India-Brazil-South Africa Forum:
The trilateral India-Brazil-South Africa forum is likely to receive increased diplomatic focus, according to persons aware of the matter.
- IBSA Forum is a Trilateral Dialogue Forum of India, Brazil and South Africa which was created in the year 2003.
- The grouping was formalised under the name of the IBSA Dialogue Forum under the Brasilia Declaration.
- Objective is Promoting ever closer coordination on global issues between the three large multicultural and multiracial democracies of Asia, South America and Africa, and contributing to enhancing trilateral India-Brazil-South Africa cooperation in sectoral areas.
- IBSA Fund was established in 2004 which facilitates the execution of human development projects to advance the fight against poverty and hunger in developing countries.
- It is managed by the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).
