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External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday called upon the Bimstec nations to collectively fight terrorism and violent extremism as also transnational crimes, narco-trafficking and cyber-attacks which affected their economic development efforts.
"We need to put in place the remaining elements of the legal architecture that will enable our law enforcement agencies to collaborate more closely and more effectively," he said at the Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Trade and Economic Cooperation) ministerial meeting. The Bimstec is a regional multilateral organisation that brings together Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
PM Modi will attend the summit virtually on Wednesday. The theme of the Colombo Summit is 'Bimstec - Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous Economies, Healthy Peoples'. India leads the security pillar of cooperation in Bimstec. Its present focus is on establishing strong legal norms to combat terrorism and prevent violent extremisms while at the same time establishing legal frameworks and cooperative mechanisms that will facilitate closer cooperation among law enforcement agencies, sources told ET.
Noting that the international system was going through a very challenging phase, Jaishankar said the challenges of Covid -19 pandemic have not yet fully abated. "But recent developments in Ukraine have added to international disquiet. We have all underscored that the maintenance of international peace and security, and even stability can no longer be taken for granted," he added.
Jaishankar said, "We must recognise that we face headwinds -- both from the global economy and in some cases from within our own domestic economies".
He called on the Bimstec countries to accelerate their efforts to boost intra trade and economic ties. The 'development of a network of regional supply and value chains would reduce the region's vulnerability to external shocks and give their economies greater resilience and transparency'.
"We need to put in place the remaining elements of the legal architecture that will enable our law enforcement agencies to collaborate more closely and more effectively," he said at the Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Trade and Economic Cooperation) ministerial meeting. The Bimstec is a regional multilateral organisation that brings together Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
PM Modi will attend the summit virtually on Wednesday. The theme of the Colombo Summit is 'Bimstec - Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous Economies, Healthy Peoples'. India leads the security pillar of cooperation in Bimstec. Its present focus is on establishing strong legal norms to combat terrorism and prevent violent extremisms while at the same time establishing legal frameworks and cooperative mechanisms that will facilitate closer cooperation among law enforcement agencies, sources told ET.
Noting that the international system was going through a very challenging phase, Jaishankar said the challenges of Covid -19 pandemic have not yet fully abated. "But recent developments in Ukraine have added to international disquiet. We have all underscored that the maintenance of international peace and security, and even stability can no longer be taken for granted," he added.
Jaishankar said, "We must recognise that we face headwinds -- both from the global economy and in some cases from within our own domestic economies".
He called on the Bimstec countries to accelerate their efforts to boost intra trade and economic ties. The 'development of a network of regional supply and value chains would reduce the region's vulnerability to external shocks and give their economies greater resilience and transparency'.
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