"India's Growing Diplomatic Relations with Papua New Guinea and the Global South"

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit in Papua New Guinea, where he assured leaders of 14 Pacific Island nations that India would be a "reliable" development partner. Papua New Guinea is strategically located north of Australia, where China is trying to expand its influence, and is one of the Pacific Island nations that India is trying to boost ties and cooperation with. The FIPIC summit was launched during Modi's visit to Fiji in 2014, and this is the third summit.