Forum for India–Pacific Island Cooperation (FIPIC)

Current Context: India hosted a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Forum for India–Pacific Island Cooperation (FIPIC).

ABOUT FIPIC

• Founded: 2014, under India’s Act East Policy.
• Members: 14 Pacific Island nations – Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
• Island Groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia.
• Objective: Strengthen cooperation between India and Pacific Island countries in trade, climate resilience, development, and connectivity.