Bangladesh's Yunus calls for integrated economic plan including India’s northeast states in talks with Nepal

Bangladesh's Yunus rakes up India's Northeast again, calls for integrated economic plan with Nepal and Bhutan

Looking to court a controversy amid the India-Pakistan conflict that concluded in a ceasefire, the Bangladesh government's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has again raked up India's northeastern states as he proposed an economic integration plan including Nepal and Bhutan also. During a meeting in Dhaka with the visiting deputy speaker of Nepal’s House of Representatives, Yunus emphasised the importance of cross-border cooperation in sect…

Yunus changes tack on India’s Northeast, calls for ‘plan for Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan & Seven Sisters’

Yunus, in March during a visit to China, had described the northeastern Indian states as ‘landlocked’ and reliant on Bangladesh for maritime access.

Bangladesh's Yunus calls for integrated economic plan including India’s northeast states in talks with Nepal

Bangladesh's Yunus advocated for an integrated economic plan involving Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and India's northeastern states, highlighting key sectors for cooperation.

Bangladesh calls for regional economic plan with India's Northeast, Nepal, Bhutan

One of the key focus areas was regional energy cooperation, especially hydropower, Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said.

After China, Bangladesh's Yunus Mentions India's Northeast States In Talks With Nepal

Muhammad Yunus said, "There should be an integrated economic plan for Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and the Seven Sisters."

Is Yunus getting it wrong about India's northeast again? Says economic integration of...

During a meeting with Nepal's Parliament Speaker Indira Rana, Yunus called for "an integrated economic plan for Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and the Seven Sisters"