List of Summits and Conference 2018

April 2018

Name of the Summit, meetings and Conferences	Aim	Organized by	Venue
114th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC)	on technical deliberations on various issues related to Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan.	Indus water commissioner P.K. Saxena, technical experts and a representative of the Union Ministry of External Affairs, and Pakistani delegation was led by Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah	New Delhi
India-Japan-US 9th Trilateral Meeting	to enhance cooperation in the areas of counter-proliferation; connectivity and infrastructure development, counter-terrorism; humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, maritime security and maritime domain awareness.		New Delhi
Global Logistics Summit	to hold discussions for global experts, academics, government officials and private sector and industry representatives	the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, along with FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) and the World Bank Group	New Delhi
critical summit on Syria	aimed at speeding up the peace process for Syria and establishing their influence in Syria.	the presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia	Ankara, Turkey.
Eighth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and Pacific	to support implementation of 3R projects in member countries.	Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and co-organised by Environment Ministry of Japan, and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development of the Division for Sustainable Development.	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
NITI Forum for North East	to boost development projects in North Eastern States of India.	chaired by Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog – Rajeev Kumar and the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh.	Agartala
First International conference on Water, Environment	to discuss and deliberate on challenges, opportunities and strategies related to water and environmental issues	Vice President of Nepal Nanda Bahadur Pun.	Kathmandu
DefExpo	showcases India’s defence manufacturing capabilities to the world.	Prime Minister Narendra Modi	Thiruvidanthai
16th International Energy Forum (IEF) Ministerial Meeting	to debate the future of global energy.	India and co-hosted by China and South Korea	New Delhi
Biannual Army Commanders’	discuss issues related to Army formations and Army as a whole.	conference is chaired by General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff	New Delhi
African Land Forces Summit (ALFS)	improving security and stability across the continent.	hosted by U.S. Army Africa and Armed Forces Nigeria	Abuja.
India-Wiesbaden Conference	offered an opportunity to share experiences on export control systems for the participants	hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs, India, along with the Government of Germany and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).	New Delhi
POSHAN Abhiyaan: 1st meeting of National Council	to reduce the level of under-nutrition and other related problems by making sure the convergence of various nutrition related schemes	National Council on India	Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi
Conference on “Urban Development: Technological Solutions and Governance Challenges	Issues related to financing, institutional and regulatory environment, technological options for sustainable future, financial sustainability	organized by Ministry of Finance, (ASSOCHAM), Gujarat Council, (AIIB), Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)	Ahmedabad
first meeting of the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors	To improve the project pipelines of New Development Bank (NDB) evenly across member countries.	Subhash Chandra Garg , Secretary , Department of Economic Affairs (EA) represented Ministry of Finance, India,	Washington D.C., United States
India, Afghanistan held bi-lateral meet	to discuss issues related to illicit drug trafficking and narcotics abuse.	led by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Director General Abhay.	New Delhi
G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting	to discuss prospects and vulnerabilities of global economy, harnessing future of work for inclusive growth.	Shri Subhash Chandra Garg, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India led the Indian Delegation.	Washington D.C.
Malaria Summit	to step up action and announce new commitments in the fight against Malaria.	hosted by ‘Malaria No More’, a non-profit organization.	London, UK
First meeting of E-commerce think tank	to deliberate on issues related to e-commerce sector and cross-border digital trade.	led by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu.	New Delhi
the third meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA)	reviewed the work done for preparation of Development Plans for identified Islands.	Chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh	New Delhi
23rd meeting of Western Zonal Council		chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh	Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Cyber Security Summit	to fight the cyber threat issues in India and worldwide.	Andhra Government and MasterCard, along with Fintech valley	Visakhapatnam
India-Nepal Inter Governmental Committee (IGC)	focused on adopting measures to further strengthen trade and investment ties between India and Nepal.	led by Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia.	Kathmandu, Nepal
International Buddhist Conference	to disseminate teachings of Gautam Buddha and spread the messages of brotherhood, nonviolence, co-existence, love and peace.	organised as part of 2562nd Buddha Jayanti celebrations	Lumbini, Nepal

