Suneet Mehta, High Commissioner to Fiji, concurrently accredited to Tuvalu

ANI March 28, 2025 128 views

Suneet Mehta, India's High Commissioner to Fiji, will now also represent New Delhi in Tuvalu. The 2007-batch IFS officer takes charge as bilateral ties deepen following Tuvalu's ISA membership. PM Modi's 2014 Pacific Island Forum laid groundwork for expanded cooperation. The island nation participated in the inaugural summit led by Governor-General Sir Italeli Iakoba.

"Tuvalu became one of the Founding Members of the International Solar Alliance" – Government of India
New Delhi, March 27: Suneet Mehta, High Commissioner of India to Fiji, has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to Tuvalu, with residence in Suva

Key Points

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Mehta to oversee India-Tuvalu relations from Suva

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Bilateral ties strengthened since 1999 mission reopening

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Tuvalu joined Modi's solar alliance with France

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Pacific Island Forum participation underlines regional diplomacy

He is expected to take up the assignment shortly

Mehta is Indian Foreign Service officer of 2007 batch.

Bilateral relations between India and Tuvalu have grown steadily since the reopening of the High Commission of India, Suva, in 1999.

The Forum for India-Pacific Island Countries was inaugurated in November 2014 at Suva. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also hosted the First Summit of the Forum in Suva during his historic visit to Fiji.

The Forum saw participation of 14 Pacific Island Countries. Tuvalu delegation was led by the Governor-General Sir Italeli Iakoba.

Tuvalu became one of the Founding Members of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) - a joint initiative of the Governments of India and France to promote solar energy.

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Suneet Mehta India Tuvalu relations High Commissioner International Solar Alliance Pacific diplomacy
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