BANGKOK/NEW DELHI -- The aftershocks from the earthquake that struck Myanmar last Friday are set to ripple through this week's Bangkok meeting of leaders from the Bay of Bengal region, where cross-border connectivity is a signature theme.
Impact of earthquake and civil war on connectivity plans expected to dominate talks

The last summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was in Colombo, Sri Lanka in March 2022 © Getty Images
BANGKOK/NEW DELHI -- The aftershocks from the earthquake that struck Myanmar last Friday are set to ripple through this week's Bangkok meeting of leaders from the Bay of Bengal region, where cross-border connectivity is a signature theme.