India’s External Relations: International Context
India’s External Relations: International Context: Overview
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Important Questions on India’s External Relations: International Context
Which Indian Prime Minister initiated the Look East Policy?

In which year did India conduct its first nuclear test?

Which country was the first to establish a strategic partnership with India?

What is the full form of SAARC?

Which year did India sign the Panchsheel Agreement with China?

Would non-alignment have been unnecessary if there were no military blocs? Why or why not?

Did the Indo-Soviet friendship treaty violate the principle of non-alignment? Provide reasons for your answer.

Why does Nehru advocate keeping off military blocs?

Provide examples from India’s foreign policy that demonstrate the impact of political leadership.

How does political leadership influence the foreign policy of a nation?

How did the Bangladesh war of 1971 reflect India’s desire to be a significant regional power?

How does India’s foreign policy reflect its desire to be an important regional power?

Were the three wars between 1962 and 1971 a result of the international situation? Provide reasons to support your answer.

Was the occurrence of three wars between 1962 and 1971 a failure of India’s foreign policy?

How is consensus achieved in foreign policy matters in India?

What are the key features of India’s Nuclear policy?

What are two aspects of India’s foreign policy you would change if you were a decision maker, and why?

What are two aspects of India’s foreign policy you would retain if you were a decision maker, and why?

Provide an example from India’s external relations in the 1960s that illustrates the interaction between domestic compulsions and the international climate.

How does the international climate influence the conduct of foreign affairs?
