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COVID-19: Time to Focus on Illegal Trade in Wildlife
Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Consultant, VIF Commentary

Scientists and experts are still uncertain about the source of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). Some of the possible suspected species connected with the virus are horseshoe bats that are known to host disease causing pathogens; pangolin the most tr....

April 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , BIMSTEC , illegal wildlife trade , Pangolin , Bat , CITES
बिम्सटेक को आम COVID-19 संकट का समाधान करना चाहिए: प्रारंभिक तंत्र को अब लागू किए जाने की आवश्यकता है
Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Article

कोरोना वायरस से प्रभावित मामलों की संख्या भारत और अन्य जगहों पर बढ़ रही है, बीते कुछ हफ्तों में ....

March 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , BIMSTEC , SAARC , WHO , COVID-19 , Wuhan Pandemic , कोरोना वायरस , वुहान
BIMSTEC Should Address the Common COVID19 Crises: Preparatory Mechanisms need to be put in Place
Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Commentary

As the numbers of confirmed cases affected by Corona virus keeps rising in India and elsewhere, the fears and apprehensions surrounding it have multiplied over the past few weeks. While the dissemination of information through health and medical sect....

March 17, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , BIMSTEC , Wuhan , SAARC , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic
Is BIMSTEC Finding due Attention?
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Conceived and formed in 1997 at Bangkok initially as a grouping of Bay of Bengal littoral countries, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) grouping has expanded to include hinterland countries li....

September 14, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Commentary , BIMSTEC , Kathmandu Summit
BIMSTEC – The Rubik’s Cube
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On August 30-31, the seven-member Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held its 4th Summit at Kathmandu within a span of over two decades. Many observers had begun to cast a shadow of doubt on its r....

September 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , BIMSTEC , 4th Kathmandu Summit , Asian regional cooperation
BIMSTEC: Poised to make Progress?
Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Commentary

India’s commitment towards establishing regional connectivity has been reiterated once again at the Bay of Bengal initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit held at Kathmandu on August 30-31, 2018. According ....

September 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , regional cooperation , BIMSTEC , 4th Summit at Kathmandu
Securitization of BIMSTEC can protect the Blue Economy of Bay of Bengal
Commodore Somen Banerjee

The riches of the Ocean rival the wealthiest economies of the world. According to an estimate made by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) the ocean assets can be valued at 24 trillion USD with an annual turnover in goods and services of around 2.5 trillion....

April 15, 2018 Economic Studies , Blue Economy , Bay of Bengal , BIMSTEC
BRICS 2016: An Analysis
Dr Teshu Singh, Research Fellow, VIF

The 8th BRICS Summit was held in Goa from 15-16 October 2016. The theme of the summit was “Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions”. On 16 February 2016, India took over as the President of BRICS. This is second chance ....

November 08, 2016 Economic Studies , BIMSTEC , Terrorism , BRICS , economic cooperation , NBD
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