CURRENT CONTEXT : The first-ever BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival was hosted at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

ABOUT BIMSTEC

• Full Form: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
• Established: 6 June 1997 (via Bangkok Declaration)
• Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh

MEMBER COUNTRIES (7)

• South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
• Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Thailand