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Important International Summits
A compact, tabular revision of major recurring international summits and groupings, the G20, BRICS, SCO, ASEAN, COP and others, their nature and India's hosting record, for CAPF current events
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One screen per section. Cover the right column and test yourself. The nature of each summit grouping is durable, but the host city, the chair and the year of any particular round rotate annually, so for any "latest summit" or "next host" claim verify the latest from the Ministry of External Affairs. Memberships of these groupings are covered in international organisations and headquarters.
| Summit / grouping |
Nature |
| G20 |
Forum of 20 major economies plus the EU and African Union; rotating annual presidency (India held it in 2023) |
| G7 |
Seven advanced economies; no permanent secretariat |
| BRICS |
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, with newer members; annual summit, rotating chair |
| Davos (World Economic Forum) |
Annual gathering of business and political leaders in Switzerland |
| World Economic Forum Annual Meeting |
Held at Davos, Switzerland |
| Summit / grouping |
Nature |
| SCO |
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; India became a full member in 2017 |
| ASEAN Summit |
Ten Southeast Asian nations; India is a dialogue partner (Act East policy) |
| East Asia Summit |
ASEAN plus eight partners including India |
| BIMSTEC Summit |
Bay of Bengal cooperation; seven members around the bay |
| Quad Leaders' Summit |
India, USA, Japan, Australia; Indo-Pacific consultation |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (India is not a member) |
| Summit |
Nature |
| COP (Conference of the Parties) |
Annual UN climate change summit under the UNFCCC |
| Earth Summit (Rio, 1992) |
Foundational environment and development conference |
| CBD COP |
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity |
| Conference of Parties to UNCCD |
On combating desertification |
| Stockholm Conference (1972) |
First major UN environment conference |
| Summit |
Nature |
| SAARC Summit |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (largely dormant in recent years; verify the latest) |
| Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit |
Periodic summit of non-aligned states |
| Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) |
Heads of Commonwealth states |
| African Union Summit |
Continental body of African states |
| Event |
India hosting note |
| G20 Presidency |
2023, theme "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (One Earth, One Family, One Future) |
| First India-hosted Voice of Global South Summit |
Convened by India in 2023 |
| International Solar Alliance founding |
Co-launched by India and France (2015) |
| First BRICS Summit hosted in India |
New Delhi hosted the 4th summit in 2012 (India also hosted Goa in 2016) |
| Peg |
Recall |
| Annual UN climate summit |
COP under the UNFCCC |
| Quad members |
India, USA, Japan, Australia |
| India joined SCO as full member |
2017 |
| 1992 Earth Summit venue |
Rio de Janeiro |
| India's G20 presidency year |
2023 |