Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a dynamic speech at the BIMSTEC Summit, which concluded in Thailand, highlighting key areas for further cooperation and announcing initiatives to strengthen ...

BIMSTEC is a sub-regional multilateral organization.It includes seven member states situated around the Bay of Bengal.

BIMSTEC is also an avenue for India to bind its insurgency-wracked Northeast economically with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Thailand. Prime Minister Modi described it as the “heart” of BIMSTEC, ...

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will join a regional leaders' summit in Thailand next week where he is seeking high-level bilateral meetings, three sources with direct knowledge told Reuters, in ...

A Strategic Turn in Goa The turning point came when PM Modi extended a special invitation to BIMSTEC leaders to attend a Leaders’ Retreat in Goa, held on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in 2016.

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional grouping established in 1997, consisting of seven countries—Bangladesh, Bhutan ...

India’s active role in BIMSTEC aligns with its broader strategic objectives under the Neighborhood First and Act ...

Implementation of Bimstec decisions has to be monitored at the highest political level, across member nations, if progress is ...

The grouping has emphasized disaster response in its activities, yet its response to Myanmar’s catastrophic earthquake is ...

PM Modi's back-to-back visits to Thailand and Sri Lanka signalled India's intention to cement its role as a regional ...

The BIMSTEC Free Trade Area remains stalled since 2004, delaying trade liberalisation and weakening investor confidence.

Prosperous, Resilient and Open’, reflecting the shared aspirations of member nations and a collective vision for inclusive ...