India / Foreign Policy

The well-established principles of the Non Aligned movement (NAM) and Panchsheel guide India's foreign policy and external relations. The spirit of peaceful co-existence is the foundation of its policy.

In its continued endeavor to improve and strengthen its relations with its neighbors as also other countries of the world, India has been playing an active role in the various regional and international fora. These include the UN, NAM, SAARC, ASEAN, G-15, G-77, EC, Commonwealth, ARF, APEC, OECD, lOR-ARC. World Bank, ME, WTO, etc. It is through these and other relevant fora as also various innovative initiatives, both at bilateral and multilateral levels, India has been able to contribute its mite towards establishing a world order which is consistently guided by the spirit of peaceful co-existence and mutual cooperation in order to help promote the socio-economic well being of mankind.

While primarily playing a pacifist role, India is acutely conscious of its moral obligation to maintain security equilibrium in the region.

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