Recently, the government of Nepal, led by Nepal Communist Party Chairman KP Sharma Oli who ascended to power in 2018, came up with an integrated foreign policy that reflects rapid changes in both the domestic and geopolitical spheres. The new foreign policy has shifted from a traditional course to a modern one with “Economic Diplomacy” as the main driver. With the slogan of “Happy Nepali, Prosperous Nepal”, Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has prioritized engagement with regional groupings. It is in this context that the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation or (BIMSTEC), established in 1996, with a permanent secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh, could serve as an important platform in achieving Nepal’s foreign policy goals of development and prosperity.
Return to Thailand full of surprises
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The nation has progressed immensely, says the Bangladesh ambassador
published : 3 May 2021 at 04:30
7 The new ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand Mohammed Abdul Hye hopes connections between the two nations will flourish after Covid-19. CHANUT KATANU
After 14 years, Mohammed Abdul Hye, the new ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand, has come back to the kingdom where he sees drastic developments especially in air quality and infrastructure. This time I came back and I found Thailand much more developed, much cleaner and the air quality is much better, he said. The public transport and infrastructure is also much better.
Why Indiaâs complete economic disengagement from China is unrealistic
Why Indiaâs complete economic disengagement from China is unrealistic
If India hopes to implement infra projects in the neighbourhood to restrain China, it will have to create management groups to support diplomats on the ground.
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The near collapse of frameworks for strategic relations with China and the newly protectionist impulse of the âMake in Indiaâ initiative has placed new demands on New Delhiâs economic diplomacy with Beijing. While India has for some time been wary of Chinese economic influence and practices, the recent military stand-off in the Ladakh sector of the border has resulted in swift policy decisions and sharp rhetoric on the feasibility of the current state of Chinese presence in the Indian economy. This is evident in Indiaâs refusal to join the China-dominated Regional
Sheikh Hasina seeks developed world s enhanced role for quick recovery from pandemic
Dhaka, Apr 26 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought the developed world and the development partners’ enhanced role in attaining quick recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as she placed a four-point proposal at the 77th Session of the UN-ESCAP, according to a PMO release.
While delivering her recorded statement aired in the 77th annual UN-ESCAP session, the premier simultaneously called for inclusive development approach, efficient policies and strategies on universal public health system from the Asia-Pacific region.
The three-day 77th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) began virtually today under the theme - “Building back better from crises through regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific.”
PM seeks developed world’s enhanced role for quick recovery from pandemic
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26th April, 2021 03:32:59
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought the developed world and the development partners’ enhanced role in attaining quick recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as she placed a four-point proposal at the 77th Session of the UN-ESCAP.
While delivering her recorded statement aired in the 77th annual UN-ESCAP session, the premier simultaneously called for inclusive development approach, efficient policies and strategies on universal public health system from the Asia-Pacific region.
The three-day 77th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) began virtually today under the theme “Building back better from crises through regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific.”