Important Summits

G-20 Summits (1999)
The Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 major economies: 19 countries plus the European Union, which is represented by the President of the European Council and by the European Central Bank. Chairperson- Tony Abott,
Total Countries- 20

Countries= BRICS + G7 + Argentina, Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

• 9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia
• 10th G 20 Meeting 2015 – Antalya, Turkey
• 11th G 20 Meeting 2016 – Hangzhou, China
• 12th G 20 Meeting 2017 – Germany
• 13th G 20 Meeting 2018 – India


BRICS Summits (2008)

Countries (5)- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
• 6th BRICS Summit 2014 – Fortaleza, Brazil
• 7th BRICS Summit 2015 – UFA, Russia
• 8th BRICS Summit 2016 – New Delhi, India


G-7 Annual Summits (Earlier it was G8, Now Russia suspended Temporarily) (1975)

Group of Seven Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada.
• 40th G8 Summit 2014 – Brussels, Belgium
• 41st G8 Summit 2015 – Schloss Elmau, Germany
• 42nd G8 Summit 2016 – Shima, Japan
• 43rd G8 Summit 2017 – Italy
• 44th G8 Summit 2018 – Canada
• 45th G8 Summit 2019 – France


SAARC Summits (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) (1985)

HQ- Nepal
Secretary General- Arjun Bahadur Thapa and Indian Representative at SAARC- Lakshmi Savithri

Countries (8)- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

• 18th SAARC Summit 2014 – Kathmandu, Nepal
• 19th SAARC Summit 2016 – Islamabad, Pakistan


ASEAN Summits (Association of South East Asian Nation)

HQ- Jakarta, Indonesia
Total Countries- 10 and Secretary General- Le Luong Minh (Vietnam)
INDIA IS NOT IN ASEAN COUNTRIES.
• 24th ASEAN Summit 2014 (May)– Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
• 25th ASEAN Summit 2014 (November)– Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
• 26th ASEAN Summit 2015 (April)– Langkawi, Malaysia
• 27th ASEAN Summit 2015 (November)– Manila, Philippines
East Asia Summit (EAS)


EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’ meetings.
• 9th East Asia Summit 2014 – Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
• 10th East Asia Summit 2015 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 11th East Asia Summit 2016 – Vientiane, Laos

IBSA Summits (2003)
IBSA Dialogue Forum – India, Brazil, South Africa.
• 7th IBSA Summit 2015 – New Delhi, India


BIMSTEC Summits (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(1997)

Total Countries (7)- Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Srilanka, Thailand, Bhutan.
Chairmanship- Nepal
• 3rd BIMSTEC Summit 2014 – Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
• 4th BIMSTEC Summit 2015 – Nepal


APEC Summits (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) (1989)

Total Countries- 21 , HQ- Singapore and Executive Director- Alan Bolard
INDIA IS NOT IN APEC COUNTRIES.
• 26th APEC Summit 2014 – Beijing, China
• 27th APEC Summit 2015 – Philippines, Manila
• 28th APEC Summit 2016 – Peru, Lima
• 29th APEC Summit 2017 – Vietnam, Hanoi


Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) (2010)

Total Countries participated in the 2nd NSS 2012 summit was 53 countries.
• 3rd NSS 2014 – Hague, Netherlands
• 4th NSS 2016 – Washington, USA


NATO Summit (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (1949)

Total Countries- 28
 HQ- Belgium and Secretary General- Jenus Stoltenberg (newly elected from Norway)

INDIA IS NOT IN NATO SUMMIT COUNTRIES.
• NATO 2014- Cardiff, UK
• NATO 2016- Warsaw, Poland