Partners for Multilateralism Summit and V4+India

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Key takeaways

India co-chaired the inaugural Partners for Multilateralism (P4M) Summit alongside the 81st United Nations General Assembly in September 2026.
The Visegrad Group (V4) gave its unanimous backing for India to secure a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.
India highlighted the global 4F crisis involving Fuel, Food, Fertiliser and Finance and its negative impact on the Global South.
The V4 region serves as the Detroit of Europe and offers major opportunities for Make in India and supply chain diversification.

The External Affairs Minister of India co-chaired the inaugural Partners for Multilateralism, International Law, Peace & Prosperity (P4M) Summit in New York.
India also attended the historic first V4+India Foreign Ministers' meeting on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
During these diplomatic talks, India pushed for major global reforms and built stronger ties with Central European countries.
The Visegrad Group (V4) gave its full support for India to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

At the P4M Summit, India promoted reformed global institutions, greater representation for the Global South, and new rules for space and digital technologies.
Through the V4+India Foreign Ministers' Meeting, India partnered with Central Europe on defence, trade, clean energy, and secure supply chains.

Leaders from the European Union, Brazil, Kenya, and Canada first proposed the P4M initiative to protect international law and peaceful cooperation.
India, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Kenya, and the European Union (EU) co-sponsored the first summit in September 2026.
The group made it clear that it is not a closed club or a new bureaucracy, but rather a flexible platform for countries to build partnerships.

India warned that global conflicts create a severe 4F crisis involving Fuel, Food, Fertiliser and Finance, which harms the Global South the most.
India urged countries to avoid supply chain chokepoints and diversify their trade partners to build reliable economic networks.
India pointed out that political tensions and global competition are putting the current international order under heavy pressure.
India stated that the UN Security Council is outdated and paralyzed by the veto power of a few powerful nations.
India repeated its demand for a permanent seat at the UNSC to give fair representation to Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
India asked for new international rules and safety guardrails to manage Artificial Intelligence, space security, and digital tools.

The Visegrad Group (V4) is a political and cultural alliance connecting the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Leaders met in the Hungarian town of Visegrad in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet bloc to boost regional teamwork.
The group works together on military, cultural, and energy issues while supporting each other inside the European Union (EU) and NATO.
During the V4+India Meeting, the four member nations gave unanimous backing for India to join the UN Security Council as a permanent member.
Slovakia noted that India is an upcoming superpower in the Indo-Pacific region and deserves a seat at the table.
The leaders agreed to launch an Annual Business Forum and hold yearly V4+India Foreign Ministers' meetings.

Partnering with the V4 gives India a direct entry point into the fast-growing economies of Central and Eastern Europe.
The V4 acts as a strong voting block inside the European Parliament, which can help revive the stalled India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA).
The region is known as the Detroit of Europe due to its large automotive and electric vehicle battery hubs in Hungary and Slovakia.
Working with these manufacturing clusters helps Indian companies put a successful China Plus One business strategy into practice.
India can use the technical expertise of the Czech Republic in aviation and Poland in agri-tech to boost Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
As V4 countries face aging populations, Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreements (MMPAs) can help skilled Indian professionals find jobs in Central Europe.

Global institutions must change and adapt if they want to remain useful and trusted around the world.
India's double approach of pushing for global reforms at the UNGA while building regional ties like V4+India shows a smart way to strengthen international cooperation.
Moving forward, India must turn these diplomatic talks into real projects involving defence, clean energy, and secure supply chains.