Based on the presentations during the 1st Dialogue on BIMSTEC-Japan Comprehensive Economic Cooperation: Bangladesh Perspective, held in Dhaka during July 7-8, 2006 the papers were prepared for a project entitled "Towards BIMSTEC--Japan comprehensive economic cooperation: Bangladesh perspective"...

The primary objective of this study is to analyze the impact on Bangladesh of increased market access in India, both within a static production structure and also identifying dynamic gains. The study shows that Bangladesh and India would both gain by opening up their markets to each other....

India and Pakistan, the two largest economies in South Asia, share a common border, culture and history. Despite the benefits of proximity, the two neighbors have barely traded with each other. In 2011, trade with Pakistan accounted for less than half a percent of India's total trade, whereas...