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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.

EU Imposes Sanctions Against Belarus

Belarus–India relations

    • 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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