Nepal Prime Minister three-day visit promises to emphasise economic and cultural link and settle disputes like Kalapani-Lipulekh through quiet, structured negotiations
The adoption of a BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal multi-modal technical and economic cooperation) charter at the grouping's 25th year is a much needed, and much delayed development
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle