The rising significance of the Bay links closely to the growing Indo-Pacific concept. As the economic and strategic focus shifts toward Asia, major powers like the United States, China, India, Japan, Australia, and the European Union are paying more attention to maritime corridors connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
By prioritising energy security, resolving the Teesta dispute, modernising border management, and strengthening economic integration, the two countries can contribute significantly to peace and prosperity in South Asia. The manner in which India and Bangladesh manage their differences will carry implications far beyond their borders.If successful, the partnership has the potential to emerge as a major engine of regional growth and stability. The time has come for cautious resets to evolve into bold and visionary action grounded in mutual respect, trust, and shared prosperity.
Increased industrial activity in India could generate demand for raw materials, intermediate goods, and services from countries such as Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh’s textile industry could strengthen its links with Indian manufacturing networks, while Sri Lanka may gain from expanded opportunities in tourism, logistics, and services.
What emerges from this moment is not a singular crisis but a layered one, shaped by global disruptions, local cost pressures, and structural vulnerabilities. Workers are leaving Delhi not because the city has stopped offering work, but because it has become increasingly difficult to live sustainably in the capital city while working.
India's main opposition Congress Party is currently in a sorry state and utterly confused over the issue of selecting a suitable leader who could match Prime Minister Narendra Modi and rejuvenate the party to bolster its electoral prospects in the upcoming assembly elections in five states later this year
The so-called farmers, by indulging in unprecedented violent acts in Delhi, have made India’s 'enemies' happy
No evil outside of that
Indias decision to bestow the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian award on Shinzo Abe, is a befitting acknowledgement by the Narendra Modi administration of the former Japanese Prime Ministers unique role in elevating Japan-India ties to an unprecedented strategic level
With US President Joe Biden reversing several measures put in place by the former Donald Trump administration within hours of taking charge of the White House, Pakistan is hoping to reset its equation with Washington
India’s struggle for independence from British imperialism was one of the few conflicts in our history that can be termed as a ‘national struggle’
Is the scorching sun a bride somewhere
Left with just a couple of friends in the global community and faced with the grim reality of finding no takers for its propaganda at international fora, Pakistan is now eyeing Turkey as a launchpad for its anti-India campaign
Footprints on the sands of time
How strange that it never dawned on me
Most parts of South Asia, including the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan, lack regional connectivity
When India attained independence from British rule, Jawaharlal Nehru became the prime minister and remained in the job for around fourteen years till his end
By the river's bed
Through the mist of a winter's morn
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