CICA Summit in Baku: India urges unity against cross-border terrorism
Why in the news
The 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 15 October 2026. India used the plenary to call for joint action against cross-border terrorism.
Key facts
- Host: Azerbaijan; President Ilham Aliyev hosted the summit.
- India’s representative: Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, who reached Baku on 14 October and was received by Ambassador Abhay Kumar.
- Singh referred to India’s Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family) philosophy and linked it to peace, cooperation and tackling shared challenges.
- He asked all member states to stand together against cross-border terrorism.
- Other attendees included Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
- Agenda: regional security, transport links, digital cooperation and sustainable growth.
About CICA
- A multinational forum to promote cooperation for peace, security and stability in Asia.
- Origin: proposed by Kazakhstan’s then President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the 47th session of the UN General Assembly in 1992.
- Members: 28, among them India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Qatar, the UAE, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam and the Central Asian states.
Exam angle
- 7th CICA Summit venue: Baku, Azerbaijan (October 2026).
- CICA idea: Nursultan Nazarbayev, 47th UNGA, 1992.
- India’s theme at the summit: Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and unity against cross-border terrorism.