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Explain India’s relations with the European Union in the context of Brexit.

  • UPSC 2021
  • 15 marks
  • India and the Global Centres of Power

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India and the European Union have been strategic partners since 2004, two democracies that favour a multipolar, rules-based order. Brexit (referendum 2016, exit on 31 January 2020) mattered to India in two ways. It removed India's traditional entry point into Europe, and it forced India to deal with Europe on two tracks: Brussels for trade…

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  • Britain as India's gateway, and its loss
  • Opportunities Brexit created
  • Brexit as a spur to the EU track
  • Persistent frictions
  • A theoretical reading
  • Conclusion
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