1.1 Introduction: Amrit Kaal India
India
celebrating 75 years of its independence is now world's largest and diverse
democracy with 5th largest economy of the world From being one of the oldest
civilization of the world to a country of 1/5 of the world's population it has
always been a centre of attraction for the global world India has always been
advertiser of "Vashudaiva Kutumbakam" A phrase from a Hindu text Maha
Upanishad that describes world as one family.
1.2 India: Emergence from Balancing to leading Power
On October 5, 1949 “In the shadow of two
giants India declares its independence from both power blocks but leans towards
the West on some important issues" was quoted in Eastern survey report by American
institute of Pacific relations.
And
now US central agency concludes “India is the most important 'Swing state' in
the International system".
In brief this is India’s emergence at
global platform. In words of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru "Real
Internationalism” means "Promotion of global peace and shared
prosperity". For the longest time India's foreign policy was essentially
defensive though India's Non-Alignment aimed mainly at preventing U.S-Soviet
hostility from undermining its security, autonomy and well being at a time when
country was still relatively infirm. This Non-Alignment Policy worked for
Delhi, it helped it in creating a new different image of its own at the
international level. Delhi, surviving the cold war and now after 75 years of
independence with strengthened economy and image at the highest level it takes
its own stand on all major issues of the world, promotes International peace
and security for all be it the leading economies or the regional developing ones.
1.3 India: A Global Player
India is now a global power due to its
ability to achieve multi dimensional success in terms of improving its economic
performance and wider regional integration acquiring effective military
capabilities for power projection and sustaining its democracy successfully by
accommodating the diverse ambitions of its people.
1.4 India & World Politics
The Earth is divided into seven major
continents which are surrounded by five massive oceans. The centers' of world
politics are not uniformly spread all around the continents but they are only
constrained up to the leading economies having different visions and
ideologies. 'International trade' and 'Geopolitical ties between two nations'
are the key factors involved in shaping up of the world politics.
Post World War in 1945, Cold War came into
existence which developed a tussle of being more powerful between two major
powers of that time i.e. the West comprising of United States and the European
Union & the other side stood Russia (that time U.S.S.R). The theory of
Non-Alignment by India challenged the two global powers. With passage of time
some regional players turned global such as China with an ideology of
monopolizing the international trade. Here enters India being market for all with
a foreign policy focused on sustainable developmental goals with promotion of
International peace and global cooperation. India has always reached the demand
of uniform representation at organizations such as United States. Delhi has
been the voice of developing and under developed nations of the world. Being
the world's largest democracy it talks about Human Rights. Providing
humanitarian aid at times of war and pandemic, sending peacekeeping forces has
helped India in creating a friendly image at the highest level. At times of
major disputes among nations it has made all efforts to bring them on common
table of dialogues and discussions. Being the member country of United Nations,
BRICS and G20 India shares a common table with the leading economies; On the
other hand it has been a key member in SAARC & SCO where it has helped its
regional neighbors’.
EAM Dr. S Jaishankar at Globsec Summit,
Bratislava quoted –
"Europe has to grow out of the mindset
that Europe's problem's are world's problem but world's problem are not
Europe's problem, if it's you it's yours,
if it's me it's mine " shows India's independent stand at the word
politics and this is what an Amrit Kaal
India is all about.
-Team Yuva Aaveg
(Akhileshwar Maurya)
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