BIMSTEC Latest News
The first-ever BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival was recently held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
About BIMSTEC
- It is a grouping of seven member states lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal.
- The organization came into existence on 6 June 1997 through the ‘Bangkok Declaration’.
- Membership: It is a unique link connecting South Asia with Southeast Asia – five Members from South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) and two from South-East Asia (Myanmar and Thailand).
- BIMSTEC organizes intergovernmental interactions through Summits, Ministerial Meetings, Senior Officials Meetings, Permanent Working Committee, Joint Working Groups, and Experts Level Meetings,
- The BIMSTEC region brings together 1.7 billion people – 22% of the world population with a combined GDP of US$ 5 trillion.
- Permanent Secretariat: Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- BIMSTEC has identified 14 priority areas of cooperation where a member country takes the lead.
- India is the lead country for Transport & Communication, Tourism, Environment & Disaster Management, and Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime.
Source: NOA
Last updated on January, 2026
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