New Futures for BIMSTEC

Adluri Subramanyam Raju is Professor and former Head, UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) and Centre for South Asian Studies, and Coordinator of the UGC Centre for Maritime Studies, Pondicherry University, India. He was recipient of the Mahbub Ul Haq Award (Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo, 2003), Scholar of Peace Award (WISCOMP, New Delhi, 2002) and Kodikara Award (RCSS, Colombo, 1998). He was Salzburg Seminar Fellow (2006). He received the National Best Teacher Award (C.V.S. Krishnamurthy Theja Charities, Tirupati, 2017) and Best Teacher Award twice (Pondicherry University, 2013 and 2018). He was a Visiting Fellow at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo, May 2012. He is a member for Third Task Force on Blue Economy, FICCI, New Delhi, India. He has published 22 books and 48 papers.Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury is Senior Fellow with the Neighbourhood Initiative of Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata, India. She is the coordinator of the research project, ‘Proximity to Connectivity’. She specialises in South Asia, refugees, forced migration, and women in conflict zones. She is the recipient of the Public Service Broadcasting Trust Senior Media Fellowship (2007), and the Kodikara Award from the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo in 1998-99. She was also ICSSR Post-Doctoral Fellow (2004-06) at the Centre for the Studies of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi, and a Visiting Fellow at The Maison des Sciences de I’Homme, Paris, France. Her recent publications include India-Myanmar Borderlands: Ethnicity, Security and Connectivity (Co-edited: 2020),Connecting Nations: India and Southeast Asia (co-edited, 2019), State of Being Stateless (co-edited, 2015),Women in Indian Borderlands (co-edited, 2011)

• IntroductionAdluri Subramanyam Raju and Anasua Basu Ray ChaudhuryPart-1BIMSTEC as a Regional Organization: Background Perspective on BIMSTEC in Transformation South AsiaHarshit OmerDelimitation of Maritime Boundary in Bay of BengalAdluri Subramanyam RajuPart-2Connectivity in Bay of Bengal RegionRevitalising BIMSTEC: Resurgence of Port Connectivity across the BayAnasua Basu Ray ChaudhuryBIMSTEC in the Indo-Pacific: Towards greater maritime synergies with IORA and ASEANTejal Khanna Exploring Newer Vistas of Connectivity between South Asia and Southeast Asia: A case of the Stilwell Road between India and MyanmarAditya BordalaiCan BIMSTEC be an alternative to BRI?Sukanya BaliOuter Space for BIMSTEC: An All Inclusive RevivalHarini MadhusudanPart-3Economic Cooperation in BIMSTECBIMSTEC and role of the North East in Promoting Agriculture, Trade and InvestmentSurender S. GhonkroktaRole of Sustainable development in BIMSTEC Maritime Security and Blue Economy FrameworkSwati GaneshanEnergy cooperation in BIMSTEC: Trends, Opportunities and ChallengesPriyanshi ChauhanPart-4External Powers and BIMSTECRegional Economic Dynamics of BIMSTEC during the Global Recession: China Factor in the Regional CaucusSaroj Kumar Mohanty12. BIMSTEC: Exploring the Potential and Prospects of Japan’s roleM. Mayilvaganan Part-5Security Threats in Bay of Bengal RegionBIMSTEC: A solution to the Rohingya Problem?Aparupa BhattacherjeeCounter-terrorism measures in Bay of Bengal: Assessing Opportunities and ChallengesKarnika Jain