1983 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

7th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Host country	India
Dates	23–29 November 1983
Cities	New Delhi
Venues	Vigyan Bhavan
Participants	42
Heads of State or Government	33
Chair	Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister)
Follows	1981
Precedes	1985
Key points
Namibia U.S. invasion of Grenada Nuclear disarmament

The 1983 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the seventh Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in New Delhi, India, between 23 and 29 November 1983, and was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The retreat was held in Goa. Discussions were held on three major topics – the American invasion of Grenada, the occupation of Namibia by South African and Cuban troops and the nuclear rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

42 Commonwealth countries participated, with 33 heads of state or government represented.

An Indian stamp issued for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

See also

• 7th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement
• 1887 Colonial Conference, first colonial conference
• 1921 Imperial Conference, first conference to include India
• 1926 Imperial Conference, issued the Balfour Declaration of 1926
• 1930 Imperial Conference, issued the Statute of Westminster 1931, establishing effective legislative independence of Dominions of the British Empire
• 1948 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, issued the London Declaration, establishing India as a republic in the Commonwealth
• British Empire Economic Conference, held to discuss the Great Depression
• January 1966 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, first meeting to be held outside of the United Kingdom
• 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting