SAARC and BIMSTEC

South Asia’s Struggle for Regional Integration: The Roles of SAARC and BIMSTEC

South Asia, home to over a quarter of the world's population, remains one of the least integrated regions globally in terms of trade and connectivity. Intraregional trade accounts for barely 5% of the region's total trade, a stark contrast to...
S Jaishankar

Indian Foreign Minister’s week-long visit to Indonesia and Thailand

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on a week-long visit to Indonesia and Thailand starting Wednesday for meetings with counterparts from the ASEAN and BIMSTEC groups. During his visit to Indonesia, Jaishankar will meet his counterparts in the...
BIMSTEC

What is BIMSTEC? History and current status of BIMSTEC

The Bay of Bengal Initiative And Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation – BIMSTEC was formed through the Bangkok Declaration on June 6, 1997, and BIMSTEC headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. What is BIMSTEC? Bay of Bengal Initiative and Multi-Sectoral Technical and...