India’s external relations . Does India’s foreign policy reflect her desire to be an important regional power? Argue your case with the Bangladesh war of 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.” — J awaharlal N ehru (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?