Context
At the first-ever meeting of BIMSTEC Home Ministers in New Delhi, member countries adopted the Delhi Declaration to strengthen regional cooperation against terrorism, radicalisation, terrorist financing and misuse of emerging technologies for terrorist activities.
Explanation
- BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) was established on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
- It comprises seven members: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
- Its Secretariat is in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and its chairmanship rotates among member countries.
- BIMSTEC connects South Asia and Southeast Asia, promoting regional cooperation across seven sectors.
- Security cooperation, including counter-terrorism and transnational crime, is led by India.
- The Delhi Declaration condemns terrorism in all forms, including cross-border terrorism, and calls for preventing radicalisation and terrorist recruitment.
- It emphasises combating terror financing, cybercrime, drug trafficking and misuse of emerging technologies.
- It supports implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1267 sanctions, targeting designated terrorists and terrorist organisations.
- The BIMSTEC Convention on Combating International Terrorism, Transnational Organised Crime and Illicit Drug Trafficking entered into force in March 2021.
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