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SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2025
Cooperation is an integrated outlook, not one subject to cherry picking: Jaishankar

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UNB
03 April, 2025, 06:15 pm
Last modified: 03 April, 2025, 06:24 pm

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Cooperation is an integrated outlook, not one subject to cherry picking: Jaishankar

He said they are conscious that their cooperation and facilitation are an essential pre-requisite for the smooth flow of goods, services and people in this larger geography

UNB
03 April, 2025, 06:15 pm
Last modified: 03 April, 2025, 06:24 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the 20th Bimstec ministerial meeting today (3 April). Photo: UNB
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the 20th Bimstec ministerial meeting today (3 April). Photo: UNB

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today (3 April) said their North-Eastern region, in particular, is emerging as a connectivity hub for the Bimstec, with a myriad network of roads, railways, waterways, grids and pipelines.

"We, after all, have the longest coastline in the Bay of Bengal, of almost 6500km. India shares borders not only with five BIMSTEC members, connects most of them, but also provides much of the interface between the Indian Sub-continent and ASEAN," he said, adding that India is aware of its special responsibility in regard to Bimstec.

Speaking at the 20th Bimstec ministerial meeting, Jaishankar said they believe that cooperation is an integrated outlook, not one subject to cherry picking.

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The EAM said the completion of the "trilateral highway" will connect India's North East all the way to the Pacific Ocean, a veritable game-changer.

He said they are conscious that their cooperation and facilitation are an essential pre-requisite for the smooth flow of goods, services and people in this larger geography.

Keeping this geo-strategic factor in mind, Jaishankar said they have devoted increasing energies and attention to the strengthening of Bimstec in the last decade.

He said this regional organisation represents the trifecta of three of our crucial initiatives: the Act East policy, the Neighbourhood First approach and the MAHA-SAGAR outlook.

"It is also on the pathway to our Indo-Pacific commitment. In order to promote BIMSTEC, what India is doing is to draw the best from all of them and then synergize that with our collective efforts," said the Indian Minister, adding that their bilateral relationships with individual Bimstec members are also strong and steadily growing is a further source of strength.

"At the end of the day, what we seek to create is a strong structural framework with a substantial relevance to our people," he said, adding that by having a real commitment towards enhancing the growth of Bimstec.

By finalising a Bimstec Charter in 2024 and holding four Summits in the last decade, Jaishankar said, they are sending a strong message to that effect.

"Our job is to prepare for a successful Summit tomorrow where our leaders will reinforce the pillars of cooperation, witness the signing of significant agreements and declare the establishment of Centres of Excellence," said the EAM.

"I am confident that we will not only accomplish the ground work properly but set the stage for the emergence of the Bay of Bengal as a vibrant and energetic region," Jaishankar said, noting that the nations around and proximate to the Bay of Bengal have both common interests and shared concerns.
 

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