Home Minister Sudan Gurung to visit India next week
Summary
Home Minister Sudan Gurung will visit India next week for the first BIMSTEC home ministers’ meeting since the bloc was formed in 1997. He is also expected to hold bilateral talks, including with Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, on regional security cooperation.
Key Points
- Sudan Gurung will travel to New Delhi on October 12 for his first foreign trip since taking office.
- He will attend BIMSTEC’s first-ever home ministers’ meeting on October 13, focused on cross-cutting security issues.
- The meeting brings together ministers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
- Gurung is expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines, including with Indian Home Minister Amit Shah.
