- 0     - 1000, 20 Mar 2021 The BIMSTEC, formed in … Four subgroups: Intelligence sharing – Sri Lanka (lead). The 5th summit was initially proposed to be held in September 2020, but due to Covid-19 pandemic, it was postponed. BIMSTEC platform can be used in addressing multi-prong challenges in the Post-Covid-19 Era in a more effective and powerful manner if we can activate the Forum effectively and fully with our collective efforts, he added. On 16th January, 2021, the Ministry of Railways issued Iron-ore policy 2021 that will govern the allocation of rakes (train) and transportation of iron-ore across the country. 5 April 2021 12:24 pm See for a detailed historical account of the founding and evolution of BIST-EC and BIMST-EC e.g. - 0     - 943, 19 Mar 2021 Food For Thought By Zara Esufally and Humaira Azee, The Perfect Finish The Fashion Edit by Silvia Sena. It aims to provide complete logistics support to iron and steel industry to meet the competitive challenges domestically and globally. On 7th and 8th of November, 2019, the first ever BIMSTEC Conclave of Ports summit was held in Visakhapatnam, India. 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[20] The main aims of this summit is providing a platform to strengthen maritime interaction, port-led connectivity initiatives and sharing best practices among member countries. Compared to the deep sea shipping, coastal ship require smaller vessels with lesser draft and involve lower costs. - 0     - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}. The most recent BRICS summit took place in Brazil from 13 to 14 November 2019.India will host the BRICS 2021 summit at New Delhi & amid tensions with China, Xi Jinping had made a soft move by supporting India's Chairmanship in 2021. [21], Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, বঙ্গোপসাগরীয় বহুক্ষেত্রীয় প্রযুক্তিগত ও অর্থনৈতিক সহযোগীতা উদ্যোগ (বিম্‌সটেক্), ဘင်္ဂလားပင်လယ်အော် စီးပွားရေးနှင့် နည်းပညာဆိုင်ရာ ဘက်စုံ ပူးပေါင်း ဆောင်ရွက်ရေး အဖွဲ့အစည်း (ဘင်းမ်စတက်), बहुक्षेत्रीय तकनीकी और आर्थिक सहयोग के लिए बंगाल की खाड़ी पहल (बिम्सटेक), बहुक्षेत्रीय प्राविधिक तथा आर्थिक सहयोगका लागि बङ्गालको खाडीको प्रयास (बिम्स्टेक), බෙංගාල බොක්ක ආශ්‍රිත රටවල බහු ආංශික තාක්ෂණික Leadership is rotated in alphabetical order of country names. The first five-member BRICS summit was held in 2011. In 2021, the 13th BRICS Summit is hosted by India. There are 14 main sectors of BIMSTEC along technological and economic cooperation among south Asian and southeast Asian countries along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. And First Secretary General was Mr. Sumith Nakandala from Sri Lanka. Once negotiation on trade in goods is completed, the TNC would then proceed with negotiation on trade in services and investment. As the host country Bangladesh is committed to extend all possible support to strengthen the Secretariat. For UPSC 2021, follow BYJU'S. In 1998, Nepal became an observer. BIMSTEC Network of Traditional Medicine in India, Provides cooperation to one another for the provision of training and research facilities in educational vocational and technical fields, Promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in economic, social, technical and scientific fields of common interest, Provides help to increase the socio-economic growth of the member countries, Regional disaster monitoring and warning system, This page was last edited on 5 April 2021, at 04:12. Sri Lanka has invited India for the group's foreign ministers virtual meet on April 01. Four more deaths reported due to COVID-19, raising the death toll to 515, stated the Department of Government Information Contribute Your Ideas (0) Login or Register to add your comment. On 31 July 2004, in the first Summit the grouping was renamed as BIMSTEC or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.[10]. - 0     - 506. As per report, the iconic filmmaker co-wrote the script with Tony Kushner, who previously worked with the director on movies such as 'Munich' and 'Lincoln'. All the content on this website is copyright protected and can be reproduced only by giving the due courtesy to 'dailymirror.lk' Copyright © 2004 Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Sri Lanka has been selected to chair the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) this year, an event if held physically as planned would help increase tourism traffic to the country. Sri Lanka, the current chair of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has proposed to host the fifth Summit of the regional grouping in the first half of January 2021. Online news platform WION.com reported that the authorities are hoping to conduct the summit offline and the final decision will be taken considering the coronavirus pandemic. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) becomes a partner in 2005, to undertake the "BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistic Study" (BTILS), which was completed in 2014. Once the agreement becomes operational after it is ratified, a lot of cargo movement between the member countries can be done through the cost effective, environment friendly and faster coastal shipping routes.