2 Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relations · 2.7.1 International relations and India's foreign policy
2.7.1.5 Regional and global groupings: SAARC, BIMSTEC, ASEAN, SCO, BRICS, G20, Quad, IBSA, IORA
India works through overlapping groupings: SAARC and BIMSTEC in its neighbourhood, ASEAN-led forums for Act East, SCO and BRICS with Russia and China, the G20 for global economics, the Quad for the Indo-Pacific, and IBSA and IORA for South–South and Indian Ocean cooperation.
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Key terms
- SAARC
- SAFTA
- BIMSTEC
- Bangkok Declaration
- ASEAN
- East Asia Summit
- ARF
- RCEP
- AITIGA
- SCO
- RATS
- Shanghai Five
- BRICS
- New Development Bank
- Contingent Reserve Arrangement
- G20
- troika
- African Union
- Quad
- Malabar
- IPMDA
- IBSA
- IBSA Fund
- IORA
- Mekong Ganga Cooperation
- BBIN
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