External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday condoled the death of Lorin S Robert, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Federated States of Micronesia.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted the Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in New York, highlighting the progress of a 12-point action plan outlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the FIPIC-III Summit.
"In 2014, after 33 years, an Indian Prime Minister set foot on Fijian soil. I am very happy and proud that I had this good fortune. At that time, we started the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation, i.e., FIPIC. That initiative has given new strength not only to India-Fiji relation
Fulfilling a pledge made at the third Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC III) Summit, 12 Haemo-Dialysis machines accompanied by portable Reverse Osmosis (RO) units departed from Pipavav Port in Gujarat.
The US has condemned China's demand for the removal of a Taiwan reference from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) communique, calling it an attempt to limit Taiwan's international presence.
Margherita announced that India will undertake one Quick Impact Project (QIP) of each country's choice worth USD 50,000 in each of the 14 Pacific Island Countries.
Margherita said that India and the Pacific's bilateral development partnership in the form of grant-in-aid projects worth about USD 3 million per annum are demand-driven and have had high impact in the 14 Pacific partner countries
According to the CNA report, the MOFA statement followed a Monday report in the Australian Newspaper, which claimed that the Solomon Islands would table a motion at this year's forum in Tonga to strip Taiwan of its "development partner" status.
Australian officials are pushing for a Pacific-wide policing pact during the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, aiming to curb China's influence in the region. Critics argue that the pact prioritizes U.S. strategic interests over the needs of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and infringes
Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita (MoS), will undertake a visit to Tonga on August 28-29, 2024 to attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders' Meeting with Dialogue Partners.
The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) completed the first Advanced Leadership Development Programme on Public Policy and Governance for civil servants from multiple countries in the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC)/ Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) region on Su
Reflecting on the longstanding relationship between India and Marshall Islands, Jaishankar highlighted the expansion of bilateral ties under the Forum of India Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC).