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The US-India deal on civilian nuclear cooperation is far from to purse its idealistic third wordlist causes. The present study focuses on to highlight India's Janus-faced foreign policy. This strategy was reflected strongly in 2005 when India supported IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) resolution against Iran's nuclear activities; India ended siding with the US camp, and several leaps away from its traditional adherence to positions of non-alignment. India focused on specific states from strategic and military perspectives where some states are viewed in terms of trading matter. India views that maximum level of participation in regional organization will make path for acquiring more influential role in regional and global politics.
Geography, historical factors, political culture and time oriented internal and external policies of the respective Indian governments have given unique features to India not only in Asian regional politics but also in global matters. The historical readings of Asia continent introduced diverse imperial legacies but as far as the cultural identification is concerned, Asian political matters cannot be studied as separate intensified thinking. One of the most important features of Asia in the prevailing scenario is its influence over global politics. Effects of regional changes would leave impact over global challenges and opportunities. Power relations among the regional members established a different psychological posture for international community. Indian place in South Asia Region is in mood of accepting challenges and further to enhance national interests on ground realities by readjustment and re-orientation on multidimensional aspects.
Indian foreign policy, backed by strong democratic strengthened institutions, has always shown potential to provide space and to access space. For example, India without joining any ideological group e.g. communist bloc and capitalist bloc enjoyed all channels and maintained its mandate.
During the Cold War era, India signed a 20 years Treaty of Friendship, Peace and Co-operation with the Soviet Union in August 1971 but Indian Prime Minister Indra Gandhi stated that Moscow leadership would not be given privileges as concerned to Naval Bases in Indian ports1. In 1965 war, Indian leadership successfully convinced or pressurized Washington on issue of providing military assistance to Pakistan. It is keenly observed that Indian foreign policy has continuity on all major concerned issues. In the parliamentary election of March 1977, Indra...