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National Summits
Summit | Key points/Theme | Held in |
Global Mastercard Cybersecurity Summit 2019 | American multinational financial services corporation, Mastercard has launched a next – generation, mobile-first authentication solution, called “Identity Check Express” | New Delhi, India |
8th- edition of Home Expo India-2019 | The exhibition has been organized by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts | Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
India Steel 2019 – Exhibition and Conference | The event provides an opportunity for all the stakeholders to deliberate and identify ways to contribute towards building a robust roadmap for the further growth of the steel sector. | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival | The theme of KGAF 2019 is Retrospection | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Intersessional Meeting of Kimberley Process (KP) | It was organized by the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India; and co-organized by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
SWIFT India and South Asia Conference | Theme: Digitization in transition: The future of innovation and cyber security | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Indian Panorama Film Festival | The festival is being organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. | New Delhi, India |
32nd Meeting of GST Council | The limit of Annual Turnover in the preceding Financial Year for availing Composition Scheme for Goods shall be increased to Rs 1.5 crore. | New Delhi, India |
33rd GST Council meeting | Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley chaired this meeting. GST shall be levied at effective GST rate of 5% without Input Tax Credit (ITC) on residential properties outside affordable segment.GST shall be levied at effective GST of 1% without ITC on affordable housing properties. The new rate will come into force from 1st of April 2019. | New Delhi, India |
Rising India Summit 2019 | Theme: ‘Beyond Politics: Defining National Priorities’ | New Delhi, India |
Meeting of the National Security Council | It was set up by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1998, with Brajesh Mishra as the first National Security Advisor (NSA). | New Delhi, India |
34th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council | The tax rate for under construction flats slashed to 5% and affordable homes to 1% by the GST Council. | New Delhi, India |
Biannual Army Commanders’ Conference | To ensure due diligence, decisions are taken through collegiate system comprising Army Commanders & Senior Officers. | New Delhi, India |
4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2019 | It is organized by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and co-hosted by South Delhi Municipal Corporation | New Delhi, India |
Naval Commanders Conference | The themes of ‘Functional Reorganization of Indian Navy towards improving Operational Efficiency’ and ‘Optimal Manning’ will form the core of discussions towards finalizing long term road map for the Indian Navy. | New Delhi, India |
World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting of developing countries | Twelfth Ministerial Conference of the WTO to be held in Kazakhstan in June 2020. | New Delhi, India |
Fifth Smart Cities India 2019 expo | The expo was organized by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO). | New Delhi, India |
12th Capacity Building workshop | The cooperation with the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (‘SC) in New Delhi. | New Delhi, India |
Third edition of Namaste Thailand festival | Organized by the Royal Thai Embassy with an aim to strengthen bilateral ties and increase cultural exchange between India and Thailand | New Delhi, India |
2nd Meeting of India-Italy Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism | To deepen bilateral cooperation for countering terrorism and transnational crimes through regular exchange of information, mutual capacity building efforts, sharing of best practices and mutual legal assistance. | New Delhi, India |
NuGen Mobility Summit, 2019 | Organized by International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) | Manesar, NCR, Haryana |
10th National Science Film Festival of India (NSFFl) | Foster, strengthen and create scientific temper through films that popularize science, technology, innovations, energy, environment, medicine and emerging sciences, agriculture and traditional knowledge. | Agartala, Tripura |
Madhya Dakshini Festival 2019 | South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC) of Ministry of Culture, Government of India has organized this event | Guwahati, Assam |
IBSA (India, Brazil & South Africa) Sherpas’ Meeting and 9th IBSA Trilateral Ministerial Meeting | Secretary (Economic Relations) in Ministry of External Affairs, Shri T.S. Tirumurti led the Indian delegation. | Cochin, Kerala |
Meeting of the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organization (WCO) | It was organized by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) | Kochi, Kerala |
International Summits
Summit | Key Points / Theme | Held in |
43rd session of the World Heritage Committee in 2019 | World Heritage: Local Insights for Global Challenges | Baku Azerbaijan |
G-7 Summit | France | |
19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Minister meeting | London, UK | |
G 20 Summit 2019 | Osaka Track-India, SA and Indonesia boycotted the Osaka Track on the digital economy | Osaka Japan |
First Global Conference for Media Freedom | Co-hosted by UK and Canada | London |
44th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2020 | Fuzhou China | |
India – Nepal Logistic Summit | Transforming Logistics Landscape | Kathmandu |
5th BRICS Minister of Environment meeting | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
Non-Aligned Movement | Caracas, Venuzuela | |
28th BASIC ministerial meeting | Climate Change | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
6th Session of the biennial Global Platform for (DDR) Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019) | Theme: Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Societies | Geneva, Switzerland |
14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-14), the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-9) and the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-9) | Theme: “Clean Planet, Healthy People: Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste” | Geneva, Switzerland |
