International Relations - IR

  • Mandate of International Relations (IR) Division:

    1. Organization of High-level visits and deputation of officers abroad for International Conferences, training, study visits, workshops, seminars, etc.

    2. All matters of International Cooperation of DoT/ Ministry of Communications relating to Bilateral activities in Telecom / ICTs including MoUs, Agreements, protocols, etc

    3. Focal point for coordination/cooperation with Multilateral/ International / Regional Organizations, including, ESCAP, UNDP, UNIDO, ITU, APT, CTO, IMSO, ITSO, Inter-sputnik, SAARC, BRICS, ASEAN, EU etc., for activities including Agreements, protocols, MoUs, and their related conferences, meetings and Study Groups.

    4. Coordination with MEA and Indian Missions abroad for coordination with other countries in the areas of telecommunications, implementation of various programs, Capacity building programs & other under ITEC, other schemes of Govt of India.

    5. Driving National Working Groups (NWG), involving members from both public and private sectors, for the Study Group activities of ITU Development sector and Coordination for comments/inputs on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    6. Preparation and coordination for technical, policy and strategy contributions for various* conferences and meetings of ITU, APT, CTO and other international and regional organization; Contribution for the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG) activities (* ITU Plenipotentiary, World Telecommunication Development Conference – WTDC, Council Meetings, Council Working Group meetings – CWG, Regional Developmental Forums – RDF, World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly – WTSA, World Conference on International Telecommunications – WCIT etc.)

    7. Activities related to ITU Area Office & Innovation Centre in India.

    8. Coordination and contribution India as a member of ITU GCBI (Global Capacity Building Initiative) and Steering Committee of ITU Asia Pacific Centres of Excellence (ASPCoE)

    9. Coordination for ICT indicators (with ERU division)

    10. Coordination with other Ministries, Departments in India and with ITU for Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) related matters including submission of data, validation of data and consultation with different stakeholders

    11. Coordination and organization of visits of foreign dignitaries and delegations and arranging meetings in DoT

    12. Coordination for necessary clearances for hosting international events in India by the Industry, Associations etc. 

     

    Link to the circulars issued by International Relations (IR) Division

     

    Link to the Foreign Visit Management System