1. Basic Principles and Determinants of India Foreign Policy
JYOTI
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
PGGC-11
Chandigarh

2. Main Determinants of India’s Foreign Policy
Domestic Factors:
Geographical Factor
Historical Factors
Ideological Factors
Freedom Movement
Economic Factors
Military Factors
Personal Factors
National Interests
Constitutional Factors

3. International Factors:
Existence of two power blocs
Cold War
Friendship with neighboring Countries
Relations with Commonwealth of Nations
Help to newly Independent Nations
Faith in the United Nations
Need of World Peace
Newly Emerging World of Afro-Asian countries

4. Basic Objectives of India’s Foreign Policy
Non-Alignment
Panchsheel
Anti-Imperialism
Protection and Promotion of National Interests
Maintenance of World Peace and Security
Friendly relations with all the Nations
Ending of Imperialism and Colonialism
End of Racial Discrimination
Close Relations with Asian and African Countries
Faith in Disarmament

5. Strengthening of the United Nations
Opposition to Military Alliances
Support to Disarmament
Observance of Policy of Non-alignment
Promotion of Peaceful Co-existence