| ID | 140021 |
| Title Proper | Invigorating India’s economic diplomacy in South Asia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hameed, Sameena |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | For the past few years, India has made constant efforts to reach out to its neighbours by funding infrastructure projects to improve connectivity between India and its others neighbours in South Asia. It has already announced zero duty access for the least developed countries in the SAARC region, and has constantly pruned its sensitive list along with doses of economic aid. The present Government has made unambiguously clear that the prime focus of India’s economic diplomacy will be India’s immediate neighbourhood. The Prime Minster invited leaders of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to his swearing ceremony, made Bhutan and Nepal his first international travel destinations, and resolved a seven-decade long territorial dispute with Bangladesh in December 2014. At the SAARC summit in November 2014 in Nepal, India backed three pacts to enhance connectivity and energy cooperation in the region. |
| `In' analytical Note | Indian Foreign Affairs Journals Vol. 10, No.2; Jun 2015: p.146-159 |
| Journal Source | Indian Foreign Affairs Journals 2015-06 10, 2 |
| Key Words | SAARC ; Economic Diplomacy ; Territorial Dispute ; Afghanistan ; India ; Sri Lanka ; Bangladesh ; Bhutan ; Pakistan ; Nepal ; Maldives ; Neighbourhood Policy |