CHAPTER 3
India’s Relations with Major Powers
INTRODUCTION
India is a prominent regional power, a nuclear power, an emerging global power, and a potential superpower. World’s third largest military expenditure, second largest armed force, and fifth largest economy and India is growing international influence and becoming a prominent voice in global affairs. India has diplomatic relations with 201 states around the globe, and 199 missions and posts operating globally. An understanding of the kind of relation India has developed with major powers like the US, Russia, and China provides us with a deeper understanding of Indian Foreign Policy and its contemporary as well as Long Term Goals.
INDIA–US RELATIONS
Relations During the Cold War Era
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