Suppose there had been no Cold War, how would that situation have affected India’s foreign policy ?

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If the Soviet Union has not disintegrated and the world had remained bipolar, how would that situation have affected the world politics ?

If the Cold War had not taken place , it would have affected Indian foreign policy in the following ways:

(i) India would have vigorously pursued independent foreign policy .

(ii) Since the rivalry between many major powers would have increased hatred and enmity, India would have been compelled to join the arms race to become a strong nation to defend its independence and sovereignty.

(iii) Indian would have the become a super power in Asia because of her large territory, human resource and strategic location.

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If the Soviet Union had not disintegrated, it would definitely have affected the following developments.

(i) Cold War confrontations would not have ended and United Nations would not have become the sole super power of the World.

(ii) Most of the countries which were part of erstwhile USSR would have never got independence.

(iii) Accumulation of nuclear weapons would have continued endlessly.