Bangkok, April 3 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed his concerns over terrorism, illicit narcotics trade, and other related activities on Thursday at the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting.

Jaishankar said that in this volatile world, one must approach BIMSTEC from a more ambitious perspective to cater to these issues.

"There are nevertheless the problems of the real world that we must also address. This requires us to recognize the seriousness of cyber security, counter-terrorism, human trafficking, illegal narcotics trade and other associated activities. We need to create the necessary frameworks to deal with them effectively," he said.

Jaishankar said that today, the global order encourages countries to be more agenda...