Beyond Chabahar: India’s port power play in Bangladesh to boost regional trade, counter ChinaAcquiring the managing rights for Chabahar port in Iran, Sittwe port in Myanmar and Mongla port in Bangladesh gives India significant influ...
20 Jul, 2024, 10.05 AM IST
Raise the stakes of BIMSTEC markedlyThe Bimstec foreign ministers' retreat in New Delhi aimed to create an actionable roadmap for the seven member countries, including India, ...
15 Jul, 2024, 11.13 PM IST
Bengal, Bangladesh, North eastern states should act as compact hub to boost trade with South East Asia: Rajkumar Ranjan Singh“West Bengal, Bangladesh, North Eastern states will act as a compact hub in boosting trade with South East Asia. It has been suggested by t...
15 Jun, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
India urges Bimstec nations to jointly fight terrorism, violent extremismPM Modi will attend the summit virtually on Wednesday. The theme of the Colombo Summit is 'Bimstec - Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous...
30 Mar, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
India remains strongly committed to expand regional cooperation under BIMSTEC: Foreign SecretaryForeign Secretary Shringla observed that development and prosperity can only be achieved where there is peace and security. ''We all know t...
25 Oct, 2021, 07.01 PM IST
India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar pitches for rules-based order in Asia and world at large“The 21st century is being hailed as the Asian century and CICA can surely play a useful role in promoting peace, security and development ...
15 Jun, 2019, 05.21 PM IST
Implementation of Free Trade Agreement can help grow intra-BIMSTEC trade: OfficialThe group formed in 1997 consists of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
24 Sep, 2018, 02.38 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj gears up for Nepal visitThe meeting will help prepare for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit— to b...
22 Jul, 2017, 09.05 AM IST
BIMSTEC: Heads of state visits boost chances of vehicle pactIntra-regional connectivity and BIMSTEC process were key elements that dominated the agenda of leaders of member states --Bangladesh, Nepal...
24 Apr, 2017, 08.44 AM IST
BRICS summit is an occasion to consolidate past progressIf each BRICS nation narrowly defines its specific threats and stays ambivalent about threats faced by other member states, there is no mul...
16 Oct, 2016, 01.54 AM IST
BRICS Summit 2016: Exim Bank released research papers, highlighting opportunities to enhance Intra-BRICS tradeThe study highlights the robust trend in bilateral trade between India and rest of BRICS countries and the rising trend in India’s trade de...
15 Oct, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
India to mount diplomatic offensive against Pakistan at BRICS meetPrime Minister Narendra Modi said the leaders will discuss ways to address "pressing international and regional challenges that stand in th...
14 Oct, 2016, 09.10 PM IST
BRICS to advance agenda for development, peace, reform: PM Narendra ModiThe Prime Minister noted that India is facilitating an outreach Summit with the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and E...
14 Oct, 2016, 12.27 PM IST
India prepares mega exercise in Goa in regional mechanism minus PakistanThe leaders of member states of BIMSTEC - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar - hope to adopt a joint anti-te...
04 Oct, 2016, 06.49 PM IST
- India restarts free trade talks with Bimstec
After months of inaction, negotiations on the free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Bimstec countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, ...
27 Oct, 2006, 02.59 AM IST
- Indian exporters to list out Bimstec non-tariff barriers
The commerce and industry ministry has sought inputs from the industry for identifying non-tariff barriers (NTBs) that exporters face in Ba...
30 Sep, 2006, 01.57 AM IST
- External Sector
The world economy witnessed a sharp upturn in 2004, on account of robust growth in both advanced and emerging market economies.
25 Feb, 2005, 11.06 PM IST