South Asia
South Asia or Southern Asia is the southern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate and defined largely by the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Himalayas, Karakoram, and Pamir mountains on the north. The Amu Darya, which rises north of the Hindu Kush, forms part of the northwestern border. On land (clockwise), South Asia is bounded by Western Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. The South Asian Association …
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RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 10 May 2024 English
Views expressed in the outcome document are those of the participants of the conference and not the views of the Governments of India, Bangladesh or Japan, and the RIS. [...] …
Remarks • Mr Takuma Otaki, METI Representative for South Asia and Director JETRO India, New Delhi • Dr Sabyasachi … level. 20 Takuma Otaki METI Representative for South Asia and Director of JETRO India, New Delhi. Mr. Takuma … Takuma Otaki is presently METI representative for South Asia and Director of JETRO India, New Delhi. A prior … has also been contributing to G20, BRICS and South-Asia Think-Tank forums and networks. He has also contributed … (ICRIER). He is also the current Editor of the South Asia Economic Journal published by Sage. At RIS he …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 10 May 2024 English
Views expressed in the outcome document are those of the participants of the conference and not the views of the Governments of India, Bangladesh or Japan, and the RIS. [...] …
Remarks • Mr Takuma Otaki, METI Representative for South Asia and Director JETRO India, New Delhi • Dr Sabyasachi … level. 20 Takuma Otaki METI Representative for South Asia and Director of JETRO India, New Delhi. Mr. Takuma … Takuma Otaki is presently METI representative for South Asia and Director of JETRO India, New Delhi. A prior … has also been contributing to G20, BRICS and South-Asia Think-Tank forums and networks. He has also contributed … (ICRIER). He is also the current Editor of the South Asia Economic Journal published by Sage. At RIS he …
Amnesty International · 10 May 2024 English
Authorities in Nepal are failing to protect Dalits, particularly women and girls, from systemic and widespread caste-based discrimination.
against Dalits NEWS ASIA AND THE PACIFIC NEPAL SOUTH ASIA PRESS RELEASE DISCRIMINATION RACIAL DISCRIMINATION … impact of climate change on air pollution in South Asia requires urgent international cooperation and …
World Bank Group · 9 May 2024 English
Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project (P158522) SOUTH ASIA | India | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 9 May 2024 English
This study explains why Nepal needs to strengthen its National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) to better shield households from the financial impact of health care costs and achieve its ambitious …
is a landlocked federal democratic republic in South Asia with an estimated population of 29.2 million … 3 3.4 63.3 140 Sri Lanka 100 76.4 2.2 6.7 36 South Asia average 82 69.7 2.3 37.1 163 Low-income countries … surpassed Pakistan in this regard and was below the South Asia average of 37 per 1,000 live births. Furthermore … health expenditure (CHE) of $65, compared to the South Asia average of $205.8, is significantly lower. Nepal’s … of CHE (51.3%) is also higher compared to the South Asia average (48.2%). As noted earlier, higher OOPS …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 9 May 2024 English
Introduction Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government was re-elected to power for the fourth consecutive time at the 12 th parliamentary election in January 2024. PM Hasina returned …
is crucial to the US’s strategic interests in South Asia, where China has been aggressive in consolidating … Neighbourhood First and Act East policies, focused on South Asia and the Bay of Bengal regions. As both nations … emerging as India’s largest trading partner in South Asia and its fifth largest export destination.7 From … initiatives also expand to the trilateral level within South Asia. In the energy sector, India and Nepal signed … at a critical geopolitical junction between South Asia and Southeast Asia has gained the country strategic …
