Abstract: The Bay of Bengal coastline and neighbouring countries of India, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan are members of the interregional organization known as BIMSTEC, which has its headquarters in Dhaka. BIMSTEC has become the "preferred platform" for regional cooperation in South Asia as a result of setbacks to the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC), especially when its 2016 summit, was planned to be held in Pakistan but postponed due to member countries' withdrawals. However, BIMSTEC has drawn criticism for missing key deadlines 23 years after its founding. Experts have also criticized the organization's insufficient reaction to problems like the Rohingya crisis, which affects three of its members: Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar.

Keywords: BIMSTEC, SAARC, SCCO and India.