[19]. The permanent secretariat is in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Latest News Headlines. [4][11] The current Secretary General of the BIMSTEC is Ambassador Tenzin Lekphell from Bhutan and the former Secretary General was Mr. Shahidul Islam from Bangladesh. Fourteen priority sectors of cooperation have been identified and several BIMSTEC centres have been established to focus on those sectors. The 2021 edition of the BIMSTEC will be the fifth summit of the grouping after the 2018 session which took place in Kathmandu. News updates The BIMSTEC, formed in 1997, has seven members: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and Southeast Asia, housing 1.5 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of $3.5 trillion (2018). ආර්ථික සහයෝගීතාව සඳහා වන එකමුතුව(බිම්ස්ටෙක්), பல துறை தொழில்நுட்ப மற்றும் பொருளாதார ஒத்துழைப்புக்கான வங்காள விரிகுடா முயற்சி(பிம்ஸ்டெக்), ความริเริ่มแห่งอ่าวเบงกอลสำหรับความร่วมมือหลากหลายสาขาทางวิชาการและเศรษฐกิจ (บิมสเทค), BIMSTEC Free Trade Area Framework Agreement, Cooperation with Asian Development Bank (ADB). Standard Chartered Bangladesh is facilitating trade and investment across key trade corridors. - 0     - 559, 17 Mar 2021 [17], The BIMSTEC Coastal Shipping Agreement[18] draft was discussed on 1 December 2017 in New Delhi, to facilitate coastal shipping within 20 nautical miles of the coastline in the region to boost trade between the member countries. It is manifested in hosting the BIMSTEC Secretariat in Dhaka. [4][5] The BIMSTEC member states – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand[6] – are among the countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal. Two years after the Easter Sunday carnage people are left with false hopes an, Sinhala cinema’s pioneering director Lester James Peries is the Sri Lankan, This year marks two years since the deadly Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, With the Sri Lankan government successfully completing the first phase of the, 02 Apr 2021 A new joint roadmap was adopted there, for the years 2019 to 2024. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and Southeast Asia, housing 1.5 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of $3.5 trillion (2018). The completion of the Padma Bridge will create a host of new investment opportunities, said Huque. Get the updated list of BRICS Summits, notes on the New Development Bank (NDB) and more. The Chairmanship of the BIMSTEC has been taken in rotation commencing with Bangladesh (1997–1999). Online news platform WION.com reported that the. However, it is reported that Sri Lanka, as the chair of the grouping this year, is eyeing a physical summit. India's Foreign Policy and Regional Multilateralism (Palgrave Macmillan), pp. The BIMSTEC uses the alphabetical order for the Chairmanship. The South Asian country is this year's host of the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation). In February 2004, Nepal and Bhutan become full members. BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Thailand, formerly known as Siam, and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia.It is located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi), with a population of over 66 million people. Subsequently, the "Trade Negotiating Committee" (TNC) was set up, with Thailand as the permanent chair, to negotiate in areas of trade in goods and services, investment, economic co-operation, trade facilitations and technical assistance for LDCs. [12], Nepal Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, Prime Minister, 14 priority areas have been identified with the lead nations appointed to lead the effort:[4][7][14], The BIMSTEC Free Trade Area Framework Agreement (BFTAFA) has been signed by all member nations to stimulate trade and investment in the parties, and attract outsiders to trade with and invest in the BIMSTEC countries at a higher level. The 2021 edition of the BIMSTEC will be the fifth summit of the grouping after the 2018 session which took place in Kathmandu. ... MoUs and other important documents /instruments envisaged to be signed/adopted at the Fifth BIMSTEC Summit. Zachary Quinto happy to 'jump back' to 'Star Trek' BTS announces 'Bang Bang Con 2021' virtual event. [4][7] A BIMSTEC free trade agreement is under negotiation (c. 2018), also referred to as the mini SAARC. BAFTA 2021: Ma Rainey's 'Black Bottom' the big winner on opening night Member nations are denoted as Lead Countries for each sector. [8][9] Following the inclusion of Myanmar on 22 December 1997 during a special Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, the Group was renamed ‘BIMST-EC’ (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation). Macron received the then Japanese PM Abe in October 2018 and again in April 2019, and the two met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Biarritz in August 2019. BIMSTEC is a regional grouping has 7 members — namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand — all of whom share coastal … On 6 June 1997, a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok under the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation). authorities are hoping to conduct the summit offline and the final decision will be taken considering the coronavirus pandemic. BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection MoU signed in 2014. Sectors 7 to 13 were added at the 8th Ministerial Meeting in Dhaka in 2005 while the 14th sector was added in 11th Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi in 2008. Michael, Arndt (2013). French President Emmanuel Macron travelled to Japan in June 2019 for a bilateral visit and for the 14th G20 summit. The event is scheduled to be held in August, although the dates are yet to be finalized. The 5th BIMSTEC Summit is expected to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2021 subject to the COVID situation. The BIMSTEC Permanent Secretariat at Dhaka was opened in 2014 and India contributes 32% of its expenditure. Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg is set to direct a film that will be loosely based on his own childhood growing up in Arizona. 145–163. American actor Michelle Williams is in talks to star in the untitled film in a major role.