Indian Foreign Policy10th Notes KSEEB Social Science
→ Every country needs to have to foreign policy to regulate its interaction with other countries.
→ ‘Every sovereign country has its own foreign policy’.
→ “A nation should realize that foreign policy is an art of finding the right policy in spite of many policies. It is useful to a country. We can speak of good for international community and international peace also. Finally, every government considers everything from its own perspective. The foreign policy of a government is based on the long term as well as the short term interests of its own. No government dares to do harm to its own interests. – JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
→ The major aims of Indian Foreign Policy are:
- National Security
- Enriching national economy.
- Spreading the cultural richness of our country in other countries.
- By increasing the number friendly countries and check the power of enemy countries.
- Achieving World Peace and co-existence.
→ The First Prime Minister of India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, outlined India’s Foreign Policy, in a radio speech on September 7, 1946.
→ The Foreign Policy of India is managed by the External Affairs Minister.
→ India’s Foreign Policy is influenced by its national interest military issues, public opinion, international situation etc.
→ The basic aspect of India’s Foreign Policy is
- Panchasheela Principles
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Anti-Imperialism
- Anti-Apartheid Policy
→ India and China accepted Panchasheela Principles to faster their bi-lateral relationship in 1954.
→ The Panchasheela Agreement signed by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Chou Enlai, the Chinese Premier.
→ There are five Panchasheela Principles:
- Respecting each other’s Sovereignty and regional interests.
- Non invasion of each other.
- Non interference in each other’s internal issues.
- Mutual cooperation and respect.
- Peaceful coexistence.
These are the basic fine building blocks of India’s foreign policy.
→ India, followed the policy of non-alignment to the two power blocks led by U.S.A. and USSR.
→ Pakistan went to war with India in 1965 and 1971.
→ The South – Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) was founded on December 8, 1985.
→ The Member countries of SAARC are, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
→ The SAARC conference of 1986 was held in Bangalore.
→ India’s Foreign Policy opposes imperialism.
→ Conference of Asian Countries was held in New Delhi and Bandung between 1949 and 1955.
→ India’s Foreign Policy was declared that “No country of the world shall practice Apartheid’
→ India’s Foreign Policy supports disarmament.
→ The ‘Article 51,’ of Indian Constitution advocates for a Foreign Policy that arms at establishing international peace and Co-operation.
→ PERSPECTIVE: A particular point of view
→ PREMIER: Prime Minister or other head of government
→ NON-ALIGNE: Not allied to any of the Major world powers
→ BANDUNG: The capital city of West Java, Indonesia.
→ APARTHEID: An official system of segregation or discrimination or racial grounds which was in force in South Africa.
→ SEPTEMBER 7, 1946: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru announces India’s Foreign Policy.
→ 1949/1955: Conference of Asian Countries in New Delhi/Bandung
→ 1954: Panchasheela Agreement between India and china.
→ 1965/1971: Indo – Pakistan Wars.
→ Dec 8, 1985: Establishment of SAARC
→ 1986: SAARC conference in Bangalore Karnataka.