India has been placed on the Strategic Partner Stream of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), announced at the India-FIPIC (Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New York. Founded in 1971, the PIF has 18 members. India discussed projects in healthcare, renewable energy, connectivity, technology and capacity building with the island nations. It has already solarised 2,800 households across 14 Pacific Island countries and trained 70 women solar engineers. India is also building a 100-bed super-speciality hospital in Fiji and plans to supply 20 sea ambulances to 12 PIF member states.