{"id":122589,"date":"2026-09-03T14:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=122589"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:32:44","slug":"pacific-islands-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pacific-islands-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Islands Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pacific Islands Forum Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Indian Air Force conducted a successful drop trial of the indigenously designed and developed Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB), Khagantak-243.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pacific Islands Forum<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 1971.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the region&#8217;s top <\/span><b>political and economic organisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>18 members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the Pacific Ocean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vision: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a resilient<\/span><b> Pacific region of peace,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> harmony, security, social inclusion and prosperity, that ensures all Pacific peoples can lead free, healthy and productive lives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Members:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Australia, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cook-islands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cook Islands<\/a><\/strong>, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Naoero, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Suva, Fiji<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Annual Meetings:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The annual Forum meetings are <\/span><b>chaired by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Head of Government of the Host Country,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who remains as the <\/span><b>Forum Chair until the next meeting.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Key areas of focus of PIF:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It includes <\/span><b>regional security, economic development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, climate change, ocean governance, and strengthening regionalism under the <\/span><b>2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/india-reaffirms-commitment-to-deeper-partnership-with-pacific-island-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pacific Islands Forum is the region&#8217;s top political and economic organisation, with 18 members across the Pacific Ocean. 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