India\'s Foreign Policy : Basic Issues and Political Attitudes

Contents: Preface. 1. Principles and objectives of India\'s foreign policy. 2. Civil perspectives on issues of foreign policy. 3. India and non-alignment. 4. The non-aligned and the UN. 5. Non-aligned and the security council. 6. Perception in India-Pakistan relations. 7. China and India\'s sub-continental neighbours. 8. India\'s nuclear choices. 9. Security problems of South East Asia. 10. Regional development in South Asia. 11. Regional economic security. 12. Japan and ASEAN. 13. The new balance of power. 14. Agenda of the United Nations. 15. Political and economic dimensions. 16. India in the international system. 17. India and SAARC. Index.

"India has indeed often been a major spokesman of the third world, in the United-Nations and elsewhere. It has voiced and championed the demands of Third World Countries for greater political and racial equality, for the end of imperialism and racism, for human rights, for economic assistance and development, for a fairer share of world resources, trade, and technology, for a lessening of the gap between developed and developing nations, for a more just treatment of "Weak nations in a world of the strong," for peace and international co-operation, and for a greater voice and role in the changing international system. India has taken a leading role in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)." (jacket)