Politics Abbreviations

Essential political abbreviations for competitive exams - organized alphabetically with colorful sections

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Focus on understanding the context of political abbreviations rather than just memorizing them. Many questions test your ability to apply knowledge of these terms to real-world scenarios.

Politics Abbreviations A-Z

A

APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AU
African Union
AIIB
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
ANC
African National Congress

B

BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
BSP
Bahujan Samaj Party
BIMSTEC
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
BLA
Balochistan Liberation Army

C

CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CPI
Communist Party of India
CPM
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
CBI
Central Bureau of Investigation
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States

D

DMK
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
DPSP
Directive Principles of State Policy
DHS
Department of Homeland Security
DPRK
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DAC
Defence Acquisition Council

E

EU
European Union
EC
Election Commission
ECOSOC
Economic and Social Council (UN)
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EEC
European Economic Community

F

FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FATA
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
FICCI
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FARC
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
FATA
Federally Administered Tribal Areas

G

GST
Goods and Services Tax
G7
Group of Seven
G20
Group of Twenty
G77
Group of 77
GCC
Gulf Cooperation Council

H

HRC
Human Rights Council
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HJC
Haryana Janhit Congress
HAL
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
HSS
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh

I

IMF
International Monetary Fund
INC
Indian National Congress
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
INTERPOL
International Criminal Police Organization
IOC
International Olympic Committee

J

JPC
Joint Parliamentary Committee
JKLF
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front
JMM
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
JD(U)
Janata Dal (United)
JVP
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

K

KGB
Committee for State Security (Soviet Union)
KMT
Kuomintang (Taiwan)
KIO
Kachin Independence Organization
KDP
Kurdistan Democratic Party
KNLA
Karen National Liberation Army

L

LTTE
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
LDF
Left Democratic Front
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
LAC
Line of Actual Control
LOC
Line of Control

M

MP
Member of Parliament
MLA
Member of Legislative Assembly
MHA
Ministry of Home Affairs
MEA
Ministry of External Affairs
MNC
Multinational Corporation

N

NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NDA
National Democratic Alliance
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
NHRC
National Human Rights Commission
NITI Aayog
National Institution for Transforming India

O

OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OAS
Organization of American States
OAU
Organization of African Unity
OIC
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

P

PMO
Prime Minister's Office
PDP
People's Democratic Party
PLA
People's Liberation Army (China)
POTA
Prevention of Terrorism Act
PPP
Pakistan People's Party

Q

QUAD
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
QRF
Quick Reaction Force
QIP
Qualified Institutional Placement
QMG
Quartermaster General
QMC
Quartermaster Corps

R

RSS
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
RJD
Rashtriya Janata Dal
RAW
Research and Analysis Wing
RBI
Reserve Bank of India
RPA
Representation of the People Act

S

SAARC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SP
Samajwadi Party
SC
Supreme Court
ST
Scheduled Tribe
SCO
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

T

TMC
Trinamool Congress
TDP
Telugu Desam Party
TAPI
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Pipeline
TTP
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
TRAI
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

U

UN
United Nations
UNSC
United Nations Security Council
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
UPA
United Progressive Alliance

V

VHP
Vishva Hindu Parishad
VIP
Very Important Person
VVPAT
Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
VIF
Vivekananda International Foundation
VAT
Value Added Tax

W

WTO
World Trade Organization
WHO
World Health Organization
WEF
World Economic Forum
WMD
Weapons of Mass Destruction
WFP
World Food Programme

X

XAT
Xavier Aptitude Test
XUAR
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
XDR-TB
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
XSS
Cross-Site Scripting (cybersecurity)
Xenophobia
Fear or hatred of foreigners

Y

YSRCP
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
YCL
Youth Communist League
YJA
Yekîneyên Jinên Azad (Free Women's Units)
YPG
People's Protection Units (Syria)
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association

Z

ZANU-PF
Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
ZAPU
Zimbabwe African People's Union
ZBB
Zero-Based Budgeting
ZOPA
Zone of Possible Agreement
Zionism
Movement for Jewish self-determination