Nepal’s bilateral trade with seven south Asian countries has been increased by 8.2 percent in 2006-2007.
India’s former cricket coach, Greg Chappell thinks that India needs to replace their old star cricketers by new faces in the coming tour of Australia. Indian selectors recall Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik in the test squad for the first two tests against India.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going to grant $1.2 million in order to increase the capacity of research institutes, think tanks and experts in South Asia. ADB thinks that this will help to build a stronger regional cooperation.
Bhutan has experienced 8.5 percent growth in GDP in 2006 financial year. Bhutanese dancers have started performing traditional dances Vajrayana Buddhism in order to collect money to save the monasteries in the country.
Indian traders will import 300 tons of pepper from Sri Lanka to meet the domestic demand.
About five million people suffer from Diabetes in Bangladesh. A strong cyclone is likely to hit Bay of Bengal sea shore in Bangladesh.
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Let me be first to give my thanks to you for giving the links of some important news of South Asia in one article. I enjoyed all of the articles. I am happy that ADB is trying to increase research institutes and think tanks in this part of Asia. It will obviously increase cooperation among the countries of South Asia.
Posted by: Biplob Kishore Deb | November 14, 2007 11:00 AM | Permalink to Comment