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Would you agree that India’s effort to pursue an independent foreign policy was a highlight of post – 1947 politics?

  • UPSC 2011
  • Consolidation as a Nation

Post-1947 Indian politics produced several defining achievements — constitution-making, integration of princely states, linguistic reorganisation, planned development — against which the pursuit of an independent foreign policy must be weighed.

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  • What Made the Policy "Independent"
  • Diplomatic Yield: The Case for "Highlight"
  • Weighing Against Other Post-1947 Highlights
  • Limitations That Qualify the Claim

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