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What was India’s foreign policy towards the US and USSR during the Cold War era? Do you think that this policy helped India’s interests? |
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Answer» India’s foreign policy towards the US and the USSR was two fold: • Took particular care in staging away from the two alliances. • Raised voice against the newly decolonised countries becoming part of these alliances. • Moreover, India tried to reduce the differences and rivalries between these alliances from escalating into a full scale war. Yes, this policy served India’s interests also : 1. Non-alignment allowed India to take international decisions that served India’s interests rather than interests of superpowers and its allies. 2. India maintained a balance between two superpowers as if India felt ignored by one “Superpower it could tilt towards other superpowers. 3. Neither the alliance could take India for granted. |
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