10th Social Notes (Indian Foreign Policy)

 10th Indian Foreign Policy

 

I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate answers :

1. The Indian foreign policy was specially formed by Jawaharlal Nehru.

2. The policy of keeping a safe distance from both the power blocks of the world is known as non-alignment movement.

3. During the pre-independent period India was under the British imperial occupation.

II. Discuss in group and answer :

1. What is Foreign Policy?
Ans: The policy adopted by a nation while dealing with other nations is called foreign policy.

 

2. How does Foreign Policy aid a country to development?
Ans: a) A study of how different countries interact with other countries and of relationships they strive to maintain is needed.

b) Just like an individual who cannot live alone, countries also cannot live in isolation

Hence, every country needs to have a foreign policy to regulate its interaction with other countries.

c) Out of 200 countries in the world, very few countries are strong and most of them are weak.

d) According to experts “Every Sovereign country has its own foreign policy”.

e) A Sovereign country is that country which is not under any other country’s control either for internal or external issues.

 

3. What are the aims of Inia’s foreign policy?
Ans: The major aims of Indian Foreign Policy are:

a) National Security

b) Enriching national economy

c) Spreading the cultural richness of our country in other countries.

d) By increasing the number of friendly countries and check the power of enemy countries

e) Achieving World Peace and coexistence.

 

4. Why does India oppose imperialism?

Ans: The Foreign Policy of India opposes imperialism. Imperialism is an attempt by a sovereign country to take over another sovereign country to rule it for its gains. It was natural for India which gamed its independence from an imperial country to oppose such moves of other countries. ‘No corner of the world shall have Imperialism’ declared India in the Conference of Asian Countries (1949 and 1955) held in New Delhi and Bandung.

 

5. What are the Panchasheela principles?
Ans: a) Respecting each other’s Sovereignty and regional interests.

b) Non-invasion of each other.

c) Non-interference in each other’s internal issues.

d) Mutual cooperation and respect.

e) Peaceful coexistence.

 

6. Why does India advocate disarmament as the need of the world? Discuss.
Ans: a) The process of elimination of specific arms step by step is called disarmament.

b) Many of the countries are worried that this massive scale of arms could lead to third world war.

c) Countries with massive arms may attack another country intentionally or by mistake or by accident trigging massive devastation

d) The presence of nuclear arms makes the issue more complicated.

e) Since the time of Nehru India has supported the disarmament process.

f) Though it is impossible and impractical to attain total disarmament, as every country needs arms for its protection an attempt can be made to reduce the number of arms.

g) India being peace-loving country advocates for the reduction of arms qualitatively as well as quantitatively.