March 2018

Name of the Summit, meetings and Conferences	Aim	Organized by	Venue
27th Technological Conference of Indian Jute Industries’ Research Association	For the promotion of geo textiles in the north east area	Jute Industries' Research Association	Kolkata
7th meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG)	To build Nepal-India relations and solve various issues like 1950 Peace and Friendship treaty, trade, environment, border and hydropower	The governmnet of Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal
World Rare Disease Day conference	To focuse on "rare diseases" related to genetic disorders, chromosomal disorders or disorders occurring in childhood with lifelong lasting effect.	The Union Health Minister shree J.P. Nadda	New Delhi, India
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry frames 2018	To enhance Consumer Experience by Creative Future and Coronation of Digital Consumer	Union Information and Broadcasting and Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani	Mumbai
4th India-Europe 29 Business Forum (IE29BF)	To provide an institutionalized platform for promoting business exchanges between India and the twenty nine countries of Central Europe region	Ministry of External Affairs and Federation of Indian Chambers and Commerce (FICCI)	New Delhi, India
The Know India Programmes (KIP)	It aims to engage and make the students and young professionals of Indian diaspora, between the groups of 18 to 30 years, feel a sense to connect with their motherland, to be motivated and inspired by transformational changes taking place in India	The Ministry of External Affairs	New Delhi, India
Odisha MSME International Trade Fair begins	with a special focus on food processing sector to improve the food industry	The state government of Odisha	Bhubaneswar
The founding conference of the International Solar Alliance	To create awareness regarding solar energy usage	The Indian and French government	The Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Center in New Delhi
National Legislators Conference	To provide a platform to Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assemblies and Members of Legislative Councils across the country to share their experiences.	The central government of India	New Delhi, India
End TB Summit’	To take the activities of National Strategic Plan (NSP) for TB elimination forward in a mission mode	The central government of India	New Delhi, India
105th Indian Science Congress	To reach the unreached through science and technology	Indian Science Congress organization and Manipur Governmnet	Imphal, Manipur
The Informal World Trade Organisation Ministerial Meeting	To provide an opportunity to engage in free and frank discussions with the hope that it will lead to political guidance on some major issues.	World trade organization	New Delhi, India
1st G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors	infrastructure for development and the technology behind cryptocurrencies	G20 Organization	Buenos Aires, Argentina
5th India Maize Summit 2018”.	It aims at providing a common platform to all stakeholders to outline the opportunities in maize and deliberate on actions that are required at the policy and operational level to unleash the potential of Maize	The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)	New Delhi, India
1st National Conference on Drug Law Enforcement	To focuse on various topics such as ‘Wider context of drug trafficking in India’, ‘Financial Investigations’ and ‘Foreign & Cyber Investigations’	The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)	New Delhi, India
15th Edition of BioAsia 2018	Opportunities in right time and at right now	Federation of Asian Biotech Associations	Hyderabad, India
World ATM Congress 2018	To bring together the world’s leading product developers, experts, stakeholders, and air navigation service providers (ANSPs)	The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) in partnership with the Air Traffic Control Association ( ATCA),	Madrid, Spain
1st National Conclave On Psychological Trauma, Child Protection, And Mental Illnesses	To provide a comprehensive synthesis of research, service provision, and clinical practice in addressing psychological trauma and subsequent mental illnesses in Indian children and adolescents	The Ministry of Women & Child Development, in collaboration with the Dept. of Psychiatry.	New Delhi

February 2018

Name of the Summit, meetings and Conferences	Aim	Organized by	Venue
Global Investors’ Summit ‘Advantage Assam’	To Show state’s manufacturing opportunities and geostrategic advantages to foreign and domestic investors	Assam government in association with the industry body FICCI	Guwahati
The 7th edition of India Energy Congress	To create awareness of fuel and energy	WEC India and the joint event of Ministries of Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy, Petroleum & Natural Gas, External Affairs and Department of Atomic Energy	New Delhi
Sixth World Government Summit	To discuss future challenges and opportunities	United Arab Emirates governmnet	Dubai
5th South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference	To improve public procurement of member countries	Public Procurement Division (PPD) and Ministry of Finance	New Delhi.
12th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility	To promote corporate social responsibility	Central governmnet of India	Bengaluru
International Conference on Unani Medicine	To promote Unani medicine	The Central Council for Research inUnani Medicine (CCRUM)	New Delhi.
4th meeting of the Economic Advisory Council	To discuss the possible modalities of implementing the National Health Scheme	Central government of India	New Delhi.
India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit	To increase farming productivity	The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare	New Delhi.
8th Theatre Olympics	Promotes richness and diversity of theatre heritage in all kinds of experiments and research in the field of performing arts,	National school of drama, Ministry of culture	At Red Fort, New Delhi
Global Conference on Pharma Industry and Medical Devices	To create awareness of medical devices	Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, along with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).	Bengaluru
2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit	To focuse on security- related issues of the region especially on counter terrorism cooperation.	The government of china	To be held in city of Qingdao, China
2nd National Meet on Grass root Informatics	To showcase the various initiatives of NIC in creating and enhancing the security of Digital Infrastructure in the country.	The National Informatics Centre (NIC)	at the India Habitat Centre, NewDelhi
3rd Global Procurement Summit	To ensure transparency in public procurement.	All India Management Association (AIMA) along with World Bank and Government of India,	New Delhi.
World sustainable development summit	To develop the world by bring together all political leaders, decision makers etc.	The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).	New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan
54th Munich Security Conference,	T o discuss pressing security issues, including North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and the Syrian civil war.	All the delegates from the world	Munich, Germany
International R&D Conclave’–	Emerging Opportunities and Challenges of R&D in Indian Power Sector,	Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in.	New Delhi
The22ndedition of theWorld Congress on Information Technology (WCIT)	To promote digital innovation	Central governmnet of India	Hyderabad
National Conference “Agriculture 2022- Doubling Farmers’ Income”	To identify various critical issues relating to agriculture and farmers’ welfare and finding appropriate solutions.	The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW)	At National Agriculture Science Complex (NASC), Pusa, New Delhi.
Canada – India Business Forum	To promote Canada-India cooperation on a range of issues,	Jointly by Indian governmnet and Canadian governmnet	atTaj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai
UP Investors Summit	Aimed to showcase investment opportunities and potential across various sectors in Uttar Pradesh	Yogi Adityanath government	Lucknow
Global Digital Health Partnership Symposium	To ensure district-level electronic database of information on health system components	Australian governmnet	atSydney, Australia
India International Textiles Expoof India	To promote textile business	Power loom Development & Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL) with the support ofUnion Ministry of Textiles & Ministry of Commerce & Industry.	Sri Lankan capital ofColombo.
first International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit	To launch 121 projects like E-Mobility and Storage, and Rooftop Solar during the summit	Central governmnet of India	Delhi, India
SAARC Business Leaders’ Conclave	To promote investment, innovation and entrepreneurship in the region.	Nepal governmnet	Kathmandu, Nepal
20th Conference Of Commonwealth Education Ministers	To promote education	Fiji governmnet	Nadi ,Fiji
Mega event MILAN 2018	views and ideas on maritime good-order and enhancing regional cooperation for combating unlawful activities at sea	Indian Navy	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels	To accelerate global clean energy and innovation.	Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India on behalf of Mission Innovation and Bio future Platform	At the Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
2nd India-Korea Business Summit	Aims to create the framework for an open and action-oriented dialogue between top business leaders and Government officials from both countries.	Central governmnet of India	New delhi, India
21stNational Conference on e-Governance	To showcase investment opportunities in the State in the food processing, automobile, aerospace and defence, hardware, tourism, infrastructure, and other sectors.	TheDepartment of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India, along with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India in association with Government of Telangana	Vishakhapatnam,Telangana ,Hyderabad,
Kabul Process Conference	To discuss security and political issues	Afghanistan government	Afghanistan

