- Inaugural Ministry of External Affairs–CSIR Tech Familiarization Programme aims to strengthen science and technology partnerships with the Global South. - Focuses on sharing India's technological capabilities, R&D innovations, and scientific infrastructure with developing countries. - Enhances South-South cooperation through capacity building, skill development, and joint technological solutions tailored to the needs of the Global South. - Leverages the network of CSIR laboratories to showcase India's indigenous research, industrial translation, and developmental models. - **MEA–CSIR Tech Familiarization Programme:** A joint initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs and CSIR designed to showcase India's scientific infrastructure and indigenous technologies to diplomats from the Global South, fostering technology transfer and capacity building. - **Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR):** India's premier autonomous R&D organization with a network of national laboratories, focusing on diverse scientific and industrial fields to foster national development and technological self-reliance. - **Ministry of External Affairs (MEA):** The nodal government body responsible for implementing India's foreign policy, managing international relations, and promoting developmental partnerships, technical cooperation, and South-South engagement globally. **Introduction** The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched the inaugural Tech Familiarization Programme to deepen science, technology, and innovation partnerships with nations of the Global South, aligning with India's foreign policy commitment to capacity building and South-South cooperation. **Core Issue and Detailed Points** - Inaugural Ministry of External Affairs–CSIR Tech Familiarization Programme aims to strengthen science and technology partnerships with the Global South. - Focuses on sharing India's technological capabilities, R&D innovations, and scientific infrastructure with developing countries. - Enhances South-South cooperation through capacity building, skill development, and joint technological solutions tailored to the needs of the Global South. - Leverages the network of CSIR laboratories to showcase India's indigenous research, industrial translation, and developmental models. **Key Statutory Bodies, Acts & Concepts** - **MEA–CSIR Tech Familiarization Programme:** A joint initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs and CSIR designed to showcase India's scientific infrastructure and indigenous technologies to diplomats from the Global South, fostering technology transfer and capacity building. - **Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR):** India's premier autonomous R&D organization with a network of national laboratories, focusing on diverse scientific and industrial fields to foster national development and technological self-reliance. - **Ministry of External Affairs (MEA):** The nodal government body responsible for implementing India's foreign policy, managing international relations, and promoting developmental partnerships, technical cooperation, and South-South engagement globally.