BIMSTEC (Regional Groupings).
Syllabus: UPSC Mains GS2: India & neighbourhood, groupings, international institutions, diaspora
BIMSTEC for UPSC: seven members, Bangkok Declaration 1997, Charter of 2022, seven pillars, Dhaka secretariat, Bangkok summit 2025, connectivity and PYQs.
India hosted the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers Meeting in New Delhi on 13 October 2026. The seven member States adopted the Delhi Declaration, condemning terrorism including cross-border terrorism, and called for full use of the BIMSTEC anti-terror and mutual legal assistance conventions. A Disaster Management Centre is planned in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
UPSC angle: Prelims: members, HMM, conventions and dates, Jamnagar centre. · Mains GS-II: regional groupings; India's neighbourhood and security cooperation.
13 Oct 2026
People-to-people links are BIMSTEC's weak spot; this is a small fix.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BIMSTEC.
16 Mar 2026
People-to-people links are BIMSTEC's weak spot; this is a small fix.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BIMSTEC.
16 Mar 2026
Health capacity building is a low-cost, high-trust tool in the Bay of Bengal neighbourhood.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BIMSTEC members.
3 Aug 2025
BIMSTEC farm ministers are working on regional food security.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
9 Apr 2025
Bay of Bengal links replace SAARC.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BIMSTEC.
4 Apr 2025