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    International Relations — UPSC Notes

    International Relations notes for UPSC GS II: India–China, Neighbourhood First, India–US, India–Russia, West Asia, Indo-Pacific and Quad, UN reforms and global policies affecting India.

    How to study International Relations· about 6 Prelims questions a year (2013–2024)Show

    What UPSC asks most

    India's neighbourhood and major powers, global groupings and their members, treaties and conventions.

    Most-asked topics in past papers: International Relations, Global Groupings, Treaties and Conventions. See the trend

    Traps to avoid

    • Wrong member lists for groupings.
    • Mixing up the headquarters of international bodies.

    How to study it here

    1. Keep a table of groupings: members, headquarters, India's role.
    2. Follow current summits and agreements through current affairs.

    Mains: GS II: balance India's interests with examples from recent visits and agreements.

    International Relations

    GS II: India and its neighbourhood, major powers, the Indo-Pacific and global institutions

    International Relations Playlist

    6 chapters • 0 completed

    1

    India and Its Neighbourhood

    10 topics

    2

    India and Major Powers

    3 topics

    3

    Indo-Pacific and Global Institutions

    3 topics

    4

    Foundations of India's Foreign Policy

    1 topics

    5

    Regional and Multilateral Groupings

    7 topics

    Practice
    6

    International Institutions and Global Regimes

    6 topics

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    0 / 6 complete

    Chapter 5: Regional and Multilateral Groupings

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    International Relations: chapter-wise UPSC notes

    Read any chapter as a full page in English or Hindi. 6 chapters · 30 topics.

    1. 1. India and Its Neighbourhoodहिंदी
    2. 2. India and Major Powersहिंदी
    3. 3. Indo-Pacific and Global Institutionsहिंदी
    4. 4. Foundations of India's Foreign Policyहिंदी
    5. 5. Regional and Multilateral Groupingsहिंदी
    6. 6. International Institutions and Global Regimesहिंदी

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