International, Defence and Summits · 12 October 2026

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announces India will host the First BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on 13 October 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 12 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • India will host the First BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on 13 October 2026, as announced by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah on 12 October 2026.
  • The meeting aims to combat terrorism, transnational organized crime, narcotics radicalization, trafficking, illicit financial flows, and cyber threats through coordination among BIMSTEC member states.

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