Foreign Policy under NDA’s Second Term
Author : Mohammed ViquaruddinVolume 7 No.1 January-June 2018 pp 81-85
Abstract
India always had a liberal approach to other parts of world; independent India pursued a diplomatic strategy based on Non-Alignment. India achieves rapid economic growth and promote economic reform; second, to conduct its diplomatic practices as a leading Asian power and even a global power but rather than as a regional South Asian country. This manuscript tries to cover some discussion on policies now prevailing under NDA-II. The right of center Bharatiya Janata Party government took decisive and bold measures to promote the shift of India’s foreign policy. A comparative purpose whether foreign policies are forwarding in continuation to previous governments or framing extrovert which may result to some healthy forerunning features as far as nation is concern. Reading observance issues become an obvious method for research along some necessary text available in form of books on current events happens. This NDA government focuses on the two decade old policy viz ASEAN solidarity, Neighbour wooing, Practical with East. Firm of Security Council membership, SAARC, Middle East were cover through fast track diplomacy. As a part of South Asia, India still has to devote most of its diplomatic and security resources in managing the traditional and nontraditional threats arising from within the region.
Keywords
Greater Good, Post-Nehruvian Era, India’s Diplomacy, Asia Pacific Strategy, NDA Government, Mitigating Nationalism, Acting East. Raising Ambition, Fast Track Diplomacy
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