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SIx Principles of India's Foreign Policy

1. Non-Alignment

The policy of non-alignment is the most important contribution of India to the

international community.

Division of the world into 2 blocks or nations lead by USA and former Soviet Union

was the basic reason for the cold war. Hence India made up its mind not to join any

of the power blocs and and to follow independent foreign pouchy which is essential

for its moral value attached to this idea and the pursuit of world peace.

2. Panchsheel And Peaceful Co-Exsistance

Peaceful coexistence of nations of diverse ideologies and interest is an important

principles of Indian Foreign Policy. Practically it means that nations inhabited bypeople belonging to different religions, having different social system can co-exsist

and live together in peace while each follow its own system. It also promotes the

feeling of one world.

There are 5 principles which are as follows -

-Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty

-Mutual Non Agression

-Mutual non interference in each other's internal affairs

-Equality and mutual benefit

-Peaceful co existance

The most important aspect of Panchsheel is peaceful co existance without which

there would be tensions, conflicts and wars among different states. The idea of

peaceful coexistence is also morally correct. Therefore every state should find it

without interfering in internal affairs of others.

3. Freedom of Dependent people Anti Imperialsit

Freedom of dependent people

4. Opposition to racial discrimination

5. Foreign economic aid

Economic assistance

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6. Support Through the UN

India is one of the founder members of the UN and many of its specialized agencies.

India has full faith in the international organizations and agencies and firmly believes

in international peace and security. India does not support nuclear weapons and

want their elimination. The country also wanted considerable reduction in

conventional weapons and armed forces.

India also sent a medical unit in the Korean war and always supports peace keeping

and contributed considerable amount of help to Egypt, Congo and Yugoslavia for

peace keeping.

There are several other areas in which INdia has played a significant role in the

united nations, eg. it has played constantly positive and an energetic role indisarmament. It has also contributed in the areas of health, food, child welfare and

improvement in conditions of people.

7. Peaceful Settlement of International dispute

Disputes among nations are unavoidable. There can be only two methods of settling

international disputes - War or peaceful settlement. By the end of 1st world war

destruction had reached sorrowing heights. Peaceful settlement was an essential

goal to be achieved at that time. This includes direct negotiations, agreements,

judicial decisions, and commitments etc.

India's foreign policy goal is peaceful settlement (pacific settlement)

Changing the foreign policy is very difficult.

eg.

Even after strong views on certain topics given by A.B. Vajpayee, no significant

changes were made in the objectives and principles of India's foreign policy.