Shah calls for real-time regional coordination to tackle terror networks, organised crime at BIMSTEC meet

New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called for stronger regional coordination among BIMSTEC member states to combat terrorism, transnational organised crime and drug trafficking, stressing that criminal networks are increasingly exploiting cross-border vulnerabilities to evade law enforcement. Addressing the first Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Home Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, Shah said India is committed to the effective implementation of the BIMSTEC Convention to tackle terrorism, organised crime and illicit drug trafficking. "Criminal networks operate across borders and take advantage of local weaknesses. So, regional cooperation holds…