Don’t miss the BIMSTEC bus (Business Standard)

India’s Business Standard published an opinion piece by Research Analysts Manmeet Ajmani and Vishruta Choudhary and Senior Research Fellow Devesh Roy, with a focus on how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent outreach to the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectorial Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) could improve food security and build resilience in the region. They drew upon the results of an IFPRI study of the ASEAN-SAARC agricultural trade relationship and lessons from China to argue that India could benefit from a prompt Free Trade Agreement with BIMSTEC partners and should hasten growth and connectivity along with simplifying and harmonizing trade procedures.