India and UK Announce Commonwealth Diplomatic Academy Program

India and UK Announce Commonwealth Diplomatic

Academy Program

Academy program was announced by the Foreign Ministers of UK and India. It aims to equip diplomats

from all Commonwealth member states with the expertise and skills needed to deal with emerging challenges with a global impact.

This Academy event will be held in New Delhi. This was announced during the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Rwanda, East

Africa from June 24 to 25, 2022.

Commonwealth

The Commonwealth is an intergovernmental organization of 53 members spread over 6 continents. These are the countries that were former colonies of

Britain.

All these countries have signed an agreement for democracy, gender equality, international peace and

security. Its members include 19 countries in Africa, 8 in Asia, 3 in the America, 10 in the Caribbean, 3 in Europe and 11 in the South Pacific.

It includes about one third of the world's population and people belonging to different races, religions, languages and incomes. Of these, about 60% are under 30 years of age. This includes established economies such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand, as well as emerging markets such as India, Malaysia and South Africa.

The organization is governed by.the consensus of member states and is organized through the Commonwealth Secretariat and NGOs. India is the largest member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the fourth largest contributor to its budget.