Under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, India hosts first meeting of BIMSTEC Home Ministers in New Delhi

India hosted the first meeting of BIMSTEC Home Ministers in New Delhi, chaired by Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah. The meeting included delegations from all BIMSTEC member states: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Discussions emphasized regional security, zero tolerance against terrorism, and a 'Whole-of-Region' approach to combat drug trafficking, cyber threats, and transnational organized crime. The participants approved several key frameworks, including the BIMSTEC Convention against Trafficking in Persons, a Plan of Action on Drug Control, an MoU on Capacity Building to Combat Money Laundering and Terror Financing, a Plan of Action on Illicit Financial Flows, a Plan of Action for Disaster Management, and adopted the Delhi Declaration to strengthen regional cooperation.