BIMSTEC
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretariat has finalized BIMSTEC charter after 23 years of its inception.
- In absence of a dedicated charter, BIMSTEC is running with the spirit of Bangkok Declaration of 1997 which is not comprehensive in nature nor does account for the changed geopolitical scenario as it was signed way back in 1997.
About BIMSTEC
- BIMSTEC was established in 1997 as BISTEC with four countries: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It was named BIMSTEC in 2004 after Myanmar (1997), Nepal (2004) and Bhutan (2004) joined it.
- 1st Summit meeting was held ....
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