24-Mar-2025
The Economic Times
The upcoming Bimstec summit in Bangkok, held from April 2-4, aims to establish a maritime transport agreement to enhance trade between India, Myanmar, and Thailand. The summit will also focus on finalizing the long-pending free trade agreement to boost intra-regional trade.
20-Dec-2024
The Business Standard
Dhaka has called upon the BIMSTEC to expedite the process for finalizing the necessary instruments for early implementation of the Free Trade Agreement among the member states.
27-Mar-2023
The Economic Times
Free Trade Agreement among the BIMSTEC countries is at the final stage of formulation, the secretary general Tenzin Lekphell said.
9-Jun-2019
Economic Times
Newly appointed external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday rued the fact that South Asia is among the least inter-connected regions in the world, but efforts are being made to make the region more integrated. Referring to BIMSTEC, which connects South Asia with Southeast Asia, Jaishankar said that India has strong synergy with other BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) states.