Consider the following statements regarding the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) :
- 1. It is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia.
- 2. All countries with whom India shares international border are members of the organisation.
- 3. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand were the original members of the organisation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1, 2 and 3
1 and 3 only
1 only
2 and 3 only
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2010
Statement 1 is correct because BIMSTEC is an international organization comprising seven member states from South Asia and Southeast Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Statement 3 is correct; the organisation was founded as BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand) in 1997, making these four countries the original members. Statement 2 is incorrect because India shares international borders with countries like Pakistan and China, which are not members of BIMSTEC.