InternationalTuesday, 22 September 2026·The Hindu - National
V4+India foreign ministers meet in New York: Visegrad Group, annual forum and defence cooperation
India and the Visegrad Group agreed in September 2026 to deepen political, economic and defence cooperation at their first foreign ministers’ meeting.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On September 21, 2026, at the 81st UN General Assembly session, India held its first Foreign Ministers’ meeting with the Visegrad Group (V4) in New York and agreed to annual meetings, an Annual Business Forum, and stronger defence cooperation.
Key specifics
- The Visegrad Group has 4 countries: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
- The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Radek Sikorski, Anita Orban, Juraj Blanar and Petr Macinka.
- The sides agreed to create an Annual Business Forum and to meet annually at the foreign ministers’ level.
- Discussions also covered space, connectivity, people-to-people mobility, Ukraine and developments in the Gulf.
Exam lens
Question type: International relations match-the-following, V4 countries, UNGA 81, annual business forum, defence cooperation. TNPSC may ask which four Central European countries form the Visegrad Group and what India agreed to in the first V4+India format meeting.