Part of International Relations — India and the World. Common notes for UPSC Mains GS-II.
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📌 Background & Key Features
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2018); shared civilisational (Hindu-Buddhist heritage) and maritime-democracy identity as the two largest democracies in the Indo-Pacific.
Cooperation spans defence (BrahMos interest), maritime security in the Andaman Sea/Malacca Strait approaches, and connectivity linking India’s Northeast to ASEAN.
📰 Current Affairs Linkage (2025-26)
Indonesia officially joined BRICS as its newest member from January 2025, adding a new multilateral layer to India-Indonesia engagement alongside their bilateral Act East ties.
