Tuticorin Container Terminal: Where we were, where we are & where we wish to be
P. Jeyanth Jason Thomas General Manager, Chakiat Group (Tuticorin branch), President, Tuticorin Customs Brokers’ Association, Vice President, Tuticorin Ship Agents’ Association, Member of Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Association of India Honorary Secretary of Mission to Seafarers, Tuticorin Centre Looking back into the past brings certain very pleasant memories to my mind. Those were the days […]
Democracy Survey
Observer Research Foundation (ORF), a New Delhi based research think tank, has commissioned a multinational study titled ‘Democracy Survey’. The objective of the study is to seek opinion of the public in general on democracy and is aimed at understanding the citizens’ perceptions on identified areas around the prevailing political environment in selected countries. BRIEF […]
Container Freight Stations: Role and Issues – Interpretations at Indian Ports
Samit Chakraborty Manager (Projects) As India embarks on a renewed journey towards the overall improvement of its trade environment, port-led development would continue to be the fulcrum around which much of the strategic deliberations are expected to revolve. Further, cargo handling capacity of ports – a key factor determining trade volumes – would be determined […]
Pursuing Reforms at Indian Ports to Improve the Trading Environment for International Business
The project “Pursuing Reforms at Indian Ports to Improve the Trading Environment for International Business” aims at pursuing, promoting and facilitating identified procedural reforms, supporting their implementation and positively impacting policy-making in four broad areas: Information Exchange Platforms Container Freight Stations (CFS) PPP Projects at Ports Trade Facilitation Committee Meetings (PTFC & CCFC) This current […]
Bridging Infrastructural Deficits at Select Trade Ports in India Report Release
Bridging Infrastructural Deficits at Select Trade Ports in India report release by Honorable Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari*, Minister of Road, Transport and Highways, on 30th March 2016 (Wednesday), 5.00 PM – 8.00 PM at Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Center, New Delhi The report is an outcome of a study launched in April 2015 aimed at facilitating India’s trade […]
Cross LoC Trade: Creating Positive Constituencies
Conciliation Resources and Bureau of Research on Industry & Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF) have jointly launched a program on Cross LoC trade through Jammu and Kashmir, primarily aimed at supporting and fostering LoC trade and addressing the associated development issues. Over the last seven years Cross LoC trade has been the most impactful Confidence Building Measure […]
Stakeholders’ Consultation: Bridging Infrastructural Deficits at Select Trade Ports in India
As part of its ongoing study on ‘Bridging Infrastructural Deficits at Select Trade Ports in India,’ Bureau of Research on Industry and Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF) organized a regional Stakeholders’ Consultation on 18 November 2015 in Mumbai. The Consultation was aimed at bringing together key stakeholders from the ports sector (Land and Sea) to deliberate upon […]
Seven years of cross-LoC trade
Shujaat Bukhari Veteran journalist, Convener of Kashmir Initiative Group On October 21, the cross Line of Control (LoC) trade will complete seven years of existence. On face value not much has been achieved in institutionalising this trade, yet in the absence of a proper mechanism (required for such a trade) and continued hostilities between India […]
Raising the State in India’s Foreign Policy
Tridivesh Singh Maini Senior Research Associate, The Jindal School of International Affairs, OP Jindal Global University, Sonepat In recent years, state governments have begun to be acknowledged as important stakeholders in foreign policy, not just by scholars, but by successive central governments. This, in spite of the fact that matters pertaining to foreign policy fall […]
An eastern road to Indian and regional prosperity
Afaq Hussain Director, BRIEF Riya Sinha Research Assistant, BRIEF Of late, India has adopted a ‘diplomatic détente’ approach for fruition of her Act East Policy, and the latest developments along the eastern border, both domestic and international, have been significant steps towards India’s ambition of becoming a regional and global power. Domestically, the north-east plays […]