On April 4, 2025, the 6th BIMSTEC Summit was hosted in Bangkok, Thailand. At the summit, BIMSTEC leaders have approved 6 key ...

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

BIMSTEC was formed in 1997 to foster regional cooperation among countries around the Bay of Bengal, and enhance trade and ...

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.

Implementation of Bimstec decisions has to be monitored at the highest political level, across member nations, if progress 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 grouping has emphasized disaster response in its activities, yet its response to Myanmar’s catastrophic earthquake is ...

PM Modi urged the leaders to expand Bimstec’s agenda for the progress of the region and unveiled a 21-point action plan to ...

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, ...

Attending the 6th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit hosted by ...

While addressing the regional bloc, PM Modi laid out his vision to boost business across BIMSTEC nations and harness the rich ...

In an opaque reference to China's growing assertiveness in the region, Modi told the grouping that a “free, open, secure and ...