Why in News?
- The meeting discussed traditional and emerging non-traditional security threats in the BIMSTEC region.
- The working group on counter-terror deals with a few key realms of policy. These include
- Intelligence Sharing
- Legal and Law Enforcement
- Countering Radicalization and Terrorism
- Anti- Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
- Human Trafficking
- Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursor Chemicals,
Key facts about BIMSTEC?
- The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation is a regional grouping started in 1997.
- Member countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal
- This group was launched by signing the Bangkok Declaration.
Q1) Where is BIMSTEC’S permanent secretariat?
It is located at Dhaka which was opened in 2014 and India contributes 32% of its expenditure
Source: All India Radio
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