Nalanda varsity to offer course on Bay of Bengal

Subject: International Relations

Context:

Nalanda University will start to offer ‘Bay of Bengal: An Introduction’ as a certificate course from this September via online classes.

About the Course:

The course will be a three-week course which will include lectures from experts on navigation, fisheries, track-II policies and culture of countries involved with Bay of Bengal e India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, USA, France, Germany, UK, Japan and Korea.
The course content includes the study of trade and commerce in the Bay of Bengal, traditional and non-traditional security, major sea lanes, energy and other resources, blue economy, sustainable development, coastal tourism, geopolitical competition, migration and refugees, piracy, pollution, traditions, art and architecture, religions, food, festivals, music, dance, clothing, movies and overall economic and ecological relevance of the bay today.
The course was announced by PM Narendra Modi on August 30, 2018, during the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Summit’s opening session in
The first batch of the ‘Bay of Bengal: An Introduction’ course has 19 participants who are from India, Indonesia, Colombia and China.

What is BIMSTEC:

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional multilateral organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand.
It was established on June 6th, 1997, as a result of the Bangkok Declaration
BIMSTEC Secretariat is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.