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[International Symposium]Bay of Bengal Updates: Regional Economic Cooperation at a Crossroads
In March 2023, Prime Minister Kishida announced the Bay of Bengal and Northeastern India Industrial Value Chain Initiative as part of Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) vision. Centered on the deep-sea port at Matarbari, a core component of the Moheshkhali–Matarbari Integrated Infrastructure Development Initiative (MIDI), the project seeks to ease congestion at Chattogram Port and strengthen regional connectivity including India’s Northeastern Region (NER) and landlocked neighboring countries of Bhutan and Nepal as its economic hinterland. Supported by long-standing cooperation among J...
International Symposium
Event Date:2026.02.09