 India’s Foreign Policy : A Overview

 Abstract

India is an emerging power in Asia and it needs to demand its fair place in the inter-state
hierarchy. India's global influence varied over the years when independence. But it will
garner that respect only if it starts performing in a manner appropriate to a key Asian power.
India's policy has eternally regarded the conception of neighbourhood collectively of
widening homocentric circles, around a central axis of historical and cultural commonalities.
India's growing economy, strategic location, assortment of friendly and diplomatic policy and
enormous and spirited diaspora has won it a lot of allies than enemies.

Keywords: Economy, Power, Diaspora, Strategic, Vibrant, Diplomatic, Policy,

Superpower,

Cultural, Global Affairs, Foreign Relations.

 Introduction

The Foreign Ministry of Republic of India, also denoted as the Ministry of External Affairs,
is that the headquarters answerable for the conduct of foreign relations of Republic of India.
With the world's fifth largest armed spending, second largest armed force, sixth largest
economy by insignificant charges and third major economy in terms of purchasing power,
India is a regional impact, a nuclear power, a emerging global power and a budding
superpower. India contains a growing international influence and a distinguished voice in
world affairs. India faces serious economic and social matters as a result of centuries of
economic manipulation by colonial powers. However, later ahead of independence from
Britishers in 1947, India has become a newly developing country, has a history of
relationship with numerous countries, is a constituent of the BRICS and a key part of
emerging world. India was one of the founding members of numerous global bodies—the
United Nations, the Asian Development Bank, New Development BRICS Bank, and G-20—
and the founder of the Non-Aligned Movement.

India has put together contend a big and authoritative role in numerous international
organisations like East Asia Summit, World Trade Organization, International fund (IMF),
G8+5 and IBSA Dialogue Forum. India is also a member of the Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Regionally, Asian country may be a a part of SAARC and BIMSTEC. India has taken half in
many international organisation peacekeeping missions and in 2007, it was the second-largest
troop contributor to the United Nations. India is presently seeking a permanent seat within the
United Nation Security Council, in conjunction with the other G4 nations.

 Literature Review

 Act East Policy

In the post-Cold War era, a substantial feature of India's foreign policy is that the Look East
Policy. During the cold war, India's relations with its South East Asian neighbours was not
very robust. After the end of the cold war, the government of India principally realised the
importance of redressing this disproportion in India's foreign policy. Subsequently, the
Narsimha Rao government in the early nineties of the last century revealed the look east
policy. Initially it centred on restorative political and economic contacts with the countries of
East and South-East Asia. At present, under the Look East Policy, the Government of India is
giving distinct prominence on the economic development of backward north eastern region of
India taking advantage of huge market of Association of Southeast Asian Nations
furthermore as of the energy resources on the market in a number of the member countries of
Association of Southeast Asian Nations like Burma. Look-east policy was launched in 1991
just after the end of the cold war, ensuing the dissolution of the Soviet Union. After the
commencement of liberalisation, it was a identical strategic policy decision taken by the
government in the foreign policy. To mention Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "it was in
addition a strategic shift in India's vision of the globe and India's place among the evolving
world economy". The policy was given an initial thrust with the formerly Prime Minister
Narasimha Rao visiting China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Singapore and India
becoming an significant dialogue partner with ASEAN in 1992. Since the start of this
century, India has given a big thrust to this policy by becoming a summit level partner of
ASEAN (2002) and getting involved in some regional initiatives like the BIMSTEC and also
the Ganga–Mekong Cooperation and currently changing into a member of the East Asia
Summit (EAS) in December 2005.

 Strategic Partners

India's growing economy, strategic position, assortment of friendly and diplomatic

foreign policy and great and vivacious diaspora has won it more allies than enemies.
India has friendly relations with numerous nations in the developing world. However,
India is not a part of any vital military alliance, it has close strategic and military
association with most of the fellow key powers. Nations measured India's closest
include the Russian Federation, Israel, Afghanistan, France, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and
the United States. Russia is the major supplier of military equipment to India,
followed by Israel and France. According to some analysts, Israel is set to overhaul
Russia as India's major military and strategic partner. The two nations also work
together extensively in the domain of counter-terrorism and space technology. India
also enjoys robust military relations with numerous other nations, including the
United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa and Italy.
In addition, India operates an airbase in Tajikistan, signed a breakthrough defence
agreement with Qatar in 2008, and has leased out Supposition Island from Seychelles
to build a naval base in 2015. India has also counterfeit relationships with developing
nations, specifically South Africa, Brazil, and Mexico. These nations often represent
the interests of the developing countries through economic forums such as the G8+5,
 IBSA and WTO. India was perceived as one of the standard conveyers of the
emerging world and appealed to speak for a assortment of more than 30 other
developing nations at the Doha Development Round. Indian Look East policy has
facilitated it to develop greater economic and strategic partnership with Southeast
Asian nations like South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. India also adores friendly
relations with the Persian Gulf nations and utmost members of the African Union. The
Basis for National Security Research in New Delhi published India's Strategic
Partners: A Comparative Assessment and graded India's topmost strategic partners
with a score out of 90 points: Russia arises out on topmost with 62, trailed by the
United States (58), France (51), UK (41), Germany (37), and Japan (34). India has
signed strategic partnership pacts with more than two dozen nations/international
entities listed here in the sequential order of the pacts like France in 1998, Russia in
2000, Germany in 2001, Mauritius in 2003, Iran in 2003, United Kingdom in 2004,
United States in 2004, EU in 2004, Indonesia in 2005, China in 2005, Brazil in 2006,
Vietnam in 2007, Oman in 2008, Kazakhstan in 2009, Australia in 2009, Malaysia in
2010, South Korea in 2010, Saudi Arabia in 2010, Uzbekistan in 2011, Afghanistan in
2011, Tajikistan in 2012, ASEAN in 2012, Japan in 2014, Seychelles in 2015,
Mongolia in 2015, Singapore in 2015, UAE in 2015, Rwanda in 2017 and Israel in
2017. Presently, India is taking steps towards establishing strategic partnerships with
Canada and Argentina. Although India has not signed any formal strategic partnership
treaties with Bhutan and Qatar, its foreign ministry frequently describes relations with
these nations as 'strategic'.

 Research Methodology

The Researchers used secondary explorative analysis technique supported past literature from
several journals, annual reports, newspapers and magazines covering wide assortment of
educational articles on Indian Foreign Policy. In this research, researcher has used the
secondary research methods to collect the information.
  Conclusion

From the top of the discussion, we tend to might conclude that, India's foreign policy has
always regarded the concept of neighbourhood as one of widening concentric circles, around
a central axis of historical and cultural commonalities. As many as 22 million people of
Indian origin live and work overseas and establish an imperative link with the mother nation.
A substantial part of India's foreign policy has been to safeguard their welfare and wellbeing
within the basis of the laws of the nation where they live. India has also played an vital and
influential role in other international organisations. India is presently seeking a permanent
seat in the United Nation Security Council, along with the other G4 nations. India's foreign
policy is determined by principal deliberations, through which lie its relations with the United
States and China. As it is essential for any nation, India's prime importance is safeguarding
conventional security for its nation and its people.

 References

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Narendra_Modi_government.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_India#Policy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_India#Act_East_Policy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_India#Strategic_partners.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_India#Bilateral_and_regional_rela
tions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_India#International_organisations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_India#International_disputes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_India#Ministry_of_External_Affai
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