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Areas of cooperation   Political/foreign relations : France is India’s reliable partner on issues relating to terrorism and Kashmir. France supports India’s for a seat as a permanent member of the UNSC  and multilateral export control regimes (accession to MTCR in June 2016, Wassenaar Arrangement in 2017, the Australia Group in January 2018). at multilateral bodies: India support to France’s candidacy at the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA); France’s chairing of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) in 2020 Space joint mission of India’s Oceansat-3 satellite, Trishna satellite for thermal infrared imaging. inter-planetary missions to Mars and Venus.   Joint Vision for Space Cooperation, 2018 constellation of micro-satellites for maritime surveillance. CNES ISRO for training programmes and bioastronautics for a human space flight- (Gaganyaan) by 2022.   Defence relations France contribute to the “Make in India” programme in the defence sector.   The firs...

15th India- European Union (EU) Summit through a virtual medium. India- E.U. Relations India-EU relations date to the early 1960s, with India being amongst the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the European Economic Community . Cooperation agreement was signed in 1994. First India-EU Summit took place in 2000. In 2004, the relationship was upgraded to a ‘Strategic Partnership’. Economic and commercial relations India's largest trading partner €80 billion worth of trade in goods in 2019 (11.1% of total Indian trade) EU is biggest foreign investor in India, with €67.7 billion worth of investments made in 2018 (22% of total FDI inflows) Defence and security cooperation cooperation on security challenges like counter-terrorism, maritime security, and nuclear non-proliferation. Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region in New Delhi (IFC-IOR) linked-up with the Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa (MSC-HOA) by the EU Naval Force (NAVFOR). Science and Tech...

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is an informal association of India, the United States, Australia, and Japan. The group met for the first time in 2007 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) . Objective of the QUAD Ministerial Meeting To develop one mechanism, one architecture that complements and supplements, other formats to promote the free and open Indo-Pacific. To discuss collective efforts in group’s shared commitments and close cooperation on counter terrorism, mentoring, assistance in disaster relief, airtime security, cooperation, development, finance and cybersecurity efforts . Significance of QUAD To stabilise transition of power in the Indo-Pacific: epicenter of global politics from the trans-Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific marked by America’s relative decline and the rise of China. India, Japan, and Australia are at the center of this strategic flux in the Indo-Pacific therefore making QUAD a geo-political reality. Grouping of democracie...

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China has adopted a new land border law amid continued stand off between Indian and Chinese militaries in eastern Ladakh. China’s border law govern how Beijing guards its 22,000-km long land border that it shares with 14 countries , including India, Russia, North Korea and Bhutan. state shall take measures to safeguard territorial integrity and land boundaries. For this PLA shall carry out border duties including organising drills and resolutely prevent, stop and combat invasion, encroachment, provocation and other acts. The state shall take measures to support economic and social development in border areas. Concerns for India Experts say that the law would formalise some of China’s recent actions in disputed territories with both India and Bhutan, including the PLA’s massing of troops in forward areas along the India border and multiple transgressions across the LAC. The passing of the law coincides with increased Chinese activity along the land borders, which have mirrored actions ...

Recently political instability in Nepal has attracted renewed attention towards implications for India’s bilateral and regional interests. Socio- cultural ties   share a cultural history around the development of – Hinduism and Buddhism. Education : around 3000 scholarships/seats annually to Nepalese nationals for various courses at the Ph.D/Masters, Bachelors and plus–two levels in India and in Nepal. Culture : many facets from religion, language, cuisine, movies etc. Nepal, with its unique geography, history and cultural heritage, still is an integral part of the broader cultural history and tradition of Indian sub-continent ‘ Roti-Beti ka Rishta’ open borders and unhindered movement across it. helps the citizens of both countries in both livelihoods as well as to have strong people to people contact and close bonds through marriages and familial ties. Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1950 establishing close strategic relationship signed at Kathmandu. allows free movement of pe...

India & Bangladesh, the two nations share a  common colonial past, heritage, values of secularism, democracy, linguistic & cultural ties . The relationship between India and Bangladesh is anchored in history and lies on the principles of sovereignty, equality, trust, understanding, growth, vision of peace &  stability that goes far beyond a strategic partnership. Virtual Summit between India’s Prime Minister and Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Signing of Bilateral Documents and Inauguration of Projects : in fields such as Hydrocarbon Sector, Trans-boundary Elephant Conservation, High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs), Cooperation in the field of Agriculture etc. Cooperation in Health Sector: India assured that vaccines would be made available to Bangladesh as and when produced Cultural Cooperation:  A commemorative postal stamp was issued by India on the occasion of birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman founding leader of Bangladesh...