INDIAS FOREIGN POLICY : PAST PATTERNS AND PRESENT TRENDS (Textbook)

IndiaS Foreign Policy Is A Dynamic And Lively Process That Is Always On The Go; Moving, Shifting And Transforming. The Book Provides A Glimpse Of This Dynamic Foreign Policy. It Also Depicts The Milieu Within Which IndiaS Foreign Policy Operates. While It Takes Note Of The Policy Patterns Of The Past, It Also Records The Present Discernible Trends. However, The Book Is Not Merely A Chronicle Of The Policies And Measures That India Has Adopted Over Time But It Locates These Policies Within The Changing Environment That Solicits Continual Response. During The Last Few Decades, IndiaS Economic, Political And Military Abilities Have Improved Substantially Having Direct Impact On Its Foreign Policy Formulation And Implementation. Hence, Many Of The Usual Refrains Of IndiaS Foreign Policy Based On NonAlignment, AntiColonialism, AntiRacism, Nuclear Disarmament, Egalitarian Economic Order, Faith In The United Nations SystemMade Way For Newer Concepts, Ideas And Measures As Pragmatism Increasingly Took Over. In Addition, Emerging Issues In The Contemporary Interconnected World Have Made Foreign Policy More Complex, Nuanced And Interrelated Necessitating A Review Of IndiaS Foreign Policy In Terms Of Continuity And Change.The Book Covers The Goals And Determinants Of IndiaS Foreign Policy, Tracks Its Evolution From 1947 Till Date, Explains Its Security And Foreign Economic Policies And Analyses IndiaS Relations With The Major Powers, The Near And Distant Neighbours, And With The Regions Far Away. IndiaS Role In Major International Platforms And Approaches To The PresentDay Global Challenges Conclude The Discussion.