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Multi-alignment

noun / MUL-tee uh-LYN-ment / Medium
Meaning

A foreign policy strategy of simultaneously engaging with multiple power blocs and international groupings without committing exclusively to any one

Origin / Etymology

Modern English compound, multi (many) + alignment (alliance, positioning)

Synonyms
Strategic autonomy Multi-vector diplomacy Non-bloc engagement
Antonyms
Alignment Bloc politics Bandwagoning
Example Sentence
"India's simultaneous participation in the G7 as a partner country and its BRICS chairship epitomises its multi-alignment foreign policy."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Essential for GS2 IR answers on India's foreign policy evolution from non-alignment to multi-alignment, use to describe how India engages with both Western and non-Western groupings.

Relevant Subjects
International Relations
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