Commonwealth nations

January 15, 2026 3:11 PM

PM Modi highlights India’s readiness to share digital public infrastructure with Commonwealth nations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared an article highlighting India’s willingness to share its robust digital public infrastructure with countries across the Commonwealth, underscoring New Delhi’s vision of technology as a global public good that strengthens democratic institutions. The Prime Minister’s remarks came as India hosts the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) for the fourth time, at Samvidhan Sadan in New Delhi. The conference is ...

October 25, 2024 1:44 PM

King Charles acknowledges Commonwealth’s ‘painful’ history with slavery on summit agenda

Britain's King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations continue to advocate for reparations for the country's role in the transatlantic slave trade. Representatives of 56 countries, most with roots in Britain's empire, are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that began in Samoa on Monday, with slavery and the threat of climate change emerging as major themes. "I understand from listening to pe...

October 24, 2024 10:44 AM

Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change

The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations will meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the South Pacific on Thursday, with climate change and reparations for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade on the agenda of summit discussions. Leaders and officials from 56 countries with roots in Britain's empire, as well as Britain's King Charles, are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the small island nation, that began on Monday. The countries' foreign mini...