NEW DELHI: Countering terrorism, bettering regional connectivity and boosting trade can be key center of attention of the BIMSTEC summit in Kathmandu on August 30-31 which can be attended through Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of leaders from the area, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
The leaders on the summit are also more likely to deliberate on having a tri-services army exercise some of the member countries besides exchanging views on a free trade settlement, Secretary (East) in the MEA Preeti Saran instructed journalists.
The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) is a regional grouping comprising Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. The grouping accounts for 22 consistent with cent of the worldwide population, and has a mixed gross domestic made of $2.8 trillion.
It can be Modi's fourth visit to Nepal after becoming prime minister in 2014. He is expected to hold bilateral conferences with several leaders at the sidelines of the summit.
India has been pushing for making the BIMSTEC a colourful shape for regional collaboration as cooperation under the SAARC (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation) framework used to be not shifting ahead.
Citing proceeding reinforce to cross-border terrorism from Pakistan, India has been keeping up that it used to be tricky to proceed with SAARC initiative under current cases. BIMSTEC excludes Pakistan.
As Pakistan used to be blocking connectivity tasks such as the SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA), India is now pushing for equivalent pact in BIMSTEC with an purpose to beef up regional trade.
Saran said the BIMSTEC inaugural plenary session can be held in the afternoon of August 30 followed through a gala dinner and a cultural programme to be hosted through Nepal.
She said the leaders are expected to deliberate on a range of problems including ways to effectively deal with terrorism and radicalisation.
India had organised the BIMSTEC Leaders' Retreat in Goa in October 2016 all over which the grouping had recommended New Delhi's effort to nook Pakistan on terror.
In its Goa declaration, the grouping said the fight in opposition to terrorism will have to not most effective be confined to disrupting and eliminating terror networks, but sturdy measures will have to be taken in opposition to states supporting terrorists and falsely extolling their virtues.
Saran said bettering collaboration in the areas of regional connectivity, coastal transport, house, power, shipping and tourism can be the focus of the summit, including the bloc used to be having a look at toning up agreements in a number of key areas.
Next day, the leaders will have a "retreat session" to be be followed through a last session. At the tip of the summit, the BIMSTEC will come out with a declaration.
The leaders on the summit are also more likely to deliberate on having a tri-services army exercise some of the member countries besides exchanging views on a free trade settlement, Secretary (East) in the MEA Preeti Saran instructed journalists.
The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) is a regional grouping comprising Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. The grouping accounts for 22 consistent with cent of the worldwide population, and has a mixed gross domestic made of $2.8 trillion.
It can be Modi's fourth visit to Nepal after becoming prime minister in 2014. He is expected to hold bilateral conferences with several leaders at the sidelines of the summit.
India has been pushing for making the BIMSTEC a colourful shape for regional collaboration as cooperation under the SAARC (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation) framework used to be not shifting ahead.
Citing proceeding reinforce to cross-border terrorism from Pakistan, India has been keeping up that it used to be tricky to proceed with SAARC initiative under current cases. BIMSTEC excludes Pakistan.
As Pakistan used to be blocking connectivity tasks such as the SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA), India is now pushing for equivalent pact in BIMSTEC with an purpose to beef up regional trade.
Saran said the BIMSTEC inaugural plenary session can be held in the afternoon of August 30 followed through a gala dinner and a cultural programme to be hosted through Nepal.
She said the leaders are expected to deliberate on a range of problems including ways to effectively deal with terrorism and radicalisation.
India had organised the BIMSTEC Leaders' Retreat in Goa in October 2016 all over which the grouping had recommended New Delhi's effort to nook Pakistan on terror.
In its Goa declaration, the grouping said the fight in opposition to terrorism will have to not most effective be confined to disrupting and eliminating terror networks, but sturdy measures will have to be taken in opposition to states supporting terrorists and falsely extolling their virtues.
Saran said bettering collaboration in the areas of regional connectivity, coastal transport, house, power, shipping and tourism can be the focus of the summit, including the bloc used to be having a look at toning up agreements in a number of key areas.
Next day, the leaders will have a "retreat session" to be be followed through a last session. At the tip of the summit, the BIMSTEC will come out with a declaration.
Counter-terror cooperation to be focus of BIMSTEC summit in Nepal
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