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India and the Major Powers – UPSC GS2
This module of the GS Paper 2: Polity, Governance, Social Justice & IR course covers relations with the united states, russia, the eu and uk, japan and the indo-pacific. It has 4 study lessons and a 32-question practice quiz. Free lessons can be read in full; premium lessons show a preview.
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1. India–United States Relations: From Estrangement to Strategic Partnership
Free 7 minCold War estrangement (1947–1991). India's non-alignment and the US alliance with Pakistan (SEATO 1954, CENTO 1955) kept relations cool, despite US food aid under PL-480 and support during the 1962 war. The low point came…
2. India–Russia Relations: Time-tested Partnership in a Changing World
Premium 7 minThe Soviet Union supported India's industrialisation through the Bhilai (1959) and Bokaro steel plants, heavy machinery, oil exploration (ONGC) and pharmaceuticals. In the UN Security Council it vetoed resolutions on Kashmir that were unfavourable to…
3. India and Europe: European Union, France, United Kingdom and Germany
Premium 7 minThe European Union (27 members) is one of India's largest trading partners in goods and a major source of FDI, technology and standards. Europe has become more interested in the Indo-Pacific because of China's rise…
4. India, Japan, Australia, ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific
Premium 7 minThe term "Indo-Pacific" treats the Indian and Pacific Oceans as a single strategic space. Japanese PM Shinzo Abe popularised it in his "Confluence of the Two Seas" speech to the Indian Parliament in 2007. India's…
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