BIMSTEC should step in to address the crisis
Realism must be the guiding premise towards a win-win relationship
CA mentions ex premier’s 'incendiary comments'
Bangladesh has received the BIMSTEC chairmanship for the next two years from Thailand
This marks the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since Prof Yunus took office
He said they need to be driven by the impact and results whatever they undertake or do collectively.
Calls for regional unity, visible impact
The chief adviser highlighted certain aspects of the July uprising while speaking at the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok
Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain attended the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok
Bangladesh sees this year's BIMSTEC Summit, scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 4, "very important" for the country as it will assume the chairmanship of the grouping for the next two years
The only bilateral meeting Modi will have is with the Thai PM
Yunus will be visiting Bangkok to attend the BIMSTEC summit on April 2-4
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are unlikely to hold a meeting on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit on April 2-4, putting a damper on the possibility of a thaw in the currently icy bilateral relationship between the two neighbouring countries.
The chief adviser may meet the Indian PM on the sidelines of the Bimstec summit
It seems to be the fashion these days to set up regional forums to enhance economic cooperation among countries and raise the standard of living of the common man. But the time has come to do some serious introspection and evaluate what these regional organisations have achieved.
The 4th Bimstec summit is being held in Kathmandu after a lapse of four years. The last summit was held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar in 2014. For the Bimstec that celebrated 20 years in 2017, four summits in 20 years is not certainly a time for celebration and does not add to the credibility of the organisation that has the potential to transform the eastern South Asia.
