Archive · 4 Sep 2026
India, Kiribati Expand Cooperation on Inclusion, Health and Development
India and Kiribati are working together on several important issues.
Their discussions included helping women, supporting inclusive economic growth and using digital tools.
Indian High Commissioner Suneet Mehta met several Kiribati officials in Tarawa.
They talked about education, scholarships and skills for young people.
They also discussed infrastructure, renewable energy and sustainable development.
Health cooperation included affordable medicines, dialysis equipment and sea ambulances.
Mehta visited a dialysis centre supported through an Indian initiative for Pacific Island countries.
Both countries said they want to build a stronger, healthier and more inclusive Pacific region.
India and Kiribati discussed women’s empowerment, inclusive growth, digitisation and stronger bilateral cooperation in Tarawa.
High Commissioner Suneet Mehta met Kiribati’s ministers for women, education, infrastructure and health, as well as the National Assembly speaker.
Education discussions focused on capacity building, scholarships, skills development and stronger people-to-people connections.
India and Kiribati explored cooperation in infrastructure, renewable energy, sustainable development and parliamentary engagement.
Healthcare talks covered affordable medicines, dialysis equipment, sea ambulances and capacity building, while Mehta visited Kiribati’s dialysis centre.
- Who
- India, represented by High Commissioner Suneet Mehta, and Kiribati government officials.
- What
- The countries discussed women’s empowerment, education, infrastructure, renewable energy, healthcare, digitisation and stronger bilateral cooperation.
- When
- The main discussion took place on Friday; related meetings were also held on Thursday and earlier in the week.
- Where
- Tarawa and South Tarawa, Kiribati.
- Why
- To deepen India–Kiribati cooperation and advance shared goals for an inclusive, resilient and prosperous Pacific.
- Indian representative
- Suneet Mehta, India’s High Commissioner to Kiribati
- Kiribati women’s affairs minister
- Ruth Cross Kwansing
- Education priorities
- Capacity building, scholarships and skills development
- Infrastructure priorities
- Infrastructure, renewable energy and sustainable development
- Healthcare priorities
- Affordable medicines, dialysis equipment, sea ambulances and capacity building
- Healthcare facility visited
- Kiribati’s dialysis centre
- Regional initiative
- The centre is part of the 2023 FIPIC initiative supporting dialysis units across 14 Pacific Island countries