January 2018

Name of the Summit, meetings and Conferences	Aim	Organized by	Venue
The Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018	To promote maximum benefits of hydropower producers, to explore the possibility on how building hydro projects	Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN) and Expo & Event Management Services	Kathmandu, Nepal
first Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference	contribution of overseas persons of Indian origin (PIO) towards their country	The state government of India
4th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference	Aim to share ideas, values and foster harmony at the global level and to celebrate the Silver Jubilee year of ASEAN-India Dialogue Partnership	India Foundation, Nalanda University, Ministry of External Affairs, Asean-India and Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha	Rajgir in Nalanda district, Bihar
The 4th Annual Women Leadership Summit	To discuss issues related to both men and women	Student-run Women in Management Club (WIM) of IIM-Bangalore.	At IIM-Bangalore.
Australia India Youth Dialogue (AIYD)	To promote exchange and partnership across organisations among talented young minds	Jointly by Indian and Australian Government	Mumbai and Delhi
Fourth ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AIMMAF)	help to deepen and enhance the ASEAN-India cooperation in food, agriculture which includes animal husbandry, fisheries, and forestry	The ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry and the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India	New Delhi,
The 5th Bilateral Technical Meeting on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine	To enhance cooperation to design and develop policies and strategies in the field of Traditional Medicine in Malaysia	Government of India and Malaysia	New Delhi
International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI)	Aims to take Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and global cooperation further	Organised by theNational Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) in collaboration with United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction(UNISDR)	New Delhi
Third edition of the geo-political conference, ‘Raisina Dialogue’	Aim to challenge issues globally	Jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Observer Research Foundation (ORF).	New Delhi
65th Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE)	To promote and reach to the grass roots	Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar.	New Delhi
The 15th edition of BioAsia	To discuss Prominent technology and bio-business convention in Asia for Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.	Government of Telangana,	Hyderabad
The 10th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture	Focus on sustainable and productive animal production including other issues	Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is leading the Indian delegation.	Berlin, Germany
The International Solar Alliance Forum was held at	To promote solar energy among its member countries.	Shri Raj Kumar Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy attended the Forum representing India.	World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi.
India-ASEAN business and investment conference	To enhance connectivity via land to strengthen trade ties	Organized by Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu	New Delhi
The 7th Asia Steel International Conference	Provides a platform to exchange knowledge on various aspects at the global steel industry.	Tata Steel, in association with the Indian Institute of Metals,	Bhubaneswar
The 16th International Energy Forum (IEF) Ministerial meeting	To promote energy across the globe	Government of India in New Delhi and co-hosted by the Government of China and South Korea.	New Delhi
International Dam Safety Conference	Aims to discuss several issues related to dam safety Challenges across the globe	Union Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Ram Meghwal	Thiruvananthapuram
The third edition of international spice conference	Aims to Manage Disruptions through Transformation and Collaboration’.	All India Spices Exporters’ Forum and Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry.	Jaipur, Rajasthan
The 21st edition of India International Seafood Show	Focus on policies, market trends, technology and roadmaps to achieve	Marine products export development and seafood exporters association of India	Goa
leadership conclave	To promote art of living	Organised by the Art of Living	New Delhi