Amit Shah lays out 5 key areas for regional cooperation at first BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ meeting

boxing Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting, in New Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit

Shah throughout the very first BIMSTEC Home Ministers’Meeting, in New Delhi

To include emerging hazards, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday set out 5 crucial locations of local cooperation for drug control, counter-terrorism and legal cooperation, repatriation of fugitive lawbreakers, cyber-security and cybercrime examinations, and institutional collaboration and capability structure.

This, he did initially conference of BIMSTEC Home Ministers which India is hosting.

Stressing India’s policy of ‘no tolerance’ towards horror, he required boosted cooperation in combating terrorism, cross-border organised criminal offense, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and emerging cyber dangers. He worried the value of prompt intelligence sharing, monetary examinations, shared legal support, and extradition to make sure that lawbreakers and terrorists are hauled into court, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated in a declaration.

The Union Home Minister specified that our shared willpower must be to make sure that terrorist networks are not enabled to discover safe houses, hire members, offer training, raise funds, or perform activities versus surrounding nations from any part of the area.

He stressed over the requirement for a collaborated local method to fight illegal monetary deals and horror funding. He likewise worried the value of enhancing cooperation amongst police, intelligence firms, and border management companies.

‘Death trafficking’

Shah stated, India thinks that drug trafficking is basically ‘death trafficking’. He restated that there is absolutely nothing ‘golden’ about the trafficking of narcotics, mentioning “golden triangle” significant illegal drug-producing area in South-East Asia.

According to him, this is not simply the drug trade, however an attack on the lives of our youth, society, culture, and the future of coming generations. Union Home Minister stated, this can not be dealt with by the efforts of a single nation alone. We need to embrace a ‘whole of area’ method, he worried.

He described what Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated throughout the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok on April 4, 2025: “For us, BIMSTEC is not simply a local organisation. It is a design for our inclusive advancement and security.” He stated, bring this vision forward, it is our obligation today as Home Ministers to equate our cooperation into useful systems that reinforce the security of our residents and the abilities of our firms.

Released on October 13, 2026


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