BIMSTEC in BRICS

BIMSTEC in BRICS
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Over a period of time, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has definitely gone beyond its initial mandate of securing technological and economic cooperation among nations in the coast of Bengal.

Over a period of time, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has definitely gone beyond its initial mandate of securing technological and economic cooperation among nations in the coast of Bengal.

The inclusion of Nepal and Bhutan into BIMSTEC in 2004 along with BRICS and SAARC membership gave India an alternative platform to engage with all its immediate neighbours such as Sri Lanka, China, Bhutan, Burma, Nepal, while keeping Pakistan at an arm’s length.

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