UPSC Prelims 2025·GS1·polity-and-governance·social justice and international relations

Consider the following statements in respect of BIMSTEC : I. It is a regional organization consisting of seven member States till January 2025. II. It came into existence with the signing of the Dhaka Declaration, 1999. III. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Nepal are founding member States of BIMSTEC. IV. In BIMSTEC, the subsector of 'tourism' is being led by India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. AI and II
  2. BII and III
  3. CI and IV
  4. DI onlyCorrect

Explanation

Analyzing statements about BIMSTEC: I. Correct. BIMSTEC has seven member states as of January 2025: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. II. Incorrect. BIMSTEC was established with the Bangkok Declaration in June 1997, not the Dhaka Declaration in 1999. It was originally called BIST-EC with four founding members. III. Incorrect. The founding members of BIMSTEC (originally BIST-EC) in 1997 were Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Myanmar joined later in 1997, and Nepal and Bhutan joined in 2004. So Nepal is not a founding member. IV. Incorrect. According to the official BIMSTEC website, the tourism sub-sector falls under the "People-to-People Contact" sector, which is led by Nepal, not India. India leads the Security sector in BIMSTEC. Therefore, only Statement I is correct.
polity-and-governance: Consider the following statements in respect of BIMSTEC : I. It is a regional organization consisting of seven member St

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