trade - Himal Southasian (Page 3)

The economics of accomodation

The fate of India-Pakistan economic ties seems pegged to the fluctuating peace process between the two. But the normalisation of bilateral economic relations is inevitable, and will have far-reaching and unforeseen implications.

By Haris Gazdar

/ 1 Jul 2006

Inflation and the garments worker

Bangladesh's garment industry is constrained by competition from Chinese manufacturers, and the changes in global demand for trousers, jackets, shirts and sweaters.

By Zahin Hasan

/ 1 Jul 2006

‘Champagne and Basmati’ – Report from HK-WTO

Early on the morning of 17 December, the second ranking member of the US negotiating team came out with the first reasonably upbeat forecast for the ministerial conference of the

By Sukumar Muralidharan

/ 23 Jan 2006

WTO’s changing architecture

The ‘developing’ and ‘least developed’ countries have evolved a two-pronged approach: to keep fighting for their due rights and tariffs within the WTO; and create various safety nets in the form of bilateral and regional trading arrangements.

By A S Panneerselvan

/ 22 Jan 2006

Promise, not yet progress

Before the growth of regional trading blocs, there were the cold-war alliances such as the NATO, the Warsaw Pact, SEATO and CENTO. If it was geopolitics that led to the

By Ishan Bhaskar

/ 17 Jan 2006

Ways of the wind

Wind – Even when it is not blowing, it blows Who can lash down the wind? – Ramesh Prajapati in the Hindi poem "Hawa"

By C K Lal

/ 31 Oct 2005

The rise of the Indian multinational

The center of gravity of world business is shifting, and India's MNCs are ready to carve out a good sized chunk of the pie.

By Indrajit Lahiri

/ 1 Sep 2005

THE STILWELL ROAD: STRAIGHT AHEAD?

Here's a land route that would not only open up the possibilities for India's Northeast to trade and interact with its eastern neighbours, but as an overland link would also work to cement relationships between Southasia, East Asia and Southeast Asia.

By Carin I Fischer

/ 1 Sep 2005

Nathula: Trading in uncertainty

The increased bonhomie between India and China in recent years has opened up the possibility of building newer avenues of cooperation between the two countries. There are reports that after

By A.C. Sinha

/ 1 Sep 2005

Understanding India

If there is one word that has been used endlessly to describe India's foreign policy, it is 'continuity'. For almost four decades during the Cold War,

By The Editors

/ 31 Jul 2005

Caged Regionalism – The disappointment of SAFTA and BIMSTEC

In order to take advantage of the global trade regime, countries of Southasia must first develop trade between each other.

By Posh Raj Pandey

/ 17 Jul 2005

Energy in the East

Not satisfied with its explorations westwards, India is also looking to the east in its quest for energy security. In January 2005, plans for a pipeline carrying natural gas from

By Prashant Jha

/ 30 Jun 2005