INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY

AIM 

To Acquaint the Audience with the Foreign Policy of India.

• Part-I : Intro• Part-II : Various Amdts in Policy• Part-III : Relation with Neighboring

Countries • Part-IV : Conclusion

INTRO• Definition- “Strategies to safeguard National Interests and to

achieve goals”

• Obj of Foreign Policy

To Promote and protect the Nation’s Interests Minimize adverse effects Change or Regulate Behaviour of other states Coop / Co-existence

Factors affecting the Foreign Policy

• Framework of India’s Foreign Policy Panchsheel Non-alignment Pragmatism and Pursuit of National

Interest Promotion of World Peace Decolonization of Asia and Africa

Evolution of Foreign Policy

• Protection of Unity and Integrity of a Country• National Devp• Defend Interests of its Citizens

Within borders Beyond the borders

• Protect and Promotion of Economic Progress• Indo-Soviet Friendship • Promotion of Regional Coop • Indo-Soviet Friendship

PART-II : VARIOUS AMDTs IN FOREIGN POLICY

• More or Less Same Ultimate Goal Remained Unchanged Relevance of Non Alignment Promotion of World Peace

• Additions Terrorism Control Nuclear Disarmament Global Warming Economic Policy Soviet Union Demise United Nations Extended Def Coop

PART-III : RELATION WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES

Relation with China

• Not Cordial Boundary disputes Sp to Pak Sino Indian war : 1962 Economic Interests

• Relations Improved Recog Tibet as part of China Trade

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Relation with China

• Changed Chinese Perception due to Containing Terrorism India as Nuclear Weapons State 8% Annual Growth Rate India’s International Influence India’s Regional Super Power Nuclear Energy Indo-US Relations

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Relation with Pakistan

• Not Cordial Border issues Water Sharing Indian Adm on Kashmir Terrorism

• Devp Trade• Incr People to People Interaction

Relation with Sri Lanka

• Cordial Relations• Irritants

Permission to the US for naval base Arrests and killing of Indian fishermen

• Devp Infrastructural devp Trg in India Constr of Trg Facilities in Sri Lanka Trade

Relation with Bangladesh

• On different footing Infilt Distr of Water Constr of Barbed wire on the fence Refugees Problem Jurisdiction over the sea waters

• Devp• Trade• Aid

Relation with Nepal• Friendly with minor Irritants

Infilt from the Border Cross-border Migration of People Smuggling, illicit Trade of Drugs Arms Trade and mov of Trts Encroachment by Indian Farmers Annexation of Tibet by China

• Devp Trade Constr of highways, rds and dams Edn Scolarships Aid

CONCLUSION • New challenges forced India to adjust to new

realities. • Even then, basic framework of its foreign

policy remained more or less the same.

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