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Revision note: Important International Institutions: UN, WTO, IMF, World Bank and G20

  • UN Charter signed June 1945, in force 24 Oct 1945; India founding member; 193 members
  • UNSC: 15 (P5 veto, 10 for 2 years); India non-permanent member 8 times (latest 2021–22)
  • ICJ: The Hague, 15 judges, 9 years; Jadhav case 2019
  • Reform: Art 108; G4; UfC (Coffee Club); Ezulwini Consensus
  • IMF & World Bank: Bretton Woods 1944; Washington DC; SDR basket of 5 currencies
  • WTO: 1 Jan 1995 (Marrakesh); Geneva; 166 members; boxes; Appellate Body defunct since Dec 2019; MC13 Abu Dhabi 2024
  • G20: 1999; leaders 2008; India presidency 2023 (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam; AU joined)
  • India in MTCR 2016, Wassenaar 2017, Australia Group 2018; not NSG
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