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♤ In eastern sub-region comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN), the four South Asian nations signed the BBIN Agreement in Thimphu and it was seen as a significant symbol of sub-regional unity.
♤ The BBIN initiative, for the time being, operates through inter-governmental Joint Working Groups (JWG) comprising senior officials of respective governments, under the aegis of their respective Foreign Affairs ministries but drawing in representatives of other concerned ministries/agencies of the government.
♤ Two such JWGs were set up, one on Trade, Connectivity and Transit, the other on Water Resources Management, and Power/hydropower trade and Grid Connectivity.