India, Oct. 14 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday pressed for stronger regional cooperation among Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries to combat terrorism, disrupt terrorist financing and organised crime, and ensure that no terrorist network finds a haven in the region.

Addressing the grouping's first Home Ministers' Meeting here, Shah said India follows a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism. He added that the trust underlying the BIMSTEC partnership is strengthened by the belief that each member country's security arrangements should contribute to the security of the others.

Shah called for a collective resolve to prevent terrorist networks from finding shelter,...