ASEAN, poised to celebrate its 50th anniversary coming August, has come a long way since its inception through the Bangkok Declaration. While promoting free trade and economic cooperation remains its core focus, the organization was founded in 1967 by five of its current members to maintain regional stability and safeguard against the influence of communism… Read More
Regional suspicions remain about Beijing’s intentions in fostering infrastructure network When Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his keynote speech on May 14 to 28 heads of states, leaders of international organizations and delegations from 130 nations at the opening ceremony of the China’s Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, he urged his audience to achieve… Read More
Mr. Syed Munir Khasru says the ADB, which has played no small role in the region’s spectacular development, must now widen its network and portfolio to better respond to today’s needs Asia today is the fastest growing region in the world, housing three of the 10 largest economies – China, Japan and India. The once… Read More
এখন এক অনিবার্য প্রশ্ন হচ্ছে, বিশ্বের দ্বিতীয় বৃহত্তম অর্থনীতির দেশ কেন ৪৭তম অর্থনীতির দেশের সঙ্গে সম্পর্ক উষ্ণ করছে? গত বছরের অক্টোবরে চীনা প্রেসিডেন্ট সি চিন পিংয়ের বাংলাদেশ সফরটি ‘ঐতিহাসিক রাষ্ট্রীয় সফর’ হিসেবে চিহ্নিত হয়েছে। এটি দক্ষিণ এশিয়া ও ভারত মহাসাগর অঞ্চলের খেলা বদলে দিয়েছে। এই সফরের অংশ হিসেবে চীনা কোম্পানিগুলোর সঙ্গে বাংলাদেশি কোম্পানিগুলোর ১ হাজার… Read More
The visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Bangladesh on October 14-15, 2016 had been dubbed as a ‘historical state visit’ poised to be a geopolitical game changer in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. At the sidelines of Xi’s visit, Bangladeshi and Chinese firms signed USD 13.6 billion worth of deals in trade… Read More
With Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visiting India from April 7, 17 agreements and bilateral MoUs have been finalised. Almost two years into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to Dhaka, it is time to reflect on the progress made and issues yet to be resolved. In the last five years, trade between the two… Read More
During the war of liberation of Bangladesh, a Canadian parliamentary delegation was sent to India to witness the plight of Bangladeshis fleeing the war-torn country in 1971. The situation of the refugees and their number were reported to the government of late Canadian Premier Pierre Trudeau, which led to increased financial assistance and humanitarian support… Read More
The G20 is a forum of the 20 most politically and economically powerful countries of the world. The network of leading research institutes and think tanks from the G20 countries are represented in a forum of think tanks called Think20 (T20) which provides research-based policy advice to the G20 Leadership, facilitates interaction among G20 members… Read More