This volume is a comprehensive study of the challenges and opportunities facing the BIMSTEC, The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. BIMSTEC was established to promote economic cooperation among rising economic powers in South and Southeast Asia, but after years of stagnation the need for renewed regional commitment is starker than ever.
The book studies the BIMSTEC’s present status and highlights the ways in which the organisation can be rejuvenated to forge a stronger Bay of Bengal community. It looks at key themes such as the challenges to regional integration, India’s "Look East" and Thailand’s "Look West" policies, transport connectivity and tourism within the BIMSTEC and the aspirations of various member countries. It also examines BIMSTEC’s approach towards climate change, disaster management and rehabilitation.
A timely contribution, this volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of international relations, South Asian studies, foreign policy, diplomacy, Southeast Asian studies, defence and strategic affairs, maritime studies, international trade, regional cooperation and political studies.
Author(s): Adluri Subramanyam Raju, Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 225
City: New Delhi
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I BIMSTEC: Background
Chapter 1 BIMSTEC: Beyond Nationalism and National Interest
Part II BIMSTEC as a Sub-regional Grouping: Member Countries’ Perspectives
Chapter 2 India’s Approach towards BIMSTEC: A New Hope for Regional Economic Cooperation
Chapter 3 Strengthening Strategic Convergences within BIMSTEC: A Case Study of India–Thailand Cooperation
Chapter 4 Myanmar’s Role in BIMSTEC: Assessing Prospects and Challenges
Chapter 5 Myanmar Media, State Prerogatives and the BIMSTEC Narrative
Chapter 6 India’s Role in BIMSTEC through Transport Connectivity and Tourism
Chapter 7 BIMSTEC and Its Relevance to the Landlocked Countries
Chapter 8 BIMSTEC: A Gateway for Bhutan
Chapter 9 Gazing at the BIMSTEC through the Pandemics: A View from Bangladesh
Chapter 10 Punching above the Weight?: Role of Sri Lanka in BIMSTEC
Part III Cooperation in the Field of Disaster Management
Chapter 11 Managing Natural Disasters: BIMSTEC Cooperation
Chapter 12 HADR across the Bay: Evaluation of India’s Role in BIMSTEC
Chapter 13 BIMSTEC: Disaster Management as a Tool for Regional Cooperation
Chapter 14 Bay of Bengal: Situating Post-colonial Imagination and Climate Change
Index
