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How does political leadership of a nation affect its foreign policy? Explain this with the help of examples from India’* foreign policy.

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The foreign policy of any country is the mirror of national interests as in India:

  1. During non-congress government in 1977, Janata Party announced to follow non-alignment genuinely. This implied that the pro-** tilt in foreign policy will be corrected. Since then, all governments took initiatives to restore better relations with China and entered into close ties with the US.

  2. In Post 1990 ** the ruling parties were criticised for their pro-US foreign policy. During this ** Russia had lost its global preeminence despite it has been India’* good friend.

Hence, India’* foreign policy shifted to a more pro-US strategy.

  1. Besides, the contemporary international situation is also more influenced by economic interests than military interests so made an impact on India’* foreign policy.

i. e. Indo-Pakistan relations have witnessed new developments.

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