NOTABLE GROUPINGS (PART 1)
SAARC, 1985
BIMSTEC, 1997
SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
BAY OF BENGAL INITIATIVE FOR MULTI-SECTORAL TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION
HQ: Kathmandu, Nepal
HQ: Dhaka, Bangladesh
8 Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives
7 Member countries: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Bhutan and Sri Lanka
2016 summit at Islamabad was cancelled after uri attack. No summits were held after that.
Summits are organised every 4 years. 2022 summit : BIMSTEC’s Legal document/ charter will be signed.
India has setup South Asian University at Delhi for SAARC students. Launched South Asia communication satellite (GSAT-9) to provide medicine,tele-education,banking,television broadcasting to SAARC nations
ASEAN –ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
SCO- SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION
1969- Bangkok Declaration- HQ: Jakarta, Indonesia
2001- HQ: Beijing, China Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) at Tashkent, Uzbekistan
10 members: Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.
6 Founding members: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. +2 new members: India and Pakistan (2017)
2018: India invited ASEAN- Delhi Declaration “Shared Values,Common Destiny”. 2019: Summit at Thailand with theme : Advancing partnership for sustainability which resulted in Bangkok Declaration against Marine Debris. 2020: Vietnam, Hanoi. Theme : Cohensive and Responsible ASEAN. 2021: Brunei Bander Seri Begawan. Theme : We care, We prepare, we prosper.
2018: Qingdao, China resulted in Qingdao Declaration:3 year plan to combat terrorism. 2019: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek Declaration 1. condemn Terrorism 2. settle Syrian issue with political dialogue 3. Roadmap to peace in Afghanistan 4. appreciated WTO 2020: Russia virtually hosted summit for head of state.
INDIAN OCEAN RIM ASSOCIATION (IORA)
ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC)
22 Indian Ocean rim nations. India is a member. US-China are dialogue partners
21 Pacific Rim Ocean economies. India is not a member. China-USA are members. 2020- Virtual summit adopted “PUTRAJYA” VISION 2040 For economic co-operation and development
HQ: Ebene, Mauritius
HQ: Singapore
BRICS,2009 • Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. • 2014 : BRICS New Development Bank • 2018 : Summit at Johannesburg, S.Africa with theme “collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity” • 2019: Summit at Brasilia, Brazil with theme : “ BRICS: economic growth for an innovative future” • 2020: Virtual Summit at Russia with theme “ BRICS partnership for Global stability, shared security and Innovative Growth” • 2021: Summit at India with theme “ BRICS@15: Infra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus”