Members : India, Brazil, Germany and Japan All members support each other’s bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council Formed in 2004 Each of these four countries have figured among the elected non-permanent members of the council since the UN’s establishment. Their economic and political influence has grown significantly in the last decades, reaching a …
ASEM stands for ASIA-Europe Meeting Summit It is an informal dialogue process It brings together 53 entities – including 51 countries (including India) from Asia and Europe and two regional bodies European Union (EU) and the ASEAN Established in 1996 in Bangkok The dialogue addresses political, economic and cultural issues between the two regions It …
IBSA stands for India-Brazil-South Africa Aims at galvanizing South-South cooperation All Developing Democracies The forum provides the three countries with a platform to engage in discussions for cooperation in the field of agriculture, trade, culture, and defence among others. IBSA was formalised and launched through the adoption of the “Brasilia Declaration” in 2003 Brasilia Declaration (2003) …
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formerly known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative and Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), is an international organisation consisting of coastal states bordering the Indian Ocean. The IORA is a regional forum, tripartite in nature, bringing together representatives of Government, Business and Academia, for promoting co-operation …