Nafees Imtiaz Islam

Daffodil International University, Research, Senior Assitant Director (Research)

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Ranka Gasic

Institute of Contemporary History, Belgrade, Serbia

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Institute of Contemporary History, Belgrade, Serbia

David Seamon

Kansas State University

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National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

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Bastyr University

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ICI Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry

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Romanian Institute for Research on Minorities Issues

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Instituto Iberoamericano de Berlin - Ibero-American Institute

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Bangladesh-India relationship: A new dimension in the region

by Nafees Imtiaz Islam and Mohammad Monir Hossan

India-Bangladesh relationship have witnessed significant upswing over the last decades. Recent vi... more India-Bangladesh relationship have witnessed significant upswing over the last decades. Recent visit of the Indian Prime Minister at Dhaka (6-7 June, 2015) accelerated and deepened the relationship between India and Bangladesh and shaped the tie in different altitudes. The India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement, passed by Indian Parliament on May 7, 2015 is a noteworthy initiative of India. Bangladesh thinks that the exchange of the letters of ratification of the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement (LBA), a humanitarian issue comes to a peaceful end. Under the agreement, each country will take over most of the enclaves on its territory and residents will have the right to stay where they are or move to the other side of the border. In this visit, both the countries have signed 22 important bilateral documents including four agreements, three protocols, 14 memorandums of understanding and one letter of consent covered varied areas of cooperation: economic, trade and investment, security, infrastructure development, education, Science and Technology, IT.

Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM-EC): Next Window for Economic Development in Asia

by Nafees Imtiaz Islam, Mohammad Monir Hossan, and Sabiha Matin

The objective of this paper is to explore the trade and investment along with geo-political colle... more The objective of this paper is to explore the trade and investment along with geo-political collective potentials of four neighboring countries: Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar under the realm of sub-regional cooperation called Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM-EC). The study addresses both intra-BCIM and BCIM trade with world based on the secondary data from various sources for the period during 2005-2013. It also strives to promote economic cooperation based on mutual complementarities among the BCIM countries by making the best use of their comparative advantages in terms of the abundant natural, human and other resources. The paper recommends some ways to increase intra-BCIM trade manifold along with enhancing trade outside the block ('one belt, one road' development strategy of China) to become one of the dominant trade and investment blocks in the world. The paper highlights that this forum would help ensure socioeconomic development in Asia along with enhancing the share of GDP of BCIM economies compare to world GDP. Following brief introduction of the paper, the evolution, opportunities and geopolitical features of BCIM, country-wise performance, potentials and GDP scenario of BCIM member countries, BCIM trade with world along with intra-BCIM trade, collective prospects of BCIM-EC, recommendations and conclusion have been made.