InternationalMonday, 21 September 2026·The Hindu - National
India at P4M UN meet: multilateralism, UN reform and middle-power diplomacy
India will attend the inaugural Partners for Multilateralism session at the UN in New York on September 21, 2026, with EAM S. Jaishankar leading the delegation.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On September 21, 2026, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will attend the inaugural “Partners for Multilateralism” (P4M) session in New York, as India joins a new UN-linked grouping founded by the European Union, Brazil, Kenya and Canada.
Key specifics
- P4M was founded by 4 leaders: European Union, Brazil, Kenya and Canada.
- Jaishankar will lead India’s delegation at the UN sessions all week and deliver India’s national address at UNGA on September 26, 2026.
- The inaugural P4M session is scheduled for 6.30 p.m. in New York, which is 4 a.m. IST on Tuesday.
- The founders said P4M will support UN reform to make multilateral institutions more representative, legitimate, effective and trusted.
- The editorial cited 2025 as the year with the highest recorded number of state-based armed conflicts since 1946, across 35 countries, and military spending of nearly $3 trillion.
Exam lens
Question type: International relations and groupings, UN reform, summit timing; key facts: P4M, UN General Assembly high-level debate, Jaishankar, September 21 and 26, 2026. TNPSC may ask which countries founded P4M and what reform goals it states.