India, Oct. 13 -- The home ministers of BIMSTEC member countries on Tuesday approved a series of regional cooperation measures to strengthen the fight against human trafficking, drug trafficking, money laundering, terror financing and illicit financial flows, while enhancing preparedness and coordination to tackle natural disasters in the Bay of Bengal region.

The measures aim to improve cross-border cooperation, build institutional capacity, facilitate information sharing and strengthen joint efforts to address shared security and disaster management challenges, a government statement said.

India hosted the first BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting of home ministers chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah and attended by delegations from Bang...