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

2.1.6 Indian diaspora, soft power, Act East and Neighbourhood First; important bilateral agreements

India's influence abroad rests on a diaspora of about 3.5 crore people, cultural and development "soft power", two regional policies (Neighbourhood First for South Asia, Act East for South-East and East Asia) and a web of bilateral treaties, from Panchsheel (1954) to the trade agreements of the 2020s.

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Key terms

  • diaspora
  • NRI
  • PIO
  • OCI
  • Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
  • L.M. Singhvi Committee
  • remittances
  • evacuation operations
  • Vande Bharat
  • soft power
  • Joseph Nye
  • ICCR
  • Yoga Day
  • Vaccine Maitri
  • ITEC
  • Look East
  • Act East
  • Kaladan
  • Trilateral Highway
  • IPOI
  • SAGAR
  • MAHASAGAR
  • Neighbourhood First
  • Panchsheel
  • Indo-Soviet Treaty
  • 123 Agreement
  • LEMOA
  • COMCASA
  • BECA
  • CEPA
  • ECTA
  • TEPA
  • CETA

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