Paper I · 2 International Relations & Events · 2.1 International relations and India's foreign policy

2.1.3 India and the major powers: USA, Russia, EU, Japan, and the Indo-Pacific

India keeps close partnerships with all the major powers at once: the US for technology, defence and the Indo-Pacific; Russia for defence supplies and energy; the EU and Japan for trade, investment and infrastructure; and it frames the Indo-Pacific as "free, open and inclusive", with ASEAN at the centre.

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Key terms

  • India–US civil nuclear deal
  • 123 Agreement
  • NSG waiver
  • Major Defence Partner
  • GSOMIA
  • LEMOA
  • COMCASA
  • BECA
  • iCET
  • TRUST
  • 2+2 dialogue
  • Indo-Soviet Treaty 1971
  • special and privileged strategic partnership
  • S-400
  • BrahMos
  • Kudankulam
  • INSTC
  • India–EU strategic partnership
  • TTC
  • EFTA TEPA
  • India–UK CETA
  • Japan special strategic and global partnership
  • bullet train
  • Indo-Pacific
  • IPOI
  • Quad
  • Malabar
  • IPEF
  • IMEC
  • AUKUS

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