‘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.
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