Indian Foreign Policy

The basic principles of the Indian Foreign PolicyBangladesh from the oppressive clutches of
were sown at the time of the freedom strugglePakistan. As Indian Foreign Policy believes in
for Indian independence. The primary tenets ofpeaceful negotiations in resolving a conflict, so
this can be summarized as :-India had implemented two agreements of 1964
Keeping faith in maintaining good relations with theand 1974 for establishing the right of people of
neighbors as well as all other countries round theIndian origin to live in Sri Lanka.
globe.But with the fall of USSR, the priorities along with
Strong belief in non-interference with thethe policies of the Indian Government have
sovereignty of all nation.changed. For maintaining its pace with the changed
Non-partisan outlook towards world powers withscenario and time, Indian Foreign Policy has also
stress on non-alignment.seen certain readjustments.
India believes that the conflicts between theSome of the main foreign issues that would give
nations can be resolved through peacefulan overview of the current trend in Indian Foreign
negotiations.Policy are listed below in the bulleted format :-
Significant part of Indian Foreign Policy occupiesHighest emphasis was given in building good as
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). The first Primewell as productive relationship with the neighbor.
Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, was one of theResolving the internal crisis of Nepal through
main proponents of this movement. NAMrepeated negotiations was brokered by India.
stresses on the fact that the countries under thisIndian Foreign Policy is giving highest priority in the
banner would not have any kind of biasnessmaintenance of peace in the South Asian region
towards any world power. The importance of thisfor the sake of mutual benefit of countries
movement gained momentum at the time of Coldthrough profitable trade relations.
War between USA and the then USSR.India has shown maximum restraint in dealing with
India considers colonialism as one of the mainPakistan and has opted the route of repeated
hindrances in the path of a nation's development.round table negotiations between the heads of
Hence, to pursue its motive in eradicating the evilthe states along with their respective foreign
of colonialism from the global arena, India hasaffair executives.
taken a leading role in the same. Indian ForeignIndian Foreign Policy has also stressed in building
Policy had initiated the process of raising a specialup long term commercial as well as peaceful
fund called Action For Resistance to Invasion,relation with China. This process was kicked off
Colonialism and Apartheid or simply AFRICA,through visit of top notches from both the
meant for eradicating the racial and colonialcountries to the other.
discrimination from the world. This initiative wasIndian Foreign Policy has been able to forge an
started in the year 1986.alliance between the fastest growing nations of
One of the main objectives of Indian Foreignthe world namely, Brazil, Russia and China. This
Policy is general as well as total disarmament of allcommercial relationship is commonly known as
nations around the world. As per India, the mainBRIC.
concern of todays world is the race among all theEuropean Union is considering India as an
countries of the world in becoming nuclear power.indispensable part of a strategic partnership in the
In achieving this end, India has also placed anworld arena which are expected to be
action plan before the UN General Assembly inemboldened through joint declaration of political as
the year 1988 for establishing a peaceful worldwell as trade related agendas in the near future.
with no threat of nuclear warfare. At the sameIndian Foreign Policy is on the threshold of sealing
time Indian Foreign Policy has denounced twoa nuclear deal between USA and India which
discriminatory treaties, namely, CTBT and NPT.would help it in solving its energy related problems.
These treaties refer to nuclear disarmamentIndian Foreign Policy maintained its
without mentioning any course of action for thenon-interference policy with the sovereignty of
already manufactured nuclear arms by theother state in case of Iraq. India had strongly
Nuclear Power Countries.maintained its stand against sending military troops
In quest of freeing the oppressed people of theto Iraq.
world, India has played historic roles in liberating