Which one of the following was not a feature of India's foreign policy

Which one of the following was not a feature of India’s foreign policy under Nehru ?

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Panchsheel

Non-alignment

Promoting peace and decolonisation

Cooperation among people of the South Asian region

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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2017

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While promoting cooperation was part of India’s broader foreign policy, a specific focus on ‘Cooperation among people of the South Asian region’ as a defining feature under Nehru was not as prominent as Panchsheel, Non-alignment, and advocating for peace and decolonisation. Nehru’s policy focused more on non-alignment with power blocs, anti-colonialism, and global peace initiatives. Regional cooperation specifically within South Asia gained more structured importance later.

Nehruvian foreign policy was characterized by Non-Alignment, Panchsheel (peaceful coexistence), and strong support for decolonisation and world peace.

India under Nehru played a key role in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and advocated for a multipolar world order, focusing on solidarity with newly independent nations in Asia and Africa. While neighbourly relations were important, the formal emphasis on ‘South Asian regional cooperation’ emerged more significantly in the 1980s with the formation of SAARC.

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