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Fresh from the success of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation last year, Thailand is currently chairing another immense regional economic bloc promoting holistic and sustainable development and smart connectivity amongst South Asia and Southeast Asia. In the coming decades, if not centuries, these combined regions will together form the centre…

Nepal celebrates the 8th Constitution Day and National Day today. On this happy occasion, I would like to extend greetings and felicitations to all fellow citizens living in Thailand and the accredited countries namely Cambodia, Laos, Singapore and Vietnam.

In a departure from BIMSTEC meeting, New Delhi forges balance on ties with the military junta government

How does the regional organisation work? What has it done over the years and how does it figure in the current geopolitical calculus?

From the tales of Lord Rama to the wisdom of Lord Buddha, the South Asian and Southeast Asian regions are not only historically intertwined, but also founded on a shared cultural heritage. Perhaps this shared history alone was enough to convince four nations under the Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and…

The question to address now is whether the multilateral grouping is capable of tackling the challenges facing the region

India must assuage any apprehensions of power imbalances among members of BIMSTEC

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Ministry of External Affairs says India will be the ‘security pillar’ of the grouping