About Belarus
- A landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
- Politics : Belarus has often been described as Europe’s last dictatorship due to its authoritarian government.
- Belarus declared itself sovereign on 27 July 1990 once the part of Soviet Union.
- In 2020 after Lukashenko was announced as the winner in elections mass protests broke out in the capital which was met with a violent security crackdown leads to EU sanctions.
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- Both countries are members of the Non Aligned Movement.
- India was one of the first few countries to recognise Belarus independence.
- India supports Belarus for its membership in the NAM (Non-Alignment Movement) and in IPU
- Belarus supports India at the NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) and for the permanent membership in United Nations Security Council.
- Many agreements were signed which include
- Exchange of students
- Promotion of tourism
- Science & technology cooperation
- Indian art and culture, dance, yoga, Ayurved, films, etc. remain popular among Belarusian nationals.
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