Current General Studies Magazine (August 2016)
General Studies - III "Security Based Article" (India's policy towards its extended neighbourhood and the larger context of national foreign policy challenges)
INDIA’S EXTENDED NEIGHBOURHOOD AND FACTORS AFFECTING ITS POLICY
India’s geographical size and reach make its extended neighbourhood very large as a result of which its policymakers are confronted with a bewildering range of challenges practically representing a microcosm of the challenges faced by the global community as a whole. Thus, India’s foreign policy concerning its extended neighbourhood, like that of any other country, has to embrace the objectives of pursuit of enhancement of opportunities for its citizens to maintain and enrich the content of their national life as it keeps evolving; these, naturally, also include efforts to provide a safe and secure environment for them.
