Regional Security and BIMSTEC Cooperation

Sri Lanka is promoting stronger security collaboration through BIMSTEC to address terrorism, cyber threats, and maritime security concerns in the Bay of Bengal region. The discussions focus on transnational crime prevention and regional cooperation.

BIMSTEC calling an emergency meeting on cyber threats while half the region still uses passwords written on sticky notes is peak optimism. "Yes, let's coordinate maritime security" — said the countries that can't even agree on which waters are whose. 🚢