PM Modi pitches for collective fight by BIMSTEC countires against terror

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched for collective fight by BIMSTEC countries against terror and radicalisation. Mr Modi made the remarks, while receiving the National Security Chiefs of the Bay from the Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries yesterday, who have gathered in New Delhi for first-ever meeting of the seven-nation grouping. An official release said, the National Security Chiefs briefed the Prime Minister about their deliberations at the meeting. 

The Security Chiefs



appreciated the Prime Minister’s vision for BIMSTEC and thanked him for hosting the first ever meeting of the National Security Chiefs of the Member States in India. Mr Modi called upon the BIMSTEC member states to come together to counter common security threats, such as terrorism, extremism and radicalization, drugs, arms and human trafficking. 

The Prime Minister also said that the member states should also work together to address non-traditional security threats, such as in the domain of cyber security and in maritime domain.