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BIMSTEC Nations Adopt Delhi Declaration to Combat Cross-Border Terror
✍️ India Today
🗓 14 Oct 2026, 09:16 AM
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BIMSTEC member states have officially adopted the Delhi Declaration, a strategic framework aimed at strengthening cooperation to counter cross-border terrorism and organized crime.
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has reached a significant milestone by adopting the Delhi Declaration. This strategic document serves as a unified framework for the member nations to address the growing challenges of cross-border terrorism and transnational organized crime.
The declaration underscores the collective commitment of the region's countries to enhance security cooperation. By formalizing these joint efforts, BIMSTEC aims to create a more robust mechanism for intelligence sharing and coordinated action against illicit activities that threaten regional stability.
This move highlights the organization's evolving role beyond economic and technical cooperation, expanding its mandate to include critical security dimensions. The adoption of the declaration signals a proactive approach by the member states to tackle shared security threats effectively.
The declaration underscores the collective commitment of the region's countries to enhance security cooperation. By formalizing these joint efforts, BIMSTEC aims to create a more robust mechanism for intelligence sharing and coordinated action against illicit activities that threaten regional stability.
This move highlights the organization's evolving role beyond economic and technical cooperation, expanding its mandate to include critical security dimensions. The adoption of the declaration signals a proactive approach by the member states to tackle shared security threats effectively.