Vishakhapatnam, July 14 -- The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, inaugurated the second edition of BIMSTEC Ports Conclave on Monday, which aims to boost connectivity and sustainable development in the Bay of Bengal.

As per an official release, the two-day event has played a critical role in strengthening regional maritime connectivity, ports cooperation and sustainable development in the Bay of Bengal region. The event is being attended by policymakers, high end officials, maritime experts, port authorities, private sector stakeholders, and academic scholars from all seven BIMSTEC nations, I.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka & Thailand.

In his opening remarks, Union Minister...