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Notes, editorials and exam explainers written by the Riyasat IAS mentor team — syllabus-mapped reading for UPSC Civil Services aspirants.

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India–Russia Relations

India–Russia relations constitute one of India’s most enduring strategic partnerships. The relationship has evolved from Soviet-era political, economic and defence cooperation into a broad-based…

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India–Pakistan Relations

 India–Pakistan relations are shaped by a combination of shared history, cultural linkages and people-to-people connections on the one hand, and terrorism, territorial disputes, strategic…

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India–Myanmar Relations

India–Myanmar relations are shaped by civilisational linkages, geographical contiguity, Northeast India’s security, Act East connectivity and Myanmar’s strategic location between South Asia and Southeast…

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India–Sri Lanka Relations

India and Sri Lanka share a civilisational, cultural and geographical relationship shaped by Buddhism, maritime links and close people-to-people contacts. In recent years, the…

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India–Bangladesh Relations

India and Bangladesh share a deeply interdependent relationship based on history, language, culture, geography and the shared experience of the 1971 Liberation War. In…

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India–Afghanistan Relations

About o   India and Afghanistan share a relationship rooted in ancient civilisational links, historical contacts, cultural exchanges and strong people-to-people ties. India has…

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India–Nepal Relations

India and Nepal share a unique relationship based on geography, history, civilisation, culture, religion and extensive people-to-people contacts. Unlike a conventional bilateral relationship, the…

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