What is BIMSTEC?

What is BIMSTEC ?

BIMSTEC-    BAY OF BENGAL INITIATIVE FOR MULTI-SECTORAL TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION

MEMBERS - 7
MEMBER'S COUNTRY -
BANGLADESH  , BHUTAN  , INDIA  , NEPAL , SRI LANKA  MYNMMAR  , THAILAND

GENESIS OF BIMSTEC  :
BANGKOK DECLARATION -6TH JUNE 1997

MEMBERS COUNTRIES  :-
BANGLADESH , INDIA  , SRI LANKA , THAILAND  ( IT IS CALLED BIST-EC)

BIMSTEC- 2004
MEMBERS COUNTRIES -
BANGLADESH , INDIA , SRILANKA , THAILAND, NEPAL , MYNMMAR , BHUTAN

IMPORTANT PROJECT :-

1. KALADAN  MULTIMODEL PROJECT : LINKS BETWEEN INDIA AND MYNMMAR

2. ASIAN TRILATERAL HIGHWAY PROJECT  - BETWEEN INDIA AND  THAILAND THROUGH MYNMAAR

3. BANGLADESH, BHUTAN,INDIA AND NEPAL  MOTOR VEHICLES AGREEMENT

IMPORTANCE FOR INDIA
1. NEIGHBOUR FIRST
2. LOOK EAST POLICY
3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH-EAST STATES OF INDIA

                 BIMSTEC   SUMMIT
1. BANGLADESH - 2004
2. INDIA (NEW DELHI )-2008
3. MYNMAAR - 2014
4. KATHMANDU - 2018
5. SRI LANKA - 2022 ( TENTATIVE)