International Organisations (UN System, WTO, IMF, World Bank)

• Founded The IMF and World Bank were both created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, formally coming into existence on 27 December 1945.
• Same City Both institutions are headquartered in Washington, D.C.
• India’s IMF Weight India’s voting weight at the IMF is just 2.75%, despite ranking among the world’s largest economies.

• Founded 1995 The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established in 1995, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. India is a founding member.
• Consensus-Based The WTO generally operates by consensus among its members, rather than majority voting, meaning all members must agree for a decision to pass.

• Quota-Based IMF voting power is quota-based, tied to each member’s economic size and financial contribution.
• World Bank Group At the World Bank, India holds 2.95% of IBRD votes and 3.01% of IDA votes, as of 30 June 2026. It also holds 3.95% of IFC votes and 2.53% of MIGA votes.
• Reform Argument These figures are a key argument behind India’s push for institutional reform.

• G20 Push Reforming the IMF and World Bank to reflect today’s economic weight, not 1944’s, was a central theme of India’s 2023 G20 presidency.
• Still Lagging Voting shares still lag real economic size, for large emerging economies like India.
• UNSC Push Too India also pushes separately for UN Security Council reform. See IntlRel0032 — India and the United Nations for that push, and for India’s UN peacekeeping record.
• Related Articles For the UN’s basic structure and specialised agencies, see IntlRel0009 — The United Nations: Principal Organs and Related Bodies. For India’s other regional and global groupings, see IntlRel0004 — India and Global/Regional Political Groupings.

Full coverage: CA0003 — Neelkanth Mishra Appointed India’s Executive Director at the World Bank.

• 4 Jun 2026 Neelkanth Mishra became India’s Executive Director at the World Bank, for a three-year term. (Source: Business Standard)
• Succession He succeeds Parameswaran Iyer in the role. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved his appointment.
• Constituency Mishra represents a constituency covering India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka on the World Bank’s Board. He is based at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C.
• Background Before this role, Mishra was Chief Economist at Axis Bank. He spent over two decades at Credit Suisse before that, including as Managing Director.
• Other Roles He also served as part-time Chairperson of UIDAI, the Aadhaar authority. He has additionally been a member of TRAI and the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).