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Suppose you are looking after the foreign policy of India. Which four values will you like to integrate into the foreign policy?

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India?s growing economy, strategic location, friendly foreign policy and large and vibrant diaspora has won it more allies than enemies. India has friendly relations with several countries in the developing world. Though India is not a part of any major military alliance, it has close strategic and military relationship with most of the fellow major powers.

At first I would like to include India?s national interest. Because it aims at maintaining international peace and security, to oppose imperialism, to stand against the apartheid policy, to propagate the peaceful and political settlement of international disputes, to foster peaceful coexistence and to remain non-aligned and non-committed.

Then I would give priority to the question of ensuring security from external aggression. The question of internal security is also associated with it. I believe that the issue of security must be integrated into India?s foreign policy. The question of national development would be third priority for my Indian foreign policy. One of the principal aims of Indian Foreign policy is to ensure all pervasive national economic development and to expand the area of external trade as well as of accelerating the pace of development. Fourth objective of India?s foreign policy would be to settle all international disputes through peaceful means and politically.

Since independence India has consistently and firmly followed the basic principles of her foreign policy. India remained peaceful and non-violent in matters that closely concerned her. India?s sincerity and impartiality have been gradually recognized by all.