Mukt Shabd Journal ISSN NO : 2347-3150 INDO-US STRATEGIC RELATIONS: MODI’S ROAD MAP FOR FUTURE PROSPECTS Roshan Ekka Ph.D Research Scholar, P.G Department of Political Science & Public Administration, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India Abstract creation of interaction between the states. Moreover, the Foreign policy is a dynamic concept. Thus the term establishment of the United Nations and the process of foreign policy or foreign relation is a broad concept on decolonization, liberated many states to sovereignty and which a country’s polices are determined and a nation’s further gave them the impetus of relationship between foreign policy is reflected by its realistic, ambitions, states. This led to the formation of “foreign policy” to state interest and domestic politics. So, foreign policy identify and define goals, strategies and objectives for always attempts to influence others in accordance with interaction with one state to another states.1 The term its own end. Foreign Policy is just like the wheels where Foreign Policy or Foreign Relation is broad concept on all the political systems of the world work together. A which a Nation’s policies are determined. Moreover, the nation’s foreign policy is concerned with the mind-set of country’s foreign policy is reflected by its realistic, a nation to the other nations. Foreign policy is the road ambitions, state interest and domestic politics. India as map where the governments of the sovereign states no doughty the creator of many international engage themselves in the world system for organizations such as Bretton Woods Institution, League accomplishing different aims and objectives. The of Nations, United Nations, Asian Development Bank, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of G20, NAM and so no. India’s increasingly globalised Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown much more position drives its economic planning to become more determined and positive approach to construct close ties complex and more focused.2 than was witnessed in earlier time. India-USA bilateral ties have become a “world strategic partnership” based According to Prof. F.S. North Edge, “ foreign on the common democratic values and convergence of policy is used of political influence in order to induce interest on bilateral, regional and global issues. The other states to exercise their law- making power in a paper intends to study the bi-lateral relations with USA manner desired by the states concerned: it is an and its implications to the world politics, especially after interaction between forces originating outside the formation of the BJP led NDA regime. country’s borders and those working with them”. Here he defines that foreign policy should always attempt to Keywords- Foreign Policy, Modi’s Administration, influence others in accordance with the one’s own ends. Indo-US Relation, Agreements and Treaties It must take account not only its own goals, interests, inspirations and problems but it must consider problems Introduction of other states. After the agreement of Westphalia and the end of the There are different objectives in the foreign policy first and second world wars, the International system like short range objectives, middle range objectives, long intensified the growth of the development of nation range objectives, which includes the core objectives and states. The end product development is therefore the are time bound if they are for short period of time, where the states aspire to get them. A state’s foreign policy is Volume IX, Issue V, MAY/2020 Page No : 5142 Mukt Shabd Journal ISSN NO : 2347