Pursuit of national interests through neutralism : case of India
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"The study is made up of several chapters. In Chapter I an attempt has been made to discuss the concept of neutralism as regards what it is not and what it is. The most important point that has been made in this chapter appears to be this: Neutralism is only an aspect of India's foreign policy, that it does not seem to be inherent in every aspect of it, that it was part of India's stances in regard to global problems affecting the Super Powers; also that it is a means or a technique of securing national interests, and that it is not primarily a goal of foreign policy and is not to be confused as a goal of foreign policy. There is a discussion of the philosophic bases of neutralism to emphasize that there is nothing casual about it. Yet the philosophic bases have been shown to be overwhelmed by the concrete situations of contemporary world which had an important role in settling the minds of Indian decisionmakers in favor of national interests. It has been shown also that nonalignment/neutralism is an evolutionary concept--from certain initial general negative propositions like anti-colonialism, anti-racialism (that did not necessarily include anti-alliance postures), it came to have more positive characteristics, including willingness to solve international disputes and to extend the idea of peace area, through, among others, Panch Sheel of Peaceful Coexistence; and finally, in the aftermath of Chinese invasion of India, it became almost synonymous with bialignment, or equidistance. Neutralism is also discussed in terms of its relations with powerpolitics and the point is made that while it appears to reject the assumptions of powerpolitics of the Super Powers, it is not entirely against the idea of Balance of Power: and that in fact it is a variant or substitute of balance of power although not quite balance of power itself."--Preface.
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