India-Thailand difference delaying FTA under BIMSTEC

[idune]

Yes, it seems to be dysfunctional to me, too, though I was expecting it to be a success.

you have no freaking clue what you are talking yet pushing awami al-cowda agenda like chicken without head.

 

[bluesky]

you have freaking clue what you are talking yet pushing awami al-cowda agenda like chicken without head.

So, you do not want BD to make BIMSTEC a success.

 

[Mage]

SAARC can still work

Nah...it can't. Not with this level of India Pakistan rivalry. Besides India is too big. SAARC will always be dominated by India unless China can somehow be included, which is next to impossible. I wish BD could somehow join ASEAN....which seems next to impossible too. A bad neighborhood we're in.

 

[wiseone2]

Nah...it can't. Not with this level of India Pakistan rivalry. Besides India is too big. SAARC will always be dominated by India unless China can somehow be included, which is next to impossible. I wish BD could somehow join ASEAN....which seems next to impossible too. A bad neighborhood we're in.

at the end of the day we have cultural similarities and geographical boundaries
right now India-Pakistan rivalry is hot. it does not have to be that way 10 years from now.

 

[Mage]

right now India-Pakistan rivalry is hot. it does not have to be that way 10 years from now.

It will probably go 100 years this way. Things are only getting worse.

 

[wiseone2]

It will probably go 100 years this way. Things are only getting worse.

Pakistan does not have the staying power to make it a 100 year rivalry

 

[paritosh]

SAARC has become almost non-functional. This is perhaps why the countries together are trying to build a plausible platform BIMSTEC with the participation of many countries in the region. I think, this platform suits BD because of its location in between a big India and a growing Thailand and Myanmar. I have very little knowledge about BIMSTEC. Hope, someone knowledgeable will shed light on it.

That's pretty much it. BD has good role-models in the ASEAN. Increasing trade volumes with south east asian countries can help BD reduce it's dependence on India and China.
BD's growth should accelerate in the coming years because of proximity, being a big market, better human capital development potential and a host of other reasons.
Hopefully the fundamentalists will not gain power.

 

[bluesky]

Nah...it can't. Not with this level of India Pakistan rivalry. Besides India is too big. SAARC will always be dominated by India unless China can somehow be included, which is next to impossible. I wish BD could somehow join ASEAN....which seems next to impossible too. A bad neighborhood we're in.

আমরা হচ্ছি যাকে বলা যায়, না ঘর কা , না ঘাট কা। না SAARC, না ASEAN , আর না এখন BIMSTEC। তবে , আমি BIMSTEC-এর পক্ষে , কারণ এটা একটি বহুজাতীয় ও বহুরাষ্ট্রিক এবং বহুসংস্কৃতিক সংগঠন।

 

[Chhatrapati]

Nah...it can't. Not with this level of India Pakistan rivalry. Besides India is too big. SAARC will always be dominated by India unless China can somehow be included, which is next to impossible. I wish BD could somehow join ASEAN....which seems next to impossible too. A bad neighborhood we're in.

China is neither a South Asian country nor it needs to be in SAARC, it enjoys enough benefits through trade with all SAARC countries.

Also, China is not in bay of Bengal. Nor Bengladesh is in South East Asia.

Even India can be in ASEAN as it is in close proximity with Indonesia. The Andaman and Nicobar islands.

 

[paritosh]

It will probably go 100 years this way. Things are only getting worse.

I agree. Indo-Pak rivalry is an existential threat to the neighborhood and will remain that way unless India and Pakistan undergo a holistic policy revamp, which with our collective maturity is almost impossible.
BD should look east for stable trade partnerships, open its market to hi-class products from the Asian tigers.

 

[Mage]

Pakistan does not have the staying power to make it a 100 year rivalry

China has. Know your actual opponent if you are to stay in the game.

আমরা হচ্ছি যাকে বলা যায়, না ঘর কা , না ঘাট কা। না SAARC, না ASEAN , আর না এখন BIMSTEC। তবে , আমি BIMSTEC-এর পক্ষে , কারণ এটা একটি বহুজাতীয় ও বহুরাষ্ট্রিক এবং বহুসংস্কৃতিক সংগঠন।

I know. We're kinda alone on this world. We have no country of or group of countries/organizatioon to rely on. Sad but we have to get used to it. I wish we could lobby hard enough to join ASEAN.

China is neither a South Asian country nor it needs to be in SAARC, it enjoys enough benefits through trade with all SAARC countries.

Also, China is not in bay of Bengal. Nor Bengladesh is in South East Asia.

Even India can be in ASEAN as it is in close proximity with Indonesia. The Andaman and Nicobar islands.

Yeah....that's why I see a bleak future for regional cooperation for BD.

 

[Gibbs]

Nah...it can't. Not with this level of India Pakistan rivalry. Besides India is too big. SAARC will always be dominated by India unless China can somehow be included, which is next to impossible. I wish BD could somehow join ASEAN....which seems next to impossible too. A bad neighborhood we're in.

BIMSTEC is an attempt by India to sideline Pakistan in the region nothing much else, As someone mentioned it's a gathering of some countries with little in common with, It's bound to fail

The reason that some of it's members are vying for the inclusion of China is because their apprehension of Indian domination of the body, To balance things off, That itself is a reason why it will remain even more toothless than SAARC

 

[bluesky]

Even India can be in ASEAN as it is in close proximity with Indonesia. The Andaman and Nicobar islands.

I think, you are too simplifying things. India is not a part of Andaman & Nicobar. It is the opposite of that. The two island groups are Indian overseas territory.

 

[Mage]

BIMSTEC is an attempt by India to sideline Pakistan in the region nothing much else, As someone mentioned it's a gathering of some countries with little in common with, It's bound to fail

The reason that some of it's members are vying for the inclusion of China is because their apprehension of Indian domination of the body, To balance things off, That itself is a reason why it will remain even more toothless than SAARC

Is Sri-Lanka looking to join ASEAN? I think Bangladesh is trying to do something with ASEAN....Not sure how much will it work.
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017...ds-to-be-a-sectoral-dialogue-partner-of-asean

http://investvine.com/expanding-asean-five-candidates-and-their-options/

 

[gslv mk3]

India is not a part of Andaman & Nicobar. It is the opposite of that. The two island groups are Indian overseas territory.

A&N islands are classified as union territory just like Daman & Diu or NCT of Delhi.