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With reference to the BIMSTEC, which of the following statements is/are true? 1. P. M. Narendra Modi addressed the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on 30th March 2022. 2. 5th Summit of BIMSTEC had been chaired by India. Select the correct answer from the code given below:

With reference to the BIMSTEC, which of the following statements is/are true? 1. P. M. Narendra Modi addressed the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on 30th March 2022. 2. 5th Summit of BIMSTEC had been chaired by India. Select the correct answer from the code given below: Correct Answer Only 1

The correct answer is Only 1.

Key Points

BIMSTEC:

  • The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional multilateral organisation.
  • Its members lie in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity.
  • The Fifth Summit of Heads of State/ Government of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday 30 March 2022 in virtual format.
  • Theme - “Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous Economies, Healthy People”.
  • Summit hosted in virtual mode by Sri Lanka, the current chair of BIMSTEC. Hence, statement 2 is not true.
  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on 30th March 2022. Hence, statement 1 is true.​

Additional Information

  • This sub-regional organization came into being in 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
  • Members: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand.

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