For the third consecutive term Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister, a number of global events are lined up, where Bharat’s participation will play a significant role in shaping geopolitics.
Bharat has come up as a strong voice in the past decade. PM Modi has prioritised positioning Bharat as the ‘Voice of the Global South’ with the ‘Vishwa Bandhu’ approach. The G20 Summit was held under Bharat’s presidency with the theme of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’.
The major events that will take place in recent months after Modi 3.0 taking charge:
BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting
The first assignment for Bharat’s foreign policy will come with the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting which will take place on June 10-11, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Notably, BRICS is an intergovernmental organisation comprising 10 countries . The organisation includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Four new countries: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates joined the grouping as full members last year. Russia took over the chairmanship of BRICS on January 1, 2024.
Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs said that BRICS is an important platform and Bharat looks forward to participation in meetings organized by Russia as BRICS chair this year.
G7 Summit 2024
The next assignment for Bharat will come with the Group of Seven (G7) Summit 2024 in Italy, scheduled from June 13 to 15. Prime Minister Modi will himself participate in the event.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni invited Prime Minister Modi to the summit in April.
The Group of Seven (G7) is an informal forum that brings together Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The European Union also participates in the Group and is represented at the summits by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.
For the seventh time Italy assumed the Presidency of the G7 on January 1 this year. The Italian Presidency will last till December 31, 2024.
Swiss Peace Summit
The global peace summit in Switzerland aims to chart a path to the resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This is another big global event, which is scheduled to take place on June 15-16.
The summit is the highest-level event yet in Ukraine’s ‘peace formula’ initiative. It follows four lower-level conferences held since June 2023.
US NSA Jake Sullivan’s India visit
United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will be coming to Bharat for an official visit. Recently, during a telephone conversation, US President Joe Biden congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his third consecutive win in the general elections. The two leaders also discussed about Sullivan’s upcoming visit.
Sullivan’s visit aims to engage the new government on shared US-Bharat priorities, including the trusted, strategic technology partnership.
SCO Summit in Kazakhstan
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit is scheduled to take place later this year under the presidency of Kazakhstan. Bharat participated in SCO Foreign Minister and Defence Minister meetings earlier this year. MEA Secretary (ER) Dammu Ravi participated in the SCO Foreign Ministers meeting and Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane participated in the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting.
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