On August 25, Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow for Foreign Policy Studies, participated in a colloquium on BIMSTEC and the Bay: Consolidating Connectivity, organised by Nalanda University. The panellists included Dr. Ruth Banomyong, Professor, Thammasat Business School, Dr. Thiam Hee Ng, Senior Economist, Asian Development Bank, C.S.R. Ram, Joint Secretary (BIMSTEC & SAARC), Ministry of External Affairs, Dr. Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation,