in Africa: Europe’s foray into infrastructure diplomacy
Jan 06, 2024

The Global Gateway in Africa: Europe’s foray into infrastructure diplomacy

Given the dearth of natural resources, all major powers are intensifying their collaboration with African countries and investing in infrastructure an

Driving connectivity: Bridging gaps in BIMSTEC's transportation Master Plan
Jun 09, 2023

Driving connectivity: Bridging gaps in BIMSTEC's transportation Master Plan

The challenges that are impeding the BIMSTEC transport connectivity projects need to be addressed to foster seamless connectivity among the member sta

Prioritising Indian connectivity: ‘Mission Purvodaya’ and Nepal in perspective
Dec 28, 2021

Prioritising Indian connectivity: ‘Mission Purvodaya’ and Nepal in perspective

India is concentrating more on connectivity projects to strengthen the India-Nepal relations and to cater to its security needs in the Northeast

Bangladesh: Model for the developing world and an emerging regional connectivity hub
Mar 25, 2021

Bangladesh: Model for the developing world and an emerging regional connectivity hub

Bangladesh is trying to engage in various sub-regional connectivity projects via road, rail, and sea routes with India.

Role of infrastructure in promoting SDG 9 in India’s Northeast
Dec 23, 2020

Role of infrastructure in promoting SDG 9 in India’s Northeast

The present institutional linkages are no doubt improving, but these have to be strengthened further to support connectivity projects.

Contested connectivity: Economic tracks — political cargo?
Dec 20, 2018

Contested connectivity: Economic tracks — political cargo?

The idea of “connectivity” and connectivity projects today is being debated along multiple axes: concept, intent, scope, approach, impact, res

Exploring Prospects for India-Azerbaijan Ties Through Connectivity Projects
Jan 22, 2024

Exploring Prospects for India-Azerbaijan Ties Through Connectivity Projects

Azerbaijan has become an attractive investment destination, connecting Europe, Central Asia, Russia, and the Indian subcontinent via the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) and the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). Indeed, over the years, India has explored various options to enhance connectivity with Russia and Europe via Azerbaijan. This brief assesses how the Western Route of the INSTC and the TITR can improv

India’s Connectivity Projects with Myanmar, Post-Coup: A Stocktaking
Feb 22, 2023

India’s Connectivity Projects with Myanmar, Post-Coup: A Stocktaking

Myanmar, which shares a border with four of India’s north-eastern states—Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, and Nagaland—is crucial to the country’s ‘Act East’ policy. India has a number of projects with Myanmar in the pipeline, seeking to improve physical connectivity through transport links, which in turn can assist in both countries’ development goals. Since the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, the country has been

Slow, Not Steady: Assessing the Status of India-Eurasia Connectivity Projects
Feb 03, 2023

Slow, Not Steady: Assessing the Status of India-Eurasia Connectivity Projects

India’s robust economy has tremendous potential. But for sustained economic growth, it needs direct access to the Eurasian markets, backed by reliable, resilient, and diversified supply chains. Indeed, enhanced connectivity with Central Asia and the wider Eurasia is essential to promote regional stability and unlock economic opportunities for all countries in the region. This paper analyses the status of the key connectivity projects in the reg

Armenia’s Defence Deep-Tech Landscape in a Shifting Regional Order: The Ramifications for India
Nov 19, 2024

Armenia’s Defence Deep-Tech Landscape in a Shifting Regional Order: The Ramifications for India

This brief assesses the growth of Armenia’s defence deep-tech landscape, and the geopolitical ramifications of its development for India, in particular. Tracing its historical development and current status in light of the current strategic volatility in the South Caucasus, the brief highlights the scope for closer cooperation between Yerevan and New Delhi in the deep-tech domain, shaped by such factors as issue-based convergences, Armenia’s

BIMSTEC: Rediscovering old routes to connectivity
Dec 04, 2017

BIMSTEC: Rediscovering old routes to connectivity

As BIMSTEC pushes for transport connectivity, it stands to gain from other, complementary transport connectivity projects that are emerging in the region. BIMSTEC can also take advantage of extant policy designs, and aligning its projects with the various national, bilateral and multilateral projects either ongoing or being planned. Given India’s key role in BIMSTEC — owing not only to its geographical location but also its capabilities — i

Bringing India and Thailand Closer via the Trilateral Highway Through Myanmar
Nov 21, 2023

Bringing India and Thailand Closer via the Trilateral Highway Through Myanmar

This brief underlines the immense potential for increased cross-border trade, tourism, and people-to-people interactions between India and its Southeast Asian neighbours. In particular, it evaluates the importance of India–Thailand relations, emphasising the present state of the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT-TH). Although India and Thailand share a maritime boundary along India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Th

Building better connections
Feb 18, 2015

Building better connections

A major problem in developing connectivity projects has been the lack of higher direction. By virtue of being strategic, these tasks ought to be done in special quick time. But, more often than not, they end up mired in all kinds of problems. At the best of times inter-ministerial and centre-state coordination is poor.