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“It is not ideological differences but national interests and considerations of leadership in world affairs that are responsible for Sino-Russian schism.” Discuss this statement and show its impact on India.

  • UPSC 1997
  • Recent Developments in Indian Foreign Policy

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The Sino-Soviet split broke the communist bloc between the late 1950s and the armed clash on the Ussuri river in March 1969. The statement offers a realist reading in the tradition of Hans J. Morgenthau: ideology was the language of the quarrel, but interest and status were its cause. The evidence largely supports it, with…

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  • The ideological case
  • Why national interest weighs more
  • The qualification
  • Impact on India
  • Conclusion
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