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India's International Relations

Begin with what international relations cover, why neighbours matter and how bilateral, regional and global cooperation fit into one learning map.

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India's International Relations: Meaning and Learning Map

Begin with what international relations cover, why neighbours matter and how bilateral, regional and global cooperation fit into one learning map.

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India–Afghanistan Relations: Development Partnership

Study how reconstruction, Salma Dam, scholarships, health, livelihoods, trade access and connectivity illustrate India's Afghanistan partnership.

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India–Bangladesh Relations: Rivers, Borders and Connectivity

Connect the 4,096.7 km boundary and 54 shared rivers with water accords, transit links, energy projects, education and cultural exchange.

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India with Bhutan and China: Cooperation and Dialogue

Compare India's hydropower-centred Bhutan partnership with its broad but complex China relationship of trade, institutions, exchanges and boundary dialogue.

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India with Maldives and Myanmar: Sea and Land Gateways

Learn why Maldives matters to Indian Ocean security and how Myanmar links India's Northeast to Southeast Asia through borders, energy and multimodal corridors.

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India–Nepal Relations: People, Rivers and Hydropower

Connect open people-to-people and pilgrimage ties with roads, river projects, 5,600 MW Pancheshwar hydropower, conservation and education.

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India with Pakistan and Sri Lanka: Conflict and Cooperation

Understand the Line of Control and dialogue framework with Pakistan, then connect Sri Lanka's maritime proximity, trade, development and Tamil question.

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India with the United States, France and Europe

Trace how defence communications, technology, nuclear and space cooperation, smart cities and the International Solar Alliance deepen developed-country partnerships.

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India with Australia and Japan: Security, Skills and Infrastructure

Connect AUSINDEX maritime cooperation with Japanese metro and high-speed rail technology, industrial skills, scholarships and digital research laboratories.

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India and West Asia: Chabahar, GCC and Energy Links

Understand West Asia relations through ancient trade, Gulf cooperation, diaspora, energy security and the India–Iran–Afghanistan Chabahar corridor.

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Regional Groupings: IBSA, BIMSTEC, BBIN, EAS, SCO and RCEP

Compare the membership and purpose of IBSA, BCIM, MGC, BIMSTEC, BBIN, EAS and SCO, while correcting India's RCEP and GCC status.

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BRICS: Evolution, Objectives, NDB and Reserve Arrangement

Trace BRICS from the original five to current expansion, then learn its cooperation pillars, New Development Bank and Contingent Reserve Arrangement.

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OPEC: Members, Mission and India's Energy Relationship

Learn OPEC's 1960 origin, Vienna headquarters, coordination mission and why India engages it as a major energy importer rather than a member.

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International Relations Synthesis: From Geography to Cooperation

Revise India's international relations by linking geography to an instrument, cooperation field, result and any status that must be date-checked.

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