Amit Shah Calls for Stronger BIMSTEC Cooperation to Combat Terrorism, Drug Smuggling
Shah urged BIMSTEC members to share intelligence, expand extradition cooperation and build a regional security database against terrorism and organized crime.
- On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the first Home Ministers and Home Secretary-level talks among the seven BIMSTEC countries, focusing on regional security threats including terrorism and organized crime.
- The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation nations convened to address international terrorism, organized crime, and narco-trade, as criminal networks exploit regional vulnerabilities through encrypted communications and dark web operations.
- Shah outlined five priority areas including real-time intelligence sharing, extradition of fugitives, and preventing illegal diversion of precursor chemicals, emphasizing that combating these threats requires a whole of region approach.
- Delegates discussed establishing a common protocol for human trafficking and cyber slavery, while Shah welcomed the proposed BIMSTEC Security Information Database as enhancing law enforcement and counterterrorism cooperation.
- India reaffirmed its commitment to peaceful conflict resolution, noting that individual country efforts cannot stop cross-border crime; sustained regional cooperation against illicit financial transfers remains essential for long-term security.
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