The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. While it was set up on 1997, it became active only in the late 2016. Recently the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, brought out an edited volume titled BIMSTEC: The Journey and Way Forward, which examines various aspects of this grouping. We spoke to Dr Sreeradha Datta, editor of this book to discuss the organisation’s growth and success, the China factor, the recent Myanmar coup and the Rohingya crisis, amongst other issues. Dr Datta is Centre Head and Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF. She is also a Non Resident Senior Fellow at ISAS.
Episode 154: ‘The New BJP’ - A Book Discussion
Episode 153: Revisiting India-Japan Ties
Episode 152: Socio-Economic Developments in Balochistan
Episode 151: Environmental Security in South Asia
Episode 150: India’s Agnipath Scheme
Episode 149: Bangladesh’s Economic Outlook
Episode 148: India’s New VPN Rules
Episode 147: Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
Episode 146: The IPEF - What, Why and How
Episode 145: India-South Korea Ties
Episode 144: China’s Engagements in South Asia
Episode 143: Australia and the Indian Ocean - Priorities, Responses and Challenges
Episode 142: India’s Space Sector Boom
Episode 141: The Sri Lankan Economic Crisis
Episode 140: India-Aus FTA - Boost to Bilateral Ties
Episode 139: Political Upheaval in Pakistan
Episode 138: Ratification of the MCC Nepal Compact
Episode 137: India’s Digital Currencies
Episode 136: Indian State Elections - Punjab
Episode 135: Indian State Elections - Uttar Pradesh
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