Developments in Bangladesh necessitate renewed focus on alternatives to strengthen connectivity with the Northeast, especially the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport project via Myanmar
Waterway is part of multimodal project to boost trade between India & Myanmar & provide strategic link to northeast. Approved in 2008, it has seen setbacks due to turmoil in Myanmar.
The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.
RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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