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<bold>Subject and purpose of work:</bold> The study attempts to examine the trade unfairness and transboundary bottlenecks between Bangladesh and India with a view to prosper a balanced trade and sustained water cooperation.
<bold>Materials and methods:</bold> The study is based on secondary data and statistical information. Mixed research methods such as qualitative, quantitative and data visualization techniques are adopted in this study to assess the political economy of river basin management, loss and damage assessment and trade situation assessment.
<bold>Results:</bold> Due to upstream intervention, the North-Western region of Bangladesh has lost 4254218 metric tons of rice production during 2006-2014 cropping years which value is $1036 million. During the same period, the trade deficit of Bangladesh stood at $5.58 billion with India due to the diverse tariff and non-tariff barriers which triggers tension between this close neighbor.
<bold>Conclusions:</bold> The trade and water co-operation should be extended among the South Asian countries including India and Bangladesh without delay to obtain the maximum benefit and economic prosperity.
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Subject and purpose of work: The study attempts to examine the trade unfairness and transboundary bottlenecks between Bangladesh and India with a view to prosper a balanced trade and sustained water cooperation.
Materials and methods: The study is based on secondary data and statistical information. Mixed research methods such as qualitative, quantitative and data visualization techniques are adopted in this study to assess the political economy of river basin management, loss and damage assessment and trade situation assessment.
Results: Due to upstream intervention, the North-Western region of Bangladesh has lost 4254218 metric tons of rice production during 2006-2014 cropping years which value is $1036 million. During the same period, the trade deficit of Bangladesh stood at $5.58 billion with India due to the diverse tariff and non-tariff barriers which triggers tension between this close neighbor.
Conclusions: The trade and water co-operation should be extended among the South Asian countries including India and Bangladesh without delay to obtain the maximum benefit and economic prosperity.

Regional Co-Operation and Economic Prosperity in South Asia: Challenges of Unfair Trade and Transboundary Deadlock

Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne

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Subject and purpose of work: The study attempts to examine the trade unfairness and transboundary bottlenecks between Bangladesh and India with a view to...

Regional Co-Operation and Economic Prosperity in South Asia: Challenges of Unfair Trade and Transboundary Deadlock

Published Online: Apr 18, 2019

Page range: 1 - 11

Received: Jan 01, 2019

Accepted: Mar 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2019-0001

Keywords
trade balance, bi-lateral relation, transboundary deadlock, regional cooperation, non-tariff barrier, international river

© 2019 Md. Arfanuzzaman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Regional Co-Operation and Economic Prosperity in South Asia: Challenges of Unfair Trade and Transboundary Deadlock

Published Online: Apr 18, 2019

Page range: 1 - 11

Received: Jan 01, 2019

Accepted: Mar 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2019-0001

Keywordstrade balance, bi-lateral relation, transboundary deadlock, regional cooperation, non-tariff barrier, international river

© 2019 Md. Arfanuzzaman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
trade balance, bi-lateral relation, transboundary deadlock, regional cooperation, non-tariff barrier, international river