Economy & Connectivity

Nepal-Bangladesh-India initiative has major potential
• Commentaries • Economy & Connectivity Dec 22, 2017
Nepal-Bangladesh-India initiative has major potential

The South Asian region is gaining momentum in economic progress. India is a fast growing economy while Bangladesh too has been achieving remarkable feat in its economic growth. As the closest neighbour of both India and Bangladesh, Nepal ca...

BBIN: The goal is noble but achieving it won’t be a cakewalk
• Commentaries • Geopolitics & Foreign Affairs • Economy & Connectivity Sep 17, 2017
BBIN: The goal is noble but achieving it won’t be a cakewalk

Regionalism has been an important strategic tool in the realm of international relations for uniform growth, across national boundaries and geographic barriers. We have seen the gradual rise of the European Union after the Second World War...

Comparison of Visakhapatnam and Haldia Port Viability for Nepal
• Economy & Connectivity Mar 02, 2017
Comparison of Visakhapatnam and Haldia Port Viability for Nepal

The economy of Nepal has seen a substantial growth since the 2000s with the development of carpet and garment industries and the subsequent rise in exports. Despite registering positive figures in terms of trade with third countries, the co...

Nepal - Bangladesh Connectivity: Rail, Road, Air
• Economy & Connectivity Feb 10, 2017
Nepal - Bangladesh Connectivity: Rail, Road, Air

Nepal-Bangladesh bilateral relation saw a promising prospect, when, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered Nepal in using Saidpur Airport, Chittagong and Mongla Port amidst the flaring tension between Nepal and India, which reached...

Chinese investments in Nepal
• Economy & Connectivity Sep 18, 2016
Chinese investments in Nepal

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to India this week is his first foreign visit since assuming office in August this year. While this will further stimulate India-Nepal bilateral relations, China-Nepal economic coop...

Is economics driving world politics or is it the other way round?
• Commentaries • Economy & Connectivity Aug 21, 2016
Is economics driving world politics or is it the other way round?

The agent of structural change in the world, extrapolating from theories of International Relations and International Political Economy and analyzing the events of past few weeks, are the interactions of power in the language of politics. T...