‘New Atlantic Charter’

GS PAPER II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Context: USA and UK are looking forward to sign the New Atlantic against a backdrop of both political and personal differences.

The New Atlantic Charter aims to “defend the principles, values, and institutions of democracy and open societies.”

Atlantic Charter

• This declaration was signed by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in August 1941, setting out common goals for the world after Second World War.
• Those goals included freer trade, disarmament and the right to self-determination of all people.
• It is often cited as a cornerstone of the trans-Atlantic “special relationship.”
• The charter laid the foundation for the United Nations and NATO.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/biden-johnson-seek-to-sign-new-atlantic-charter/article34783366.ece