2nd India-CARICOM Summit

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The Prime Minster of India co-chaired the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit, along with PM Dickon Mitchell of Grenada, the current chair of CARICOM.

During the summit, Prime Minister Modi proposed 7 key pillars to strengthen ties between India and CARICOM.
The seven pillars listed by Modi also form the acronym C-A-R-I-C-O-M. They are Capacity Building, Agriculture and Food Security, Renewable Energy and Climate Change, Innovation, Technology and Trade, Cricket and Culture, Ocean Economy and Medicine and Healthcare.
The 1st CARICOM-India Summit took place in 2019 on the sidelines of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

It is a political and economic union of 15 member states and 6 associate members in the Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean and Americas.
Member states: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
It was established through The Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973.
Chairmanship of the Community is rotated every 6 months among the member countries’ Heads.

Main Goals: Promote economic integration and cooperation, Ensure equitable sharing of the benefits of integration and Coordinate foreign policy.