- BIMSTEC is a regional organization comprising Indian Ocean countries.
- Indramani Pandey of India was recently selected as BIMSTEC’s new Secretary General.
- This is the first time an Indian has been appointed as BIMSTEC Secretary General.
- Indramani Pandey previously served as India’s permanent representative to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva.
- South Asia is represented by five countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, as well as two South-East Asian countries: Myanmar and Thailand.
- In the year 1997, BIMSTEC was founded.
- Its headquarters are in Dhaka.
