Unit-6: India’s Foreign Policy (UGC NTA NET Material)

Unit – 6 : India’s Foreign Policy

Unit - 6 : India’s Foreign Policy 1. Perspectives on India’s Foreign Policy: India’s Identity as postcolonial, development, rising power and as emerging political economy 2. Continuity and change in India’s Foreign Policy: Principles and determinants; Non-Alignment movement: historical background and relevance of Non Aligned Movement; India’s Nuclear Policy 3. India’s relations with major powers: USA, USSR/Russia, People’s Republic of China 4. India’s Engagement with multipolar world: India’s relations with European Union, BRICS, ASEAN, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, African Union, Southern African Development Community, Gulf Cooperation Council 5. India’s relations with neighbourhood: SAARC, Gujaral doctrine, Look Eas t/ Act East, Look West. 6. India’s Negotiation Strategies in International Regimes: The United Nations, World Trade Organisation, International Monetary Fund, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 7. Contemporary challenges: maritime security, energy security, environmental security, migrants and refugees, water resources, international terrorism, cyber security