Connectivity in South Asia: Corridor-led integration of BBIN countries mooted

NEW DELHI: Corridor-led economic development programmes are gaining momentum in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) and it is now time for them to join the dots.

“Given new and emerging infrastructure linkages, it is vital to advance, adapt and accelerate the use of big data and analytics to conceptualise corridor assessment and monitoring mechanisms to improve logistics quality for enhancing trade and competitiveness in the BBIN sub-region,” said Bipul Chatterjee, Executive Director, CUTS International, a leading public policy body.