Organisations India is a potential superpower and has a growing international infl uence all around the world. Being a newly industrialised country, India has a great history of collaboration with several countries. It has acted as prominent member of several international organisations and has been a founding member of some. India is a member of formal groupings like UNO, NAM, SAARC, G20 and the Commonwealth.
India has been extending a helping hand to the UNO, in all her efforts in ending military conflicts, and in promoting peace and progress among the nations. BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are leading emerging economies and political powers at the regional and international level. The BRICS organisation’s headquarters is in Shanghai, China. BRICS opened up a possibility for countries of the Global South to challenge the Global North.
India is an active member and this collaboration paves way for India to build its global profile. Reason for the formation of BRICS To be an alternative to World Bank and IMF to challenge U.S. supremacy To provide self-owned and self- managed organisations to carry out developmental and economical plans in its member nations - - . .
AM - - . . AM India’s International Relations India is actively engaged in general economic diplomacy, which is evident in the country being part of several economic coalitions, as listed in the table below. Name of the global groupings Name of the member countries Objectives IBSA India, Brazil, South Africa To focus on agriculture, education, energy, trade, culture and defence among others BCIM Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar To respond to threats such as natural disasters and data breaches and protect business interests MGC (Mekong-Ganga Cooperation) India, Cambodia, Laos PDR Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam To create necessary infrastructural facilities in the Ganga-Mekong basin BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal To strengthen and improve the technological economic cooperation, international trade and foreign direct investment cooperation RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New