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India joined the inaugural P4M summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, with the External Affairs Minister attending as an initial co-sponsor.
Context
What It Is
- A non-superpower multilateral coalition of middle powers, regional organisations and developing nations
- To bridge geopolitical divides, uphold international law, and advocate reformed multilateralism outside superpower confrontation
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- Conceived in response to erosion of global consensus, trade weaponisation and escalating conflicts in Europe and West Asia
- Built on Canadian PM Mark Carney’s “Carney Doctrine” on middle-power solidarity, delivered at Davos
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- Founding initiators: the European Union, Brazil, Canada and Kenya
- Initial co-sponsors: India, Australia and Barbados
Important Facts for Examsmost asked
- P4M — Partners for Multilateralism: International Law, Peace and Prosperity
- Founders: EU, Brazil, Canada, Kenya; co-sponsors India, Australia, Barbados
- Rooted in the “Carney Doctrine” on middle-power solidarity
- Middle power — a state with significant but not superpower influence, typically favouring multilateral solutions
- India’s other reform-oriented platforms: G4 (with Brazil, Germany, Japan) for UNSC reform, Voice of Global South Summit, IBSA
- The UNSC has five permanent and ten non-permanent members; India has served eight terms
