1. Write ‘true’ or ‘false’ against each of these statements.
(a) Non-alignment allowed India to gain assistance both from USA and
USSR.
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(b) India’s relationship with her neighbours has been strained from the
beginning.
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(c) The cold war has affected the relationship between India and
Pakistan.
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(d) The treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1971 was the result of India’s
closeness to USA.
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2. Match the following
(a) The goal of India’s foreign i. Tibetan spiritual leader who
policy in the period 1950-1964 crossed over to India
(b) Panchsheel ii. Preservation of territorial integrity, sovereignty and economic development
(c) Bandung Conference iii. Five principles of peaceful coexistence
(d) Dalai Lama iv. Led to the establishment of NAM
3. Why did Nehru regard conduct of foreign relations as an essential indicator of independence? State any two reasons with examples to support your reading.
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4. “The conduct of foreign affairs is an outcome of a two-way interaction
between domestic compulsions and prevailing international climate”.
Take one example from India’s external relations in the 1960s to
substantiate your answer.
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5. Identify any two aspects of India’s foreign policy that you would like to
retain and two that you would like to change, if you were to become a
decision maker. Give reasons to support your position.
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6. Write short notes on the following.
(a) India’s Nuclear policy
(b) Consensus in foreign policy matters
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7. India’s foreign policy was built around the principles of peace and
cooperation. But India fought three wars in a space of ten years
between 1962 and 1971. Would you say that this was a failure of the
foreign policy? Or would you say that this was a result of international
situation? Give reasons to support your answer.
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