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supplied either by Russia or is manufactured in its
Security Council. The trip also highlighted the
countries, economic ties, with Obama collaboration.
announcing $ 14.9 billion in trade deals.
However, trade concerns around access to Indian INDIA TODAY
markets and issues surroundings civil nuclear After celebrating 72 years of independence, it is
cooperation cloud the talks. important for us to review whether we have
The United States and India have signed a achieved the ideals that we set forward in the
Memorandum of Understanding in New Delhi to Constitution.
promote closer cybersecurity cooperation. The The most important achievement is that India has
agreement is designed to fulfill one of the pillars been able to retain her democratic fabric. India
of the U.S.-India strategic dialogue. has an independent judiciary, free press and
In 2016, India and US signed an agreement secular tradition. Despite the diversities,
Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement communal tensions and clashes, the people are
and India was declared a Major Defence Partner united and celebrated this unity on national days
of the US. This is specially important at this time with a feeling of nationalism and patriotism.
when China and Pakistan are openly concluding Despite successes like wider political
to frustrate India’s efforts to join the Nuclear participation, a glowing economy and an
Suppliers Group and the permanent membership independent foreign policy, the Indian democracy
on the UN Security Council. has failed in certain spheres. India’s major
The President of USA, Donald Trump has problems or areas of darkness include the
inherited a vigorous and vibrant relationship problems of poverty, inequality and poor quality
between two countries. It is expected that PM of life. Thus after 72 years of independence India
Modi and President Trump will do all that is has failed to remove poverty, gender inequality
necessary to take the bilateral partnership to etc. although the democracy continue to function
newer heights. undisturbed. In fact India is the world’s largest
democracy.
India and Russia
Today, the Government of India has implemented
The main constituent of the USSR was Russia, but various short and long term programmes. India
it got weakened after its disintegration in 1991.
has been able to achieve a significant
However, it is gradually becoming a powerful brokethrough in agriculture and industry. Today
country again. Cooperation between India and India is one of the leading industrial nations of the
Russia is quite long. You have read that Subhash
world. In addition the government has introduced
Chandra Bose first went to Russia to seek its various employment schemes and is working
assistance in the national towards the eradication of social evils like the
movement for freedom,
caste system and communalism. Better education
though this assistance facilities are also being provided. India has
could not materialise as successfully eradicated various epidemics and
Russia was one of the
Polio from the nation. Life expectancy grew up to
members of the allied be 69.89 years, which was only 32 years at the
forces.
time of independence.
After independence, India and Russia have signed
India is one of four largest military powers in the
friendship treaties and have cooperated a great
world today, and has got one of the most
deal in industrial, trade and military aspects. The sophisticated missile programs in the world.
steel plants in Bokaro and Bhilai have been
Today India is one of the most advance nations in
established with the help of Russia. Also, a major this field. India grew up to be a nation, who
part of the equipment of Indian defence forces is
elected woman as speaker, Prime Minster and
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