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Who does what

Institutions A–Z.

The bodies that run, regulate, judge and audit — in India and around the world. What each one does, when it was set up, and our stories about it.

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Alliances & groups11

African UnionSince 2002 · Addis AbabaAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsSince 8 August 1967 · JakartaBRICSSince 2009 (first leaders’ summit) · No permanent headquartersCommonwealth of NationsSince 1949 (London Declaration) · LondonEuropean UnionSince 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty) · BrusselsGroup of SevenSince 1975 (first summit) · No permanent headquartersGroup of TwentySince 1999 (leaders’ summits since 2008) · No permanent headquartersNATOSince 4 April 1949 · BrusselsOPECSince 14 September 1960 · ViennaShanghai Cooperation OrganisationSince 15 June 2001 · BeijingSouth Asian Association for Regional CooperationSince 8 December 1985 · Kathmandu