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The Cold War Era

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India’s policy of non-alignment has been criticised for being inconsistent and unprincipled. Do you agree ? Why ?

Solution
India's policy of non-alignment was neither inconsistent nor unprincipled. No doubt that India entered into the Treaty of Friendship in August 1971 with the USSR for 20 years but that did not stop India from having good relations with the US and other powers. Moreover, at the time of Bangladesh crisis, India needed diplomatic and possibly military support to counter the US-Pakistan-China axis. This treaty assured India of Soviet support if the country faced any attack.