Abstract
The bilateral relations between United States and India have been significant since
beginning and developed progressively and finally took a shape of strategic and
nuclear partnership. Both sides’ divergent approaches of foreign policy did not harm
their bilateral relations. India became independent in the early years of the Cold
War period, when the aims of US foreign policy were mainly associated with strategy
of containment of communism and the threats arose from the Soviet bloc. The
government of Prime Minister Nehru (1947-64), adopted policy neutralism and
avoided to join the US-sponsored politics of alliances. The Indian view of peaceful
coexistence was based on 'Panchsheel Doctrine' which strengthened its non-aligned
status and its goals of foreign policy in regional setting that largely focused to attain
a prominent role in the area. Thus it is important to note that despite clash in
approaches and incompatibility of their foreign policies goals, the bilateral
relationship remained constant but discrepancy in their foreign policies priorities
became the foremost reason of estrangement in the initial years, which lasted till the
eruption of 1962 Sino-Indian War.
Dr. Ahmad Ejaz, Zia-Ul-Haq, Sana Farooq. (2021) Pakistan’s Joining of US –Sponsored Military Pacts and Nehru’s Criticism, Orient Research Journal of Social Sciences, Volume-06, Issue-1.
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