First BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting concludes with adoption of Delhi Declaration

The First BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting concluded with the adoption of the Delhi Declaration in New Delhi on 13 October 2026. The meeting was attended by Home Ministers and representatives from BIMSTEC member states including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The Delhi Declaration reaffirms commitments to regional security cooperation, counter-terrorism, combating transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and cybercrimes. It emphasizes the implementation of existing conventions and plans of action, capacity building, and strengthening the institutional architecture for security under the BIMSTEC framework.