{"id":75121,"date":"2021-01-02T18:23:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T12:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=75121"},"modified":"2021-01-07T12:45:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T07:15:34","slug":"indias-foreign-policy-lessons-from-2020-and-challenges-opportunities-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-foreign-policy-lessons-from-2020-and-challenges-opportunities-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s foreign policy: Lessons from 2020 and challenges\/opportunities in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0A quick flashback of 2020 suggested that India faced seven tough realities last year and has to deal with many possible challenges and opportunities in 2021.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Introduction\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Last year was quite difficult for India; it fought Covid-19 and Chinese hostility. Next year is going to be all about facing the challenge of firming ties and building new ones with the US, EU, Middle East countries, and its neighbours.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>What were the hard realities of 2020?<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>China\u2019s ambition to become the number one\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">China\u2019s which was consolidating its power since, 2013, saw an opportunity in pandemic and started flexing its muscles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chinese naval forces hit a Vietnamese fishing boat, droned a Philippines naval vessel and agitated a Malaysian oil-drilling operation. It even put trade restrictions on Australia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in the border stand-off with China as they have changed the status quo along the border.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Trump Administration<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Trump administration targeted China and the Communist Party of China for disturbing the global order and walked out of several multilateral bodies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Approval for Taliban<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>India is planning to re-engage with the Taliban even<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0though it is controlled by the Pakistan military because the US has made peace with them.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Download\u00a0 :-<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">upsc syllabus pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Middle East calculations<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Delhi has been nurturing ties with Israel as well as Saudi-UAE and the Iranians with clever diplomacy but India should be mindful as at home religious politics could hamper its gains.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Russia-China closeness<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The US\u2019s anti-Chinese public speaking, the downfall of oil prices and Russia\u2019s dependence on Chinese consumption is the reason of their bonding.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Russia has a similar stance to china on the Quad and Indo-pacific\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and India has taken note of it even though India shares strong ties with Russia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Confident neighbours<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bangladesh stressed on CAA-NRC, and then\u00a0Nepal claimed territory followed by issuing a new map.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">India seems to have accepted the participation of the US in Maldives and of Japan in Sri Lanka and Maldives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Aspirational India<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">During the pandemic, India supplied medicines and protective kits to more than 150 countries still it didn\u2019t manage to appear as the global leader the world needed; instead, it looked as an aspirational power because of lack of resources, a shrinking economy and its general politics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>What are the challenges and opportunities in the upcoming year?<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Firstly, India has to counter China.<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">India will need persistent support from the US, Japan, Australia, in addition with the support of France, Germany and the UK because India requires external aid inadequate measure to counter China.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Secondly, India is set to enter the UN Security Council for the 8<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong><sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">India will now have to take stands on several issues that it has avoided in the past such as the Iran-Saudi rivalry etc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Thirdly, friendship with the US.<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">India will try to deepen its strategic and defence ties with the US, and would want to resolve trade and visa issues.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Fourthly, India will try to win over Europe.<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">There is a chance of an India-EU summit in the upcoming year and a potential European strategy. France and Germany have come up with their Indo-Pacific strategy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Fifthly, India should engage with its neighbours.<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">India could use vaccine diplomacy to its benefit by supplying vaccines at affordable costs to neighbours in 2021 as almost all south Asian countries have stable governments currently.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Lastly, India should appear Global not aspirational.<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Delhi will host the BRICS summit in 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Begin preparations for the G-20 summit in 2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The India-Africa Forum summit, which could not be held in 2020, could be held in 2021 or later.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">India has opportunities to clear and be vocal on issues that matter to the world and be positive to promote its interests.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis:\u00a0A quick flashback of 2020 suggested that India faced seven tough realities last year and has to deal with many possible challenges and opportunities in 2021.\u00a0 Introduction\u00a0\u00a0 Last year was quite difficult for India; it fought Covid-19 and Chinese hostility. 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