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'"Set up in June 1997 in accordance with Bangkok Declaration, it is a regional inter-governmental organization with its secretariat at Dhaka. It intends to create an enabling environment for rapid economic development apart from establishing multidimensional connectivity and promoting synergy among connectivity frameworks in the region. Its Charter also aspires to promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic, social, technical and scientific fields. Areas of cooperation vary from trade and energy to counter-terrorism, people to people contact and climate change. India is the lead country of 'Security Sector'."
Which of the following organizations/ initiatives is represented in the passage given above?
Answer: B
The passage describes BIMSTEC.
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation was set up in June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration, has its permanent secretariat in Dhaka, and works through sectors led by member countries, with India leading the security sector (including counter-terrorism).
ASEAN dates from 1967 with its secretariat in Jakarta, the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation began in 2000 and has no Dhaka secretariat, and IORA's secretariat is in Mauritius.
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