LEADERS INVITED FOR SWEARING CEREMONY

BHIMSTEC Leaders invited for Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s swearing ceremony to be held on Thursday 

.Apart from India, Bangladesh, Nepal , Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar,the  members of BIMSTEC,

are attending. It is the group of countries called the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and

 Economic Cooperation, BIMSTEC has been a proprity for the Prime Minister  Modi as the South Asian

 Association for Regional Cooperation  (SAARC) has made a little progress due to Pakistans negative apporach.     

           Narendra Modi had organised an informal Bimstec meet in Goa during Octobe 2016. Since 2017

 National Security advisors of Bimstec have been meeting regularly to combat transnational crimes and terror

 in the region . Bimstec Motor Vehicle Agreement is an ambitious plan towards connectivity in South and

 South East Asia.

          There are 14 sectors of regional economic and technical co operation among the member State 

the coastal of Bay of Bengal.The Sectors include Trade and Investments, Travel and Communication, Tourism

Health, Fisheries, Agriculture.