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I - India; B - Brazil; SA - South Africa
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L – Laos; I – India; M – Myanmar; Ca – Cambodia; T - Thailand
and V - Vietnam
Organization of the U and CAG A EVIL SKIN (13 Countries)
Petroleum Exporting U - United Arab Emirates; C – Congo; A – Algeria; G – Gabon;
Countries (OPEC) A – Angola; E - Equatorial Guinea; V – Venezuela; I – Iran;
L – Libya; S - Saudi Arabia; K – Kuwait; I - Iraq and N - Nigeria
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M – Mexico; B – Bahrain; B – Brunei; S - South Sudan;
M – Malaysia; A – Azerbaijan; R – Russia; K – Kazakhstan;
O - Oman and S - Sudan.
RCEP ASEAN + J SCAN
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M – Malaysia; B – Myanmar (Burma); B – Brunei; S – Singapore;
P – Philippines; V –Vietnam; T – Thailand; L – Laos; I -Indonesia
and C – Cambodia; J – Japan; S - South Korea; C – China;
A - Australia and N - New Zealand
SAARC MBBS PAIN
M – Maldives; B – Bangladesh; B – Bhutan; S – Sri Lanka;
P – Pakistan; A – Afghanistan; I – India and N - Nepal
Shanghai Cooperation PIK up TRUCK
Organization (SCO) P – Pakistan; I -India; K – Kazakhstan; T – Tajikistan;
R – Russia; U – Uzbekistan; C – China and K – Kyrgyzstan
Arctic council Russian CD IS FUN
R – Russia; C – Canada; D - Denmark (representing Greenland
and Faroe Islands); I -Iceland; S – Sweden; F – Finland;
U - United States and N - Norway
Quadrilateral Security JAI US
Dialogue J – Japan; A – Australia; I - India and U - U.S
USMCA MCA
M – Mexico; C – Canada; A - America (USA)
MERCOSUR ABVP BU
A – Argentina; B - Brazil, V –Venezuela; P – Paraguay;
B – Bolivia, and U - Uruguay
Trans Pacific Partnership US, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Australia,
New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru (12 Countries)
Comprehensive and TPP countries minus USA
Progressive Agreement for J – Japan, M – Malaysia, V –Vietnam, S - Singapore, B – Brunei,
Trans Pacific Partnership A - Australia, N - New Zealand, C – Canada, M - Mexico,
C – Chile and P – Peru
1. COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS
Established A monetary union was established in 1999, coming into full force in 2002,
and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency.
8. BANGLADESH-BHUTAN-INDIA-NEPAL (BBIN)
9. BANGLADESH-CHINA-INDIA-MYANMAR (BCIM)
11. BRICS
About • Comprising of 4 countries which support each other’s bids for permanent
seats on the United Nations Security Council. However, P-5 countries
have often used their veto power against this.
• 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. G4 currently rank among the 10 economies with the highest
nominal GDP in the world
Established 2005
Head Quarters United Nations
Objectives support each other’s bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security
Council
Members Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan
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In News Recently, Foreign Ministers from the Group of 4 (G4) participated in a
virtual meeting.
The Ministers reaffirmed their common resolve to finally take decisive steps
towards the early and comprehensive reform of the Security Council
Established 1981
Head Quarters Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Summit Annual
Objectives The purpose of the GCC is to achieve unity among its members based on
their common objectives
Members Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.
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In News Kafala system is found in all GCC countries.
• The kafala, or sponsorship, system defines the relationship between
migrant workers and their local sponsor, or kafeel, which is usually
their employer.
About FATF Asia-Pacific Group is one of the regional affiliates of the Financial
Action Task Force.
Australia is the permanent co-chair of APG
Established 1997
Head Quarters Sydney, Australia
Objectives focused on ensuring that its members effectively implement the international
standards against money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation
financing related to weapons of mass destruction.
Members APG has 41 members including India, china, USA etc.
In News It places Pakistan on Blacklist for failing to combat terrorism, money
laundering and meeting the required global standards.
18. IBSA
About • It was a meeting between the heads of state and government of India and
14 countries of Africa chosen by the African Union.
• It is the official platform for Indian-African relations
• The underlying discussion and focus in the latest IAFS were on the
enhancement of ties to the 100*100 matrix by 2025.
Established 2008
Summit Four editions have been held so far—in 2008, 2011, 2015, 2020
Objectives Rising oil and food prices were the top concerns for the African and Indian
leaders during the summit. India has pledged to support at the level of health
and education-related projects in Africa
Members India and 14 countries of Africa chosen by the African Union
In News In 2020, latest edition of the meet was taken place at the 15th CII-EXIM
Bank Digital Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership in New Delhi.
About It takes its name from Ganga and Mekong, the two civilisational rivers in
Southeast Asia.
The MGC is also indicative of the cultural and commercial linkages among
the member countries of the MGC down the centuries.
Established 2000
Summit Annual ministerial meetings are held
Objectives To facilitate closer contacts among people inhabiting these two (Ganga and
Mekong) major civilisational river basins and enhancing cooperation in
various fields.
Members India + 5 ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and
Vietnam.)
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Established 1961
Head Quarters Paris
Summit Usually held Annually
Objectives Goal of OECD is to shape policies that foster prosperity, equality,
opportunity and well-being for all.
It also ensures that the environmental impact of growth and social
development is always considered.
Members 36-member countries that are mostly high-income, free-market economies
In News Celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2021
Established 2001
Head Quarters Beijing, China
Summit Annual summits
Objectives • Strengthening mutual trust and neighbourliness among the member
states;
• Promoting their effective cooperation in politics, trade, the economy,
research, technology and culture
• Making joint efforts to maintain and ensure peace, security and stability
in the region
• Moving towards the establishment of a democratic, fair and rational new
international political and economic order.
Members 8 members. Pakistan and India became members of SCO recently
Other members – China, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and
Kazakhstan
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In News For the first time India is hosting 19th Council of Heads of Governments of
SCO in 2020.
About • It is a high-
level intergovernmental forum that
addresses issues faced by
the Arctic governments and
the indigenous people of the Arctic.
• Initiative of Finland
• Focus areas of council- The
Environment and climate change,
Bio-diversity, Oceans, The
indigenous Arctic peoples.
• Chairmanship – each country holds
for two years.
34. MERCOSUR
Established 1991
Head Quarters Montevideo (Uruguay).
Objectives Its purpose is to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods,
people, and currency.
Members Its full members are Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and
Uruguay.
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Established 1973
Head Quarters Georgetown, Guyana.
Objectives • coordinating economic policies and development planning
• devising and instituting special projects for the less-developed countries
within its jurisdiction
• operating as a regional single market for many of its members and
• handling regional trade disputes.
Members Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada,
Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago.
In News In 2019, India announced $14 million grant for community development
grants in CARICOM