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International relations9 of 11 papers22 questions

What UPSC asks

  1. Who is a memberGCC, G20, NATO, EU, Organization of Turkic States members
  2. India and trade dealsWhich groupings India is in; ASEAN's free-trade partners
  3. Which body made a lawGDPR and the Nature Restoration Law
  4. Groupings in the newsBIMSTEC's founding and centres; the latest BRICS summit

Asked again and again

"Which of these are members?"20162020202220252026Membership lists for one grouping
Which body made this law or plan201720192025European Union laws and strategies
BIMSTEC basics20252026Founding, members, sector leads, centres
ASEAN trade partners and RCEP20162018Who ASEAN has trade deals with

How to study it

  1. Keep one table per grouping: members, recent joiners, and whether India is in it.
  2. List the nearby or neutral countries used as traps, like Iran in a GCC list.

Hardly ever askedWho heads each body, how it votes, how it is funded

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