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India’s Aid to Papua New Guinea
- 30 May 2024
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India has provided immediate assistance of USD 1 million to Papua New Guinea, which was struck by devastating floods and landslides.
- Papua New Guinea is a close friend of India and a partner under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC).
- FIPIC is a platform launched in 2014 to strengthen India's ties with 14 Pacific Island Countries (PICs)- Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu (all located in the Pacific Ocean, to the northeast of Australia).
- Papua New Guinea is an island nation located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, comprising the eastern portion of the island of New Guinea.
- The western half of the island is part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua.
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