SAWTEE’s participation in SAEX XIV held in Dhaka
The Fourteenth South Asia Economic Summit (SAES XIV) concluded with an emphasis on the need to strengthen regional cooperation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Summit organized by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on 4-5 November 2023 brought together key stakeholders of South Asia’s integration and also experts and scholars from beyond the region who worked on the issues of interest and concern to South Asia. The Summit, with its overarching theme “Reframing South Asian Regional Cooperation in the New Context National and Global Dimensions”, stressed the urgent need to rethink the modalities of South Asian cooperation, taking into cognisance the new developments – both within and outside the region – which have implications for intra-regional cooperation in South Asia.
As one of the co-organizers, SAWTEE also participated in the SAES XIV. SAWTEE’s team, comprising Dr. Posh Raj Pandey, Chairman, Dr. Paras Kharel, Executive Director, Ms. Dikshya Singh, Programme Coordinator and Mr. Kshitiz Dahal, Senior Research Officer, participated in the sessions where they discussed new challenges and opportunities for regional cooperation in the changing geo-strategic contexts, regional cooperation in building climate change resilience, cross-border labour management, and prospects of currency union among others.
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