{"id":2898,"date":"2026-04-23T08:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2898"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:44:36","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-in-respect-of-bimstec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/consider-the-following-statements-in-respect-of-bimstec","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements in respect of BIMSTEC:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I. It is a regional organization consisting of&nbsp;<strong>seven member states until January 2025<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">II. It came into existence with the signing of the&nbsp;<strong>Dhaka Declaration, 1999<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">III. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Nepal are&nbsp;<strong>founding member<\/strong>&nbsp;States of BIMSTEC.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IV. In BIMSTEC, the subsector of \u2018tourism\u2019 is being led by India.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are&nbsp;<strong>correct?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>I and II\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>II and III\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I and IV\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I only\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) I only&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/bimstec-upsc\/\">BIMSTEC<\/a>)<\/strong>\u00a0is a regional organization comprising of\u00a0<strong>7 member states\u00a0<\/strong>that are in the littoral and\u00a0<strong>adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal<\/strong>, thus constituting a contiguous regional unity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Formation:\u00a0<\/strong>Formed in<strong>\u00a01997 through the Bangkok Declaration<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was\u00a0<strong>initially formed with 4 member states (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand)<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Myanmar became a member in 1997,<\/strong>\u00a0followed by Nepal and Bhutan in 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BIMSTEC has celebrated 20 years of its formation in 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1024x698.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53891\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I. It is a regional organization consisting of&nbsp;seven member states until January 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp; II. It came into existence with the signing of the&nbsp;Dhaka Declaration, 1999.&nbsp;&nbsp; III. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Nepal are&nbsp;founding member&nbsp;States of BIMSTEC.&nbsp;&nbsp; IV. 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