On a cool and moist afternoon in India’s North-East, in a region long defined by distance and difficult terrain, policymakers and diplomats gathered to talk about roads, rivers and ports, and about how geography might finally begin to work in the North-East’s favour.
This initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) towards capacity building in the region, with Indian expertise in critical areas of healthcare, was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 6th BIMSTEC Summit.
The initiative was part of the 21-point action plan announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 6th BIMSTEC Summit to further strengthen BIMSTEC.
In yet another incident of violence against minorities in Bangladesh, a Hindu leader in Dinajpur's Biral upazila was abducted and brutally assaulted to death, as confirmed by the local police and family members.
India on Thursday reiterated that it remains committed to developing a positive and constructive relationship with Bangladesh irrespective of certain trade issues, including the recent termination of the transshipment facility.
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has emerged as a prominent regional organization with increasing geopolitical and economic clout in the Indo-Pacific. The 2025 BIMSTEC Summit, recently held in Bangkok, Thailand, signaled potential shifts in regional cooperation strategies.
Addressing the 3rd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting (BAMM) in Kathmandu, Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan said to further strengthen cooperation among BIMSTEC countries, India has proposed the establishment of a 'BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence for Agriculture Cooperation in India'.
The recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus at the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok marks a crucial moment in the evolving relationship between the two South Asian nations.
He said he was happy to share India's experience in setting up digital public infrastructure (DPI) with BIMSTEC countries.
At the meeting in Bangkok on the margins of the BIMSTEC Summit, the prime minister said India supports efforts aimed at fostering trust and advancing a Myanmar-owned and Myanmar-led transition towards a peaceful, stable and democratic future.
