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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

Accelerating Regional Cooperation in BIMSTEC

BIMSTEC or “Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation” was set up in 1997 to foster economic and social development among member countries, namely, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Its significance lies in the fact that it serves as the direct linkage between South Asian and South East Asian countries through intra-regional collaboration between the Association of South
East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

Island Partnerships: Navigating the Ties Between India and the Maldives

Maldives is an archipelagic nation, that has a strategic location in the middle of the Indian Ocean that also caters to the needs of India’s neighbor China to expand its developmental ties by including Maldives in the Border Road Initiative (BRI) and String of Pearls. Maldives has strategic importance to India as well and its location caters to the hub of commercial sea lanes that run via the Indian Ocean. Hence India and Maldive's relationship is significant for political, economic, and social cooperation at the global level as well.

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