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India's Bilateral Relations with Major Powers
12 micro topics in International Relations & Places in News for UPSC Prelims, in book order: India-United States Relations: 2+2 Dialogue, iCET, Defence Technology Cooperation; India-Russia Relations: Annual Summit, Defence Deals, INSTC Corridor; and 10 more.
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India-United States Relations: 2+2 Dialogue, iCET, Defence Technology Cooperation
India-United States relations are a comprehensive global strategic partnership covering defence, technology, trade, energy, space and people-to-people ties. Their main mechanisms are the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue of foreign and defence ministers, the Initiative on Critical and…
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India-Russia Relations: Annual Summit, Defence Deals, INSTC Corridor
India-Russia relations are a Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership, built on defence supplies, energy, nuclear power and a long political understanding that goes back to the 1971 Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation. The leaders meet…
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India-China Relations: Border Standoffs, Wuhan/Mamallapuram Summits, Trade Deficit Issues
India-China relations combine cooperation in trade and multilateral forums with an unsettled 3,488 km boundary. After the Galwan clash of June 2020 relations were frozen, and since the patrolling arrangement of October 2024 they have been…
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India-United Kingdom Relations: Free Trade Agreement, Roadmap 2030
India-United Kingdom relations are a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership guided by the India-UK Roadmap 2030, adopted in May 2021. The centrepiece is the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, which entered into force on 15 July 2026…
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India-France Relations: Strategic Partnership, Rafale Deal, Indo-Pacific Cooperation
India-France relations are a Strategic Partnership, the first that India signed with any country, in 1998. France has stood by India on nuclear, space and defence matters and is a leading arms supplier through the Rafale…
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India-Germany Relations: Inter-Governmental Consultations, Skill Development Partnership
India-Germany relations are a Strategic Partnership dating from 2000, now organised around Inter-Governmental Consultations, a Green and Sustainable Development Partnership and a Migration and Mobility Partnership. Germany is India's largest trading partner in the European Union.…
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India-Japan Relations: Special Strategic and Global Partnership, Bullet Train Project
India-Japan relations are a Special Strategic and Global Partnership, a status agreed in 2014. The partnership covers infrastructure financed by Japanese loans, such as the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, as well…
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India-European Union Relations: India-EU Trade and Technology Council
India and the European Union are Strategic Partners, and the EU is one of India's largest trading partners and sources of investment. The leaders concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement at the 16th India-EU Summit…
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India-Israel Relations: Defence and Agricultural Cooperation
India-Israel relations, established with full diplomatic ties in 1992, have grown into a Special Strategic Partnership, a status Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during his visit to Israel in February 2026. Defence supplies, agricultural technology, water…
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India-Australia Relations: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (ECTA), Quad Partnership
India-Australia relations are a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, raised to that level in 2020. The two countries are partners in the Quad, in the Indian Ocean and in critical minerals. The Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, ECTA,…
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India-Canada Relations: Diplomatic Tensions and Diaspora Issues
India-Canada relations are based on democracy, a large diaspora and growing trade, but they went through a serious crisis from 2023 after Canada made allegations about the killing of a Canadian citizen in June 2023, which…
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India-Brazil Relations: BRICS Partnership, IBSA Dialogue Forum
India-Brazil relations are a Strategic Partnership dating from 2006, sustained by shared membership of BRICS, the IBSA Dialogue Forum, the G4 and the G20. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited India on 19-21 February 2026.…
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Which topics are in India's Bilateral Relations with Major Powers?
India's Bilateral Relations with Major Powers has 12 micro topics in International Relations & Places in News: India-United States Relations: 2+2 Dialogue, iCET, Defence Technology Cooperation; India-Russia Relations: Annual Summit, Defence Deals, INSTC Corridor; India-China Relations: Border Standoffs, Wuhan/Mamallapuram Summits, Trade Deficit Issues; India-United Kingdom Relations: Free Trade Agreement, Roadmap 2030; India-France Relations: Strategic Partnership, Rafale Deal, Indo-Pacific Cooperation; India-Germany Relations: Inter-Governmental Consultations, Skill Development Partnership; India-Japan Relations: Special Strategic and Global Partnership, Bullet Train Project; India-European Union Relations: India-EU Trade and Technology Council; India-Israel Relations: Defence and Agricultural Cooperation; India-Australia Relations: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (ECTA), Quad Partnership; India-Canada Relations: Diplomatic Tensions and Diaspora Issues; India-Brazil Relations: BRICS Partnership, IBSA Dialogue Forum.
Is India's Bilateral Relations with Major Powers important for UPSC Prelims?
India's Bilateral Relations with Major Powers is a part of the UPSC Prelims International Relations & Places in News syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 12 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.