Highlighting the potential areas of cooperation between India and CARICOM member states, discuss the various measures that have been taken in recent times to strengthen India's relationship with the Caribbean countries. (Answer in 150 words)

Caribbean Community CARICOM is a group of 20 countries in Caribbean forming single political & economic entity. [Diagram present showing CARICOM countries in North and South America]. Potential areas of collaboration: i Health & Pharma sector - India has strong pharma sector & promise in providing affordable healthcare & tourism. ii Culture & Education - both have strong cultural heritage & can promote joint research. iii IT/ICT Capacity - they can collaborate in area of e-commerce, cyber security etc. iv Climate change - collaboration to mitigate impact of climate change measures taken in this regard. i Development funding - assistance for development projects to promote trade in goods, services & investments. ii Pharmaceuticals - vaccine initiative and export of affordable efficient medicines. iii Trade & cooperation - in iron & steel, machinery etc. iv Tourism promotion - boost to establish Ayush, Yoga & wellness sector. India-CARICOM collaboration represents S-S collaboration.