African Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor.

The objective of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor is to connect Calcutta (India) with Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province (China).

1. Status: under study.
2. It will surely be part of the New Silk Road

Possibly paralysed due to tensions between China and India.

1. China favors the Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road, China-Europe)
   1. Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor
   2. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor
   3. China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor
   4. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
   5. China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor
   6. Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor
      1. Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Zone
   7. Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)
   8. East-West Economic Corridor (Myanmar-Thailand-Laos-Vietnam)
   9. India-Chabahar (Iran)-Afghanistan Economic Corridor
   10. International North-South Transport Corridor (India-Russia)
   11. International Transport and Transit Corridor of the Ashgabat Agreement
   12. Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
   13. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, Mongolia, China, North Korea)
   14. Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor (KTAI-ECO)
   15. Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail and Road Corridor (ITI-ECO)
2. India also bets on the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

Trans-European Transport Network Corridors

1. Atlantic Transport Corridor
2. Baltic-Adriatic Transport Corridor
3. North Sea-Baltic Transport Corridor
4. North Sea-Mediterranean Transport Corridor
5. Pan-European Corridor II
6. Pan-European Corridor IX

Sample:

This corridor will promote cross-border transportation, energy networks and telecommunications.

The route passes through several nodal points, such as: Mandalay and Lashio (Myanmar). It heads towards Kolkata after passing through Manipur and Silchar, before crossing Bangladesh through Sylhet and Dhaka, with branches extending to the ports of Cox Bazar and Chittagong.

Section of the Corridor: China - Myanmar border

Route G56: Kunming Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong Yi, Dali, Baoshan, Longlign County, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Muse (Myanmar border)

Sample:

Section of the Corridor in Myanmar

Highway 3 (Myanmar): Muse (China-Myanmar Border), Lashio, Hsipaw, Pyin U Lwin, Mandalay

1. Estimated time: 9 hours 3 minutes
2. Distance: 453 km

Section of the Corridor: Mandalay (Myanmar) - Imfal (Manipur, India)

Monywa-Kalaywa Highway (AH1): Myanmar (Burma), Monywa, Kalaywa, Khampa, Moreh, India-Myanmar Border, Imphal, India.

1. Estimated time: 15 hours 11 minutes
2. Distance: 586 km

First Section of the Corridor in India

NH102 Road: Moreh (India-Myanmar border), Sun Rise Lodge, Infal (Manipur, India)

1. Estimated time: 3 hours 22 minutes
2. Distance: 108 km

Imfal - Karimganj (Assam, India-Bangladesh Border) Route

NH37 Road: Imfal, Nungba, Tolen, Jiribam, Lakhipur, Silchar, Srikoma, Panchgram, Karimganj (Assam, India-Bangladesh border)

1. Estimated time: 9 hours 48 minutes
2. Distance: 307 km

Section of the Corridor in Bangladesh

N2 highway: Sylhet, Bishwanath, Niz Koronshi, Nabiganj, Bhairab, Narsingdi, Dhaka

1. Estimated time: 5 hours 59 minutes
2. Distance: 240 km

Dhaka - Jesore Route

N7 Road: Hemayetpur, Aricha, Paturia, Daulatdia (Ferry), Faridpur, Jashore, Bangladesh-India border

1. Estimated time: 6 hours 33 minutes
2. Distance: 211 km
3. This route includes a ferry

Section Jashore (Bangladesh) - Calcutta (West Bengal, India)

Jashore Road (Bangladesh), Bangaon, Gaighat, Habra, Bamangachi, Calcutta (West Bengal, India)

1. Estimated time: 4 hours 32 minutes
2. Distance: 123 km

Asian regional economic communities related to the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor

1. South Asian Free-Trade Area (SAARC): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
2. Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC): Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal
3. Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA): Bangladesh, China, India, South Korea, Laos, Mongolia and Sri Lanka
4. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
   1. Africa: Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, and Tanzania
   2. Asia: Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thailand
   3. Middle East: Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
5. Asian Clearing Union (ACU): Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
6. South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC): Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka
7. Greater Mekong Subregion: Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
8. China is also a member of:
   1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
   2. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
   3. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)
9. Myanmar is also a member of
   1. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
   1. ASEAN Economic Community
   2. ASEAN Free-Trade Area (AFTA)
   2. Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS)

Free Trade Agreements related to the countries of the corridor

1. Bangladesh has Free Trade Agreements with Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
   1. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
   2. Trade Preferential System of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (TPS-OIC)
2. China
   1. Free Trade Agreements with the ASEAN, Singapore, Pakistan, New Zealand, Peru, Costa Rica, the European Union, the Andean Community
3. India
   1. Free Trade Agreements with Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, ASEAN, South Korea, European Union, New Zealand, Africa-India, Mauritius, Canada, Australia, Gulf Cooperation Council, SACU, EFTA, MERCOSUR, Andean Community......
4. Myanmar
   1. Free Trade Agreements as ASEAN member: China, India, Canada, Australia-New Zealand, European Union, South Korea, Russia, United States, Pakistan, Japan...

Main Asian institutions related to the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor

1. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
2. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
3. Boao Forum for Asia
4. Colombo Plan
5. Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)

Main Islamic institutions related to the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor

1. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
2. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)

The main religions of the region of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor are:

1. Islam
2. Buddhism
3. Zoroastrianism
4. Hinduism
5. Jainism
6. Confucianism
7. Taoism

The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor belongs to the:

1. Economic Area of the Hindu Civilization
2. Economic Area of the Sinic Civilization
3. Economic Area of the Buddhist Civilization
4. Economic Area of the Islamic Civilization

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