This document provides information on several international organizations: - SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) was established in 1985 and promotes economic cooperation among South Asian nations. It has 8 member countries and is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal. - BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and began as a diplomatic forum that has expanded cooperation across various issues. It accounts for over 25% of global GDP and population. - Several other organizations mentioned are BIMSTEC, IBSA, IORA, and G20, each involving different groupings of countries and focusing on issues like trade, development, security and financial stability.

3. Established-
1985
Its Secretariat is
headquartered in
Kathmandu, Nepal.
The organization
promotes
development of
economic and
regional integration
1st SAARC
Summit was
held on 8th
Dec
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secretary
general-Amjad
B. Hussain of
Pakistan
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SAARC comprises 3% of
the world's area, 21% of
the world's population
and 3.8% (US$2.9 trillion)
of the global economy, as
of 2015.
Members: At present
there are 8 members.

5. 2. BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, CHina, South Africa
• BRICS is an annual meeting of five countries.
• In 2006, Brazil, Russia, India and China began a regular informal diplomatic
coordination initiative, with annual meetings of Foreign Ministers at the margins
of the General Debate of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). This successful
interaction led to the decision that the dialogue was to be carried out at the level
of Heads of State and Government in annual Summits.
• The First BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg (Russia) in 2009.
• Chairman of BRICS : K.V. KAMATH

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• The depth and scope of the dialogue among the Members of BRIC group – which
became BRICS in 2011 with the inclusion of South Africa
• BRICS nations collectively account for 43% of the world population, with around
25% of the world’s total land area and close to 30 % of the GDP with around 17 %
share in the world trade.
• Summits:
• First BRIC summit was held in- Yekaterinburg, in 2009
• Second BRICS summit was held in-Brazil in 2010
• 9th BRICS summit was held in- Xiamen province of China
• 10th BRICS summit will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa- 2018

8. • It is formed by the member countries dependent on Bay of Bengal
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• It was established on 6th June 1997
• BIMSTEC is an outcome of Bangkok declaration
• Headquarters of BIMSTEC-Dhaka
• Member countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and
Nepal

9. 4. IBSA Dialogue Forum
• IBSA Dialogue Forum for India, Brazil and South Africa
• The forum provides the three countries with a platform to engage in discussions
for cooperation in the field of agriculture, trade, culture, and defence among
others.
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11. • It is an international organisation consisting of coastal states bordering the Indian
Ocean
• Headquarters of IORA- Ebene cyber city, Mauritius
• Presently it has 21 members
• Present secretary general- K V Bhagirath from India
• It is established on 6th March 1997

13. • G-20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors of
20 countries (19 countries + European union)
• It was established in 1999
• G20 aims to discuss policy pertaining to the promotion of international financial
stability.
• The main purpose of G-20 Bring together systemically important industrialized
and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy

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• G20 economies account for 80% of world trade, two-thirds of the world
population, and approximately half of the world land area.
• In 2017 G-20 summit was held in Hamburg in Germany
• In 2019 G-20 summit will be held in Tokyo (Japan)