IICDEM-2026: ECI holds Bilateral Meetings with Heads of 32 EMBs

• IICDEM-2026 = India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management, hosted by ECI at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, 21–23 January 2026.
• On the sidelines, CEC Gyanesh Kumar with ECs Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi held bilateral meetings with Heads of 32 Election Management Bodies (EMBs).
• India pitched ECINET-style technology platforms and IIIDEM training support to partner EMBs — projects electoral diplomacy as a soft-power tool.
• Relevant for GS-II (international relations, constitutional bodies) and GS-III (technology in governance).