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India’s External Relations

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Mentioned the consequences of Chinese invasion in 1962 on India.

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The consequences were:

(i)The war dented India’s image at home and abroad. India had to approach the US and Britain for military assistance to tide over the crises.

(ii) The Soviet Union remained neutral during the conflict.

(iii) It induced a sense of humiliation and at the same time strengthened the spirit of nationalism.

(iv) Some of the top army commanders either resigned or were retired. The Defence Minister V. Krishna Menon too had to leave cabinet.

(v)Nehru’s own stature suffered and he was severelycriticised for his naive assessment of Chinese intentions and the lack of military preparedness.

(vi) For the first time a vote of no-confidence motion was moved and debated in the Lok Sabha.Soon thereafter, the Congress lost some key by-elections to Lok Sabha.

(vii)The war led to differences within the Communist Party of India. It was ultimately divided and the faction closer to China formed the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

(viii)To preserve national integration and political unity in the eastern region, its reorganisation began. Nagaland was granted statehood. Manipur and Tripura became Union Territories with right to elect their own legislative assemblies.

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Write short notes on the following :

(a) India’s Nuclear policy

(b) Consensus in foreign policy matters.

India’s foreign policy was built around the principles of peace and cooperation. But India fought three wars in a space of ten years between 1962 and 1972. Would you say that this was a failure of the foreign policy ? Or would you say that this was a result of international situation ? Give reasons to support your answer.

Does India’s foreign policy reflect her desire to be an important regional power ? Argue your case with the Bangladesh war of 1971 as an example.

How does political leadership of a nation affect its foreign policy ? Explain this with the help of examples from India’s foreign policy.

Read this passage and answer the questions below :

“Broadly, non-alignment means not tying yourself off with military blocs... It means trying to view things, as far as possible, not from the military point of view, though that has to come in sometimes, but independently, and trying to maintain friendly relations with all countries. ” —Jawaharlal Nehru

(a) Why does Nehru want to keep off military blocs ?

(b) Do you think that the Indo-Soviet friendship treaty violated the principle of non-alignment ? Give reasons for your answer.

(c) If there were no military blocs, do you think non-alignment would have been unnecessary ?

Which concerns were reflected in India’s foreign policy after independence ?

What were the aims of India’s foreign relations ?

Which Article of the  Indian Constitution lays down with foreign policy ?

What was Dr. Ambedkar's view on India’s foreign policy?

Why were Bharatiya Jana Sangh and the Swatantra Party in favour of a pro-US foreign policy ?

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