Discuss about BIMSTEC and its recent grouping by India’s PM also explain about its significance

Structure of answer:

  • • Introduction (Say about BIMSTEC in general).
  • • What is BIMSTEC? (Say about what are countries present, when its started).
  • • Recent Grouping.
  • • Significance of BIMSTEC.
  • • Conclusion.

Key points:

  • • In an effort to integrate the region, the grouping was formed in 1997, originally
    with Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and later included Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.
  • • BIMSTEC, which now includes five countries from South Asia and two from ASEAN, is a bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia.
  • • It includes all the major countries of South Asia, except Maldives, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  • • India’s Prime Minister held meetings with the visiting foreign leaders who had attended the swearing-in ceremony on May 30th, 2019.
  • • At the meetings, Prime Minister urged for a closer multilateral and bilateral cooperation.
  • • President of Kyrgyz Repubic, Sooranbay Jeenbekov, was the first to meet India’s PM,
    hours after the event at the Forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
  • • The visiting side reiterated the invite to him to visit capital Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit meeting in June.
  • • It is important to note that the Kyrgyz Republic is the current SCO chair.
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