The framework for BBIN – a sub-regional initiative aimed at improving connectivity in the region and boosting economic cooperation among the four South Asian countries has already been worked out. While originally, the initiative was envisaged to boost road connectivity, it has now taken a much larger shape amid the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Bhutan, nestled in the Himalayas, has been in news in the last few days. The country, which embarked on a vaccination drive on March 27 has, already managed to inoculate 93 per cent of the eligible.
Unemployment Bhutan s rising problem
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Unemployment Bhutan s rising problem.(photo:India Narrative). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 30: Bhutan, nestled in the Himalayas, has been in news in the last few days. The country, which embarked on a vaccination drive on March 27 has, already managed to inoculate 93 per cent of the eligible adults with their first shots within just two weeks. However, the country is facing another challenge. Rising unemployment. Many experts said that this is due to the lack of a vibrant private sector.
The Labour Force Survey conducted November and December, 2020 showed that unemployment rate increased drastically to 5 per cent.
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India, Bangladesh must focus on small local issues across the border
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka, a Bangladeshi think-tank has flagged practical grassroots projects to advance the special relationship.
| 6 March 2021 10:01 AM GMT Let s understand money speaks better than politics. Once connectivity is expanded new business opportunities will be created and this will address the existing misgivings
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to Dhaka, a Bangladeshi think-tank has flagged practical grassroots projects to advance the special relationship. Prime Minister Modi s visit is part of celebrations marking 50 years of the liberation of Bangladesh.