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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 ?

The correct answer is

I only

To determine which statements are correct, let’s evaluate each one based on the official history and structure of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation).

Evaluation of Statements

Statement I: Correct. As of January 2025, BIMSTEC consists of seven member States: five from South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and two from Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand).

Statement II: Incorrect. BIMSTEC came into existence through the Bangkok Declaration signed on June 6, 1997, not the Dhaka Declaration of 1999.

Statement III: Incorrect. The founding members in 1997 were Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand (originally called BIST-EC). Nepal and Bhutan joined later, in February 2004.

Statement IV: Incorrect. Under the reorganized pillars of cooperation, India leads the "Security" pillar (which includes Counter-Terrorism, Disaster Management, and Energy). Tourism is a subsector under the "People-to-People Contact" pillar, which is led by Thailand.


Summary Table

StatementStatusCorrection
ICorrectThere are 7 member states.
IIIncorrectFounded via the Bangkok Declaration (1997).
IIIIncorrectNepal joined in 2004, it was not a founding member.
IVIncorrectIndia leads Security; Thailand leads Tourism.

Final Answer: Only Statement I is correct.

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