High-profile policy colloquium held at NSU

NSU Centre for Peace Studies (CPS) of the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) organised the event.

Japanese Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori, Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, were present at the conference. Vice-Chancellor of NSU Prof Atiqul Islam chaired the session. Dr M Jashim Uddin, Associate Professor of Political Science and Sociology at NSU, and Prof  Shahidul Haque, SIPG, NSU, were present in the programme, among others.


Japanese Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori emphasized the rising geopolitical significance of Bangladesh in the global context while Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen underscored the potential of a trilateral partnership between Bangladesh, India, and Japan, leveraging Bangladesh's strategic location.

He said this partnership would focus on investment, market development, and enhanced connectivity, with India's growing economy and Japan's capital surplus playing crucial roles; he also urged Japan to expand its BIG-B initiative for regional prosperity and sustainable development.

Meanwhile, Sabyasachi Dutta, executive director of Asian Confluence, India, mentioning India's North East Region (NER) is a crucial connector for Bangladesh with India and South and Southeast Asia, said that extensive connectivity in the region can foster a competitive business climate and stimulate regional trade and economic growth.

The colloquium also focused on the challenges that need to be overcome to ensure the success of the trilateral partnership, with a particular focus on border stabilization.