UPSC Prelims 2025 · GS Paper 1 · Q92
Current Affairs
Hard · BIMSTEC
With reference to BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), consider the following statements:
1. As of early 2025, it had seven member states.
2. It was formed through the 'Bangkok Declaration', not a Dhaka-based declaration.
3. All its current members were part of the original grouping when it was founded.
4. India leads the tourism sub-sector of cooperation within the grouping.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?