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

2.1.5 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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