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 ...

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 ...

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

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

In an opaque reference to China's growing assertiveness in the region, Modi told the grouping that a “free, open, secure and safe Indian Ocean is our shared priority” and that the Maritime ...

India has taken a proactive role in strengthening Bimstec, announcing 20 initiatives aimed at enhancing connectivity, ...

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

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.

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

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today called upon the leaders of BIMSTEC member states to extend their valued support in redeeming their collective commitments to revitalise the organisation, rising ...

Attending the 6th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit hosted by Thailand, the Prime Minister also offered a pilot study by India to assess ...