Regional Cooperation
AboutRegional cooperation is evolved as part of South-South cooperation module, which is a broad framework for collaboration among countries of the South in the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and technical domains. Involving two or more developing countries, it can take place on a bilateral, regional, subregional or interregional basis. Developing countries share knowledge, skills, expertise and resources to meet their development goals through concerted efforts. Recent developments in South-South cooperation have taken the form of increased volume of South-South trade, South-South flows of foreign direct investment, movements towards regional integration, technology transfers, sharing of solutions and experts, and other forms of exchanges. Collaboration in which traditional donor countries and multilateral organizations facilitate South-South initiatives through the provision of funding, training, and management and technological systems as well as other forms of support is referred to as triangular cooperation. Regional cooperation has evolved as a broad framework of South-South Cooperation. AITD fosters research and capacity building to support regional organization such as SAARC, BIMSTEC, ASEAN and others. In addition, AITD has close collaborations with other organizations of Asia and the Pacific including UNESCAP. |
 Transport and Trade FacilitationTrade and transport has close relationship. A seamless transport between countries enable cost effective and efficient movement of goods. An efficient transport reduces not only cost of transportation but also cost of trade. Therefore, transport connectivity at regional and sub-regional levels is critical for enhancing economic cooperation and regional integration.
 International RelationsInternational relations explains the interactions between states in the global interstate system. International interaction between counties/states has broad areas including bilateral, multilateral relations and also economic, political and geopolitical diplomacy. In addition, global development agenda such as global development programmes, G-20 agenda, sustainable development agenda and cooperation between regional groupings fall under the purview of international relations. The Institute has closely been working with international, multilateral and regional organization to advocate efforts for sustainable development. |