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Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project: Promise of a rising Bangladesh
Jun 25, 2022

Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project: Promise of a rising Bangladesh

The inauguration of the government-funded Padma Multipurpose Bridge project indicates how Bangladesh is at full throttle to shake off its “basket ca

क्षेत्रीय संपर्क: भारत-नेपाल सांस्कृतिक संबंधों के लिए एक उम्दा अवसर
Jun 22, 2022

क्षेत्रीय संपर्क: भारत-नेपाल सांस्कृतिक संबंधों के लिए एक उम्दा अवसर

क्षेत्र में स्थित, बिमस्टेक जैसे क्षेत्रीय प्लेटफॉर्म क�

क्षेत्रीय संपर्क: भारत-नेपाल सांस्कृतिक संबंधों के लिए एक उम्दा अवसर
Jun 22, 2022

क्षेत्रीय संपर्क: भारत-नेपाल सांस्कृतिक संबंधों के लिए एक उम्दा अवसर

क्षेत्र में स्थित, बिमस्टेक जैसे क्षेत्रीय प्लेटफॉर्म क�

The BBNL-BSNL merger: A faltering force meets an immovable object?
Jun 13, 2022

The BBNL-BSNL merger: A faltering force meets an immovable object?

It is hard to see how the BBNL-BSNL merger might boost efforts to provide broadband to India’s villages.

Regional connectivity: An opportunity for India and Nepal
Jun 06, 2022

Regional connectivity: An opportunity for India and Nepal

Both India and Nepal can seize the connectivity opportunities available in the region by fully utilising regional platforms such as BIMSTEC

The launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Jun 03, 2022

The launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Exploring the four pillars of the IPEF: Economic connectivity, economic resilience, clean economy, and just economy are the four pillars for enhanced

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of India and Thailand relations
May 06, 2022

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of India and Thailand relations

The 75th anniversary of India–Thailand relations presents new opportunities to further collaborations in different spheres.

A resurrection of the BBIN MVA
Mar 22, 2022

A resurrection of the BBIN MVA

The BBIN MVA is no longer a pipedream, as the member states finally move closer to achieving their connectivity aspirations.

India’s Maritime Security Coordinator has his mission cut out
Feb 21, 2022

India’s Maritime Security Coordinator has his mission cut out

The newly-appointed National Maritime Security Coordinator will need to ensure cross-agency coordination to successfully strengthen India’s maritime

India-Central Asia relations: Growing convergence brings relations to strategic heights
Jan 11, 2022

India-Central Asia relations: Growing convergence brings relations to strategic heights

The recently concluded India-Central Asia dialogue saw an upswing in areas of mutual cooperation  

ভারতীয় সংযোগের অগ্রাধিকার: ‘মিশন পূর্বোদয়’ ও নেপালের পরিপ্রেক্ষিত
Jan 02, 2022

ভারতীয় সংযোগের অগ্রাধিকার: ‘মিশন পূর্বোদয়’ ও নেপালের পরিপ্রেক্ষিত

ভারতীয় কৌশলগত বিশেষজ্ঞরা যে পূর্বোদ‌য়–এর মতো কাঠামো ন�

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

Digital connectivity as an enabling factor in Asian resurgence
Dec 15, 2021

Digital connectivity as an enabling factor in Asian resurgence

In the post pandemic world, Asia could exploit the growing digital connectivity to overcome the hassles of conventional trade and ratchet up its econo

Commerce and connectivity for enhancing trade in the Indo-Pacific
Dec 14, 2021

Commerce and connectivity for enhancing trade in the Indo-Pacific

Countries in the Indo-Pacific region would have to enhance regional integration and align their policies in order to propel economic revival in the po

Catalysing growth in the ‘century of the seas’: Building a Blue Economy in Mumbai
Nov 27, 2021

Catalysing growth in the ‘century of the seas’: Building a Blue Economy in Mumbai

Mumbai’s history and location make it the ideal candidate for becoming 21st century India’s hub of trade, connectivity and security  

Quantity over quality? Towards universal broadband in India
Oct 22, 2021

Quantity over quality? Towards universal broadband in India

Though recent data suggests India is close to achieving universal broadband, poor connectivity remains a critical challenge

In search of a coherent international approach to governing technologies
Oct 17, 2021

In search of a coherent international approach to governing technologies

If States cannot agree on legally binding rules, norms are the next best option for shaping State behaviour in cyberspace, but is that enough?

The EU-India Connectivity Partnership: Can Brussels step up its connectivity game in the Indo-Pacific?
Sep 16, 2021

The EU-India Connectivity Partnership: Can Brussels step up its connectivity game in the Indo-Pacific?

The possibilities and the drawbacks inherent in the EU and India’s venture to provide an alternative to the BRI

Maldives: India-funded sea bridge project has an ambitious deadline
Aug 31, 2021

Maldives: India-funded sea bridge project has an ambitious deadline

Maldives’ latest India-funded project has stark differences from China-funded ventures

India-EU Summit: Aligning Brussels and New Delhi’s propositions for the Indo-Pacific
May 10, 2021

India-EU Summit: Aligning Brussels and New Delhi’s propositions for the Indo-Pacific

With the announcement of a connectivity partnership based on shared commitment to sustainable development, India and the EU now have the latitude to b

Digital biases: The chimaera of equality and access
Apr 22, 2021

Digital biases: The chimaera of equality and access

Online civic life across developing and developed countries has been adversely affected, with serious consequences to the offline world.

