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India and its Neighbourhood – UPSC GS2
This module of the GS Paper 2: Polity, Governance, Social Justice & IR course covers bilateral relations with pakistan, china, nepal, bhutan, bangladesh, myanmar, sri lanka, maldives and afghanistan. It has 5 study lessons and a 40-question practice quiz. Free lessons can be read in full; premium lessons show a preview.
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1. India–Pakistan and India–Afghanistan Relations
Free 7 minIndia's Neighbourhood First policy (from 2014) gives priority to South Asian neighbours in connectivity, trade, development assistance and crisis response. It operates alongside Act East (South-East Asia and the Indo-Pacific), SAGAR (Security and Growth for…
2. India–China Relations: Border, Trade and Strategic Competition
Premium 7 minIndia was among the first non-communist countries to recognise the People's Republic of China, in 1950. The two signed the Panchsheel Agreement (1954, on trade with Tibet). Its five principles of peaceful coexistence were: mutual…
3. India–Nepal and India–Bhutan Relations
Premium 7 minIndia and Nepal share an open border of about 1,751 km touching five Indian states: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim. Their ties of religion, culture, language and kinship are described as "roti-beti…
4. India–Bangladesh and India–Myanmar Relations
Premium 7 minIndia played a decisive role in Bangladesh's Liberation War of 1971. It sheltered about ten million refugees, and Indian and Mukti Bahini forces defeated Pakistan's army, which surrendered in Dhaka on 16 December 1971 (Vijay…
5. India–Sri Lanka, India–Maldives and the Indian Ocean Neighbourhood
Premium 7 minSri Lanka and Maldives sit astride the major sea lanes of communication (SLOCs) of the Indian Ocean, through which much of the world's oil and container trade passes. Together with Mauritius and Seychelles, they are…
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