India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum

Why is in news? 10th IBSA Trilateral Ministerial Commission meeting held in New York

• The 10th India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) Trilateral Ministerial Commission meeting was held in New York on 21^st September, 2022.
• The meeting was chaired by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar.
• They held discussions on mutual interests including cooperation in multilateral organizations, South-South cooperation, UNSC reform, 2030 agenda, Sustainable Development Goals, climate change, countering terrorism, and financing for developmental activities.
• They also held discussions on regional issues like African Union, the Middle East peace process, and the situation in Ukraine.
• The Ministers supported the aspiration of African countries to have a permanent presence in the United Nations Security Council.
• They also supported India and Brazil's efforts to get permanent seats in the Security Council.
• India will host the 6th IBSA Summit on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in November 2022.
• The IBSA Dialogue Forum (India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries.
• The forum provides the three countries with a platform to engage in discussions for cooperation in the field of agriculture, trade, culture, and defence among others.
• The IBSA Dialogue Forum plays an increasingly important role in the foreign policies of India, Brazil, and South Africa.
• It has become instrumental for promoting ever closer coordination on global issues between three large multicultural and multiracial democracies of Asia, South America and Africa, and contributed to enhancing trilateral India-Brazil-South Africa cooperation in sectoral areas.