In May 2022, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi culminated his fifth visit to one of the closest neighboring countries, Nepal, since he took office in 2014. His visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, marked the celebration of...
A foreign direct investment is a business transaction that involves acquiring a significant stake in a foreign company. It's commonly used to describe a company's plan to expand its operations in a new region. FDI are large investments made...
Due to the implementation of comprehensive economic reforms, Vietnam has been able to transform from being one of the world's most impoverished nations to a middle-income economy. From 2002 to 2020, the country's GDP per capita increased by...
Since 1984, talks between Bhutan and China have largely focused on two separate areas of dispute, including Doklam and other areas in Bhutan’s West.
The world today is all about a ‘network of networks’ whether through land, sea or air and most countries are looking for better ways of communication and interconnectedness. The Indo-Pacific is one such way of interconnectedness and here, t...
The new border law titled “Land Border Law of People’s Republic of China” passed in late October 2021 by the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body. It has once again fired up the controversies ar...
China has been expanding its transportation networks to connect each and every corner of the country to mainland China. Achieving the vision of One China and a moderately prosperous society by 2020, Xi Jinping has been laying stress on inte...
Bad COVID management policies hindering tourism recovery in Sri Lanka: The tourism industry in the country brings in around $3 billion to $5 billion in foreign exchange annually. However, the country’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 outbreak...
The relationship between India and Singapore dates to the time when both countries were still relatively new. It is widely attributed to Sir Stamford Raffles, who established a trading station in 1819 in Singapore. In the year 2018 the...
The growing economic and trade ties between India and Korea have strengthened in the recent years. In 2018, the two countries' annual trade surpassed the $20 billion mark for the first time. Through the CEPA, India and Korea have been able ...
Regional economic corridors are becoming more prevalent in the world economy. Their increasing importance can stimulate economic growth and inclusive development. The Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor is a project that aims to promote regional...
There are three Sakhalin projects which are operational and currently in the production phase, called Sakhalin I and Sakhalin II, and Sakhalin III, Sakhalin-4, a collection of offshore and onshore fields licensed to Rosneft SMNG, was origin...
