India, Oct. 14 -- BIMSTEC countries on Tuesday approved a series of measures to step up coordinated attacks on cross-border criminal and terrorist networks, terror financing and narcotics smuggling, as well as steps to improve emergency response mechanisms to deal with natural disasters in the region. Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional grouping comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It aims to promote economic and technical cooperation among countries bordering the Bay of Bengal and in its neighbourhood. On Tuesday, Union home minister Amit Shah chaired the first BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting of Home Ministers in New Delhi. htc...