World’s foremost Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit | To empower global dialogue on the future of government, business and society | United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
29th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) | India has been nominated as the “Guest of Honour” country at the Book Fair in Abu Dhabi. | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
55th Munich Security Conference (MSC) | It brings together leaders and security experts from across the world | Munich, Germany |
5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness. | Theme: Media Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities. | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Nepal-India Franchise Investment Expo and Conclave | Focuses on building the relations between India and Nepal through entrepreneurship development. | Kathmandu, Nepal |
7th Foreign Office consultations between India and Italy | To further facilitate their growth, including through strengthening the existing institutional mechanisms. | New Delhi, India |
4th Meeting of India-Ukraine Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation (IU-WGTEC) | Discussed bilateral trade featuring the importance of exports and imports between the 2 countries. | New Delhi, India |
Third round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Botswana | The Indian side was led by Dr. Neena Malhotra, Joint Secretary (East & Southern Africa). To review the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including political, economic, commercial, defence, consular and international cooperation | New Delhi, India |
14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) | The Union Minister also launched a flagship project on enhancing capacity on forest landscape restoration (FLR) and Bonn Challenge in India, through a pilot phase of 3.5 years implemented in the States of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland and Karnataka. | New Delhi, India |
Taiwan Expo 2019 | Theme: “Connect Taiwan, Connect the world” | New Delhi, India |
First Global Conference on Synergies | First-ever global coalition on clean and efficient cooling was between the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement. | Copenhagen, Denmark |
17th World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 2019 | Forum was themed on three major visions: generating job opportunities, empowering Arab women and promoting the most intriguing start-ups. | Amman, Jordan |
World’s foremost Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit | To empower global dialogue on the future of government, business and society | United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
29th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) | India has been nominated as the “Guest of Honour” country at the Book Fair in Abu Dhabi. | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
G20 leaders’ summit | This will be the first G20 meeting in the Arab world and the 15th meeting of the G20 (Group of Twenty). | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
14th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) | To address ‘current issues in Muslim world’ and ‘recent developments in a number of OIC member states. | Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
Second Edition of Belt and Road Forum (BRF) | Theme: “Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared Future” | Beijing, China |
7th China International Technology Fair (CSITF) | A national-level professional fair focused on international technology trade. | Shanghai, China |
Conference of Dialogue on Asian Civilizations | It is organized by the National Radio and Television Administration of the People’s Republic of China.Theme of the Forum: Asian Values for the World Theme of this event: “Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Asian Civilizations and a Community with a Shared Future”. | Beijing, China |
16th Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO) Defence Ministers’ conclave | To further boost defence and security cooperation among the member countries in the wake of evolving security challenges in the region | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
2020 high-level conference of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) | Theme: “Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions”. | Lisbon, Portugal |
16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) | Theme: “Partners in Progress” | Doha, Qatar |
11th Meeting of Joint Working Group on Counterterrorism | To further deepen counter-terrorism co-operation through regular exchange of information and sharing of best practices on countering extremism and radicalization. | Canberra, Australia |
G7’s (Group of Seven) Environment Ministers meeting | Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States gathered for a 2-day meeting | Metz, France |
First session of the UN-Habitat Assembly | Theme is: “Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities”. The Sub-theme as: “Accelerated implementation of the New Urban Agenda towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals”. | Nairobi, Kenya |
International Conference against Anti-Semitism in memory of the Holocaust | It is the conference against Anti-Semitism. | Malmo, Southern Sweden |
Second Urban 20 (U20) Mayors Summit | It realizes and promote a free and open, inclusive and sustainable, human-centered future society. | Tokyo, Japan |
G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors | To improve communication and transparency with other external stakeholders, to increase understanding of the FSB’s work and facilitate greater input from a wide array of stakeholders. | Fukuoka, Japan |
G20 Ministerial meeting on Trade and Digital Economy | To discuss how economies of G20 countries can promote trade and investment and maximize benefits from development of digital economy and technologies. | Tsukuba, Japan |
16th Asia Media Summit | Theme: Media Digitization with a focus on developing markets. | Siem Reap, Cambodia |
The 48th DG conference | It was held between India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
2nd Global Disability Summit | From India a delegation headed by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot, will be participating in Summit. | Buenos Aires, Argentina |