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Bilateral and Regional Groupings
UPSC GS-II IR: SAARC, BIMSTEC, ASEAN, SCO, BRICS, QUAD, G20 and other groupings affecting India. Mains — General Studies Paper II Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Important International…
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UPSC GS-II IR: SAARC, BIMSTEC, ASEAN, SCO, BRICS, QUAD, G20 and other groupings affecting India.
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UPSC Syllabus for Bilateral and Regional Groupings
Mains — General Studies Paper II
- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
- Important International institutions, agencies and fora — their structure, mandate.
Source: Official UPSC Civil Services Examination notification — Preliminary & Main Examination syllabus.
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All study notes →- 01India-UK Relations: CETA, Vision 2035 and the Migration Question
- 02SAGAR and MAHASAGAR: India’s Maritime Vision for the Indian Ocean and Beyond
- 03Foundations of India’s Foreign Policy: From Non-Alignment to Multi-Alignment
- 04India-Central Asia Relations: The 4Cs, Chabahar and the Connectivity Trap
- 05India-Brazil Relations: BRICS, Biofuels, Defence and the Global South Axis
- 06India-South Korea Relations: Special Strategic Partnership, CEPA and the Shipbuilding Turn
- 07India-Australia Relations: Uranium, Critical Minerals, ECTA and the Quad
- 08India-Germany Relations: Green Partnership, Skilled Migration and the EU’s Biggest Trade Door
- 09India-EU Relations: The FTA, CBAM and the Strategic Partnership That Finally Delivered
- 10India-Israel Relations: Defence Technology, Agriculture and the West Asia Balance
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