♤ BASIC: bloc of four large newly industrialized countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – formed by an agreement on 28 November 2009. The four committed to act jointly at the Copenhagen climate summit.

♤ RIC: Russia-India-China Foreign Ministerial Forum is the platform of the three major countires is aimed at facilitating common position on key global challenges -- radical ideas, terror threats, Afghanistan and West Asia.

♤ SCO: The central Asia based organisation is a forum at which both India and China are members. Countering terrorism is one of the prime objectives of this organisation.

♤ AIIB: It is a Chinese multilateral initiative which India has joined as the second largest capital contributor and shareholder.