Write ‘true’ or ‘false’ against each of these statements :

A.

Non-alignment allowed India to gain assistance both from USA and USSR.

B.

India’s relationship with her neighbours has been strained from the beginning.

C.

The cold war has affected the relationship between India and Pakistan.

D.

The treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1971 was the result of India’s closeness to USA.

“The conduct of foreign affairs is an outcome of a two-way interaction between domestic compulsions and prevailing international climate”. Take one example from India’s external relations in the 1960s to substantiate your answer.

 Match the following :

A. The goal of India’s foreign policy in the period 1950-1964	(i) Tibetan spiritual leader who crossed over to India
B. Panchsheel	(ii) Preservation of territorial integrity, sovereignty and economic development
C. Bandung Conference	(iii) Five principles of peaceful coexistence
D. Dalai Lama	(iv) Led to the establishment of NAM

Identify any two aspects of India’s foreign policy that you would like to retain and two that you would like to change, if you were to become a decision maker. Give reasons to support your position.

Why did Nehru regard conduct of foreign relations as an essential indicator of independence ? State any two reasons with examples to support your reading.