Basic Concepts of India’s Foreign Policy

Basic Concepts of India’s Foreign Policy

• Preservation of national interest

• Achievement of world peace

• Disarmament

• Fostering cordial relationship with other countries

• Solving conflicts by peaceful means

• Independence of thought and action as per the principle of NAM

• Equality in conducting international relations

• Anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism, anti-racism

Policy of Disarmament

Since independence, global non-proliferation has been a dominant theme of India’s nuclear policy. So India supported UN disarmament programme. Indian nuclear programme in 1974 and 1998 is only done for strategic purposes. The two themes of India’s nuclear doctrine are

•No first use

•Credible minimum deterrence

It has decided not to use nuclear power for ‘offensive purposes’ and would never use against any non-nuclear state. Indo-US civilian nuclear deal marks a significant progress in India’s foreign policy.