India-Pacific Islands Cooperation

A lot to learn from India

Alongside the aim to forge a stronger and more strategic partnership between the fifth largest economy in the world, India and Pacific Island Countries, the Business council will also be for Papua New Guinea businesses, India businesses as well as the government organizations to be a part of the meet.

Climate change on talks agenda at Pacific Islands - India summit

With many of the island nations that dot the Pacific Ocean east of Australia, threatened by rising sea levels, climate change and sustainable development is a common concern.

The 14 nations are: Cook Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Nauru, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Niue, Palau, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Climate change will be a high priority subject at the talks with the 14 nations, Anil Wadhwa, secretary (East) in the ministry of external affairs said at a briefing here.