Question

Consider the developments of India’s Foreign Policy from 1991 till date. Please answer the above question.

Answer 1

(i) India’s Foreign Policy became more comprehensive and dynamic in the second stage. (ii) In the post-cold war period, the priority no longer remained on political and military relations. (iii) Several other dimensions like the economy, trade, education, and technology got included in foreign policy. (iv) After 1991, India reduced the government controls over the economy and adopted the free market policy. (v) In the decade after 1990, our relations with South Asian countries like Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, etc. became stronger. (vi) Our trade exchange with Israel, Japan, China, and European Union increased. (vii) India began to participate in organizations at the international and regional levels more than before. (viii) For example, G-20 and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). (ix) Our relations with America strengthened. (x) India’s nuclear policy is an important part of India’s foreign policy. India undertook the nuclear energy program immediately after independence. India built nuclear weapons and conducted nuclear tests in 1998. India is now a country that has nuclear weapons.