New York, Sept. 23 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (local time) discussed progress under the India-FIPIC framework and the India-UN Development Partnership Fund at the India-FIPIC Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Addressing the meeting, Jaishankar welcomed the representatives of Pacific Island nations to the Indian Mission in New York, saying the discussions would focus on taking stock of the progress achieved since the third FIPIC Summit held in 2023.

He said India's relationship with Pacific Island countries, particularly in the area of development partnership, has grown through two major frameworks -- the FIPIC framework and the India-UN Deve...