Bangladesh-India connectivity: Passage through Tripura
Mar 25, 2021

Bangladesh-India connectivity: Passage through Tripura

The relationship between Bangladesh and Tripura is a long one; it is civilisational, historical, lingual, and cultural.

Bangladesh–India relations: Empowering the third space for a way forward
Mar 25, 2021

Bangladesh–India relations: Empowering the third space for a way forward

A “third space” of ground-level stakeholders needs to be nurtured: Bonds of hearts and minds spanning the political and national borders, based on

Border Haats: A new horizon of revitalising connectivity and old bonding between citizens of Bangladesh and India
Mar 25, 2021

Border Haats: A new horizon of revitalising connectivity and old bonding between citizens of Bangladesh and India

Small initiatives can have a far-reaching impact in building a stable relationship between India and Bangladesh and also help resolve the gaps in bigg

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.

Fear and loathing of cryptocurrencies
Mar 04, 2021

Fear and loathing of cryptocurrencies

Governments must realise that cryptocurrencies were created as a reaction to neoliberal policies and wholly strive to understand how the state can bui

Majlis’ debate marks Maldivian ‘defence deal’ with India
Feb 27, 2021

Majlis’ debate marks Maldivian ‘defence deal’ with India

The pact, one of the very many signed between the two nations during Minister Jaishankar’s visit, provides for India building a dockyard at Uthuru T

Continuity in India’s ties with Central Asia
Feb 09, 2021

Continuity in India’s ties with Central Asia

As New Delhi cements its position as one of the fastest-growing major economies of the world, its increased engagement with the Central Asian region c

The future of work: For man or machine?
Jan 28, 2021

The future of work: For man or machine?

Education and skills development are key factors in the ‘man or machine’ debate.

BIMSTEC cooperation on trade: How to ensure incremental growth in intra-regional trade?
Jan 18, 2021

BIMSTEC cooperation on trade: How to ensure incremental growth in intra-regional trade?

BIMSTEC should pursue not only signing an FTA, but also interconnected agreements — including trade facilitation and cross-border connectivity.

Energising tourism for a Bay of Bengal community
Jan 18, 2021

Energising tourism for a Bay of Bengal community

Promotion of the tourism sector is inherently linked with the connectivity in the sub-region.

24th BIMSTEC party in Bangkok
Jan 15, 2021

24th BIMSTEC party in Bangkok

The mature will have to build a new bridge and reach out to the younger and more energetic forces in the grouping.

Looking ahead retrospectively: A Bangladeshi perspective
Jan 15, 2021

Looking ahead retrospectively: A Bangladeshi perspective

The revival of the multi-modal connectivity web in today’s context — with the Bay of Bengal central to it — holds rich promises for all South an

Connect East: Explaining India’s BIMSTEC focus
Jan 15, 2021

Connect East: Explaining India’s BIMSTEC focus

India’s growing interest in BIMSTEC reflects a geo-economic priority to correct the exceptional connectivity gap that continues to divide the Bay of

Bridges to the future — Alternative connectivity paradigms and their geopolitical implications
Dec 28, 2020

Bridges to the future — Alternative connectivity paradigms and their geopolitical implications

Driving all of the visions is the fact that the world’s infrastructure needs far exceed what any single country can provide. And those needs are onl

Towards values-based connectivity in BIMSTEC: Enhancing the rights dimensions of SDG 8
Dec 23, 2020

Towards values-based connectivity in BIMSTEC: Enhancing the rights dimensions of SDG 8

The enhancement of the SDG framework in line with the human rights norms and indicators should not be onerous, given the voluntarism of the SDG proces

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.

Can the pandemic foster regional cooperation?
Dec 23, 2020

Can the pandemic foster regional cooperation?

While India has stated that it hopes to insulate itself from future shocks, most of the members of the BIMSTEC have become aware of an over-reliance o

The potential for transformative India-Uzbekistan bilateral relations
Dec 14, 2020

The potential for transformative India-Uzbekistan bilateral relations

With common interests ranging from countering terrorism and Chinese hegemony to promoting trade, the India-Uzbekistan virtual bilateral summit is a mo

Streak AI Technologies: Democratising stock markets with retail intelligence software
Nov 03, 2020

Streak AI Technologies: Democratising stock markets with retail intelligence software

We are at the cusp of globalisation and digital connectivity, which has transformed how product building needs to be thought out.

Myanmar: India relations on upswing
Oct 20, 2020

Myanmar: India relations on upswing

The strategic location of Myanmar is beneficial for India’s economic engagement as well as physical and social connectivity.

India-Bangladesh relations: A different stroke
Aug 07, 2020

India-Bangladesh relations: A different stroke

The cooperation between the two countries has deepened in areas of tackling disasters like the Covid-19 pandemic and connectivity.

RIC, BRICS and SCO: The pandemic and its consequences
Jul 29, 2020

RIC, BRICS and SCO: The pandemic and its consequences

RIC, BRICS and SCO will have the unenviable task of managing bilateral divergences, setting the future agenda and retaining relevance for its constitu