| Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
|---|
| Established: 8th August, 1967 Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia Secretary-General: Kao Kim Hourn (Cambodia) Member Countries (10): Thailand, The Philippines , Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia 44th & 45th ASEAN Summit Host: Vientiane (Laos) |
| SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) |
| Established: 8th December 1985 Headquarters: Kathmandu, Nepal. Secretary-General: Golam Sarwar Member Countries (8): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka 19th Summit: Islamabad (Pakistan) was cancelled Last Member to Join: Afghanistan in 2007. |
| BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) |
| Established: 6 June 1997 in Bangkok, Thailand Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh Secretary-General: Shri Indra Mani Pandey (India) Member Countries (7): Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand 5th BIMSTEC Summit Host: Colombo, Sri Lanka (2022) Last Country to Join: Bhutan (2004) |
| United Nations (UN) – Preceded by League of Nations |
| Founded on: 24 October 1945 in San Francisco, USA Headquarters: New York City, United States Secretary-General: António Guterres (Portugal) Current Member Countries (193): Includes all internationally recognized states except the Holy See and Palestine (observer states). Last Country to Join: South Sudan (2011) |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
| Founded on: 16 November 1945 Headquarters: Paris, France Director-General: Audrey Azoulay Founding Members: 37 countries (Now 190+ member countries) |
| United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) |
| Founded on: 11 December 1946 Headquarters: New York, United States Founder: Ludwik Rajchman Executive Director: Catherine M Russell |
| World Health Organisation (WHO) |
| Founded on: 7 April 1948 Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland Director General: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus |
| Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
| Founded on: 16 October 1945 Headquarters: Rome, Italy Director General: Qu Dongyu |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
| Founded on: 22 July 1944 Headquarters: Washington, D.C., USA Managing Director: Kristalina Georgieva Chief Economist: Pierre Olivier Gourinchas Members: 190 countries (as of 2025) |
| World Bank Group |
| Founded on: 27 December 1945 Headquarters: Washington, D.C., USA President: Ajay Banga (Indian-origin American) Members: 189 countries (as of 2025) |
| Reserve Bank of India (RBI) |
|---|
| Established on: 1 April 1935 Nationalized on: 1 January 1949 Headquarters: Kolkata (1935), Moved to Mumbai (1937) Governor: Sanjay Malhotra First Governor: Sir Osborne Smith (British) First Indian Governor: C.D. Deshmukh |
| Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
| Established on: 15 August 1969 Founder: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai (Father of Indian Space Program) Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka Chairman: V Narayanan First Indian Satellite: Aryabhata (1975) |
| Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) |
| Established on: 12 April 1988 (as a non-statutory body); 30 January 1992 (given statutory powers) Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra Chairman: Tuhin Kanta Pandey |
| National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) |
| Established on: 12 July 1982; Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra Chairman: Shaji K V |
| Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) |
| Established on: 1999 (as a statutory body) Headquarters: Hyderabad, Telengana Chairman: Debasish Panda |