We keep listening names of various international groups in the news. Basic background is given below about them-
BRICS
Full name: Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa (five major emerging national economies)
Established: The BRICS Forum was formed in 2011
Members: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa
First
meet: (i) Yekaterinburg (Russia),
commenced in June 2009 (BRIC, without South Africa)
(ii) Sanya, China April 2011 (BRICS)
Schedule
of meeting: Annual
Agenda:
Encouraging commercial, political and cultural cooperation between the BRICS
nations
BIMSTEC
Established:
22 December 1997
Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Members: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal
First meet:
31 July 2004
Agenda:
Fourteen priority sectors cover all areas of cooperation -
Trade and
Investment, led by Bangladesh
Transport and
Communication, led by India
Energy, led by
Myanmar
Tourism, led by
India
Technology, led by
Sri Lanka
Fisheries, led by
Thailand
Agriculture, led
by Myanmar
Public Health, led
by Thailand
Poverty
Alleviation, led by Nepal
Counter-Terrorism
and Transnational Crime, led by India
Environment and
Natural Disaster Management, led by India
Culture, led by
Bhutan
People to People
contact, led by Thailand
Climate change,
led by Bangladesh
After the 8th Ministerial Meeting in Dhaka on 18–19 December
2005, number of priority
sectors of cooperation increased from 6 to 14.
SAARC
Full name:
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Established:
Dhaka, 1985
Secretariat: Kathmandu, Nepal
Members: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri
Lanka
First
meet: Dhaka on 7–8 December 1985
Schedule
of meeting: One or two years
Agenda: Development of economic and regional
integration
G20
Full name: Group of Twenty
Founded:
1999
Members:
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia,
Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey,
United Kingdom and United States—along with the European Union (EU)
Inaugural
leaders' summit: 2008
Schedule
of meeting: Annual
Agenda: Studying, reviewing, and promoting
high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of
international financial stability
NSG
Full name: Nuclear Suppliers Group
Established:
1974, as a response to India's nuclear tests
Members: 48, click here for the list
First
meet: November 1975
Agenda: Group of nuclear supplier countries that seek
to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials,
equipment and technology that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons
ASEAN
Full name: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Headquaters:
Jakarta
Members: Brunei,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Agenda: Promotes intergovernmental cooperation and
facilitates economic integration amongst its members alongside the protection
of regional stability and the provision of a mechanism for member countries to
resolve differences peacefully
Out of these groups, India is not part of NSG and ASEAN. India is trying hard to be the part of NSG, whereas it continues having friendly treaties and agreements with ASEAN countries.
(Source: Wikipedia, Google images)
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