Category 3 · International Relations & Places in News
India and Its Extended Neighbourhood
9 micro topics in International Relations & Places in News for UPSC Prelims, in book order: India and Central Asia: Connect Central Asia Policy, India-Central Asia Summit; India-Iran Relations: Chabahar Port, INSTC Corridor; and 7 more.
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India and Central Asia: Connect Central Asia Policy, India-Central Asia Summit
India's engagement with the five Central Asian republics, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, is guided by the Connect Central Asia Policy of 2012 and the India-Central Asia Summit and Dialogue. India has no direct land…
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India-Iran Relations: Chabahar Port, INSTC Corridor
India-Iran relations are based on civilisational links, energy trade and strategic connectivity through the Chabahar port and the International North-South Transport Corridor. They have been constrained by US sanctions on Iran. The American sanctions waiver for…
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India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Energy Security, Diaspora Remittances
The Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, is a six-member bloc of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. For India it is the main source of crude oil, LNG and LPG, a major…
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India-Saudi Arabia Relations: Strategic Partnership Council
India and Saudi Arabia have a Strategic Partnership Agreement of 2010, raised in 2019 to the Strategic Partnership Council, which has ministerial committees on political, economic, defence and cultural cooperation. The second leaders' meeting was held…
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India-UAE Relations: Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
India-UAE relations are a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, upgraded in 2017, with the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, CEPA, signed in February 2022 and in force since May 2022 as its economic core. Bilateral trade crossed 100 billion…
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India-Africa Relations: India-Africa Forum Summit, Development Partnership
India-Africa relations are based on shared colonial history, trade, the Indian diaspora and development cooperation. The India-Africa Forum Summit, held in 2008, 2011 and 2015, is the main platform, and the Fourth Summit was scheduled for…
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India-ASEAN Relations: Act East Policy, ASEAN-India Free Trade Area
India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, have been dialogue partners since 1992 and a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership since 2022. ASEAN is central to India's Act East Policy. The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement,…
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India-Latin America and Caribbean Relations
India's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, LAC, have grown around energy, critical minerals, agriculture and pharmaceuticals, and around shared membership of groupings such as BRICS, the G20 and the Global South. India has a…
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India's Look West Policy and West Asia Engagement
India's Look West or Think West approach describes its deeper engagement with West Asia, the Gulf and the wider Middle East, driven by energy, trade, the diaspora and security. Its features are balanced ties with rivals…
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Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in India and Its Extended Neighbourhood?
India and Its Extended Neighbourhood has 9 micro topics in International Relations & Places in News: India and Central Asia: Connect Central Asia Policy, India-Central Asia Summit; India-Iran Relations: Chabahar Port, INSTC Corridor; India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Energy Security, Diaspora Remittances; India-Saudi Arabia Relations: Strategic Partnership Council; India-UAE Relations: Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA); India-Africa Relations: India-Africa Forum Summit, Development Partnership; India-ASEAN Relations: Act East Policy, ASEAN-India Free Trade Area; India-Latin America and Caribbean Relations; India's Look West Policy and West Asia Engagement.
Is India and Its Extended Neighbourhood important for UPSC Prelims?
India and Its Extended Neighbourhood is a part of the UPSC Prelims International Relations & Places in News syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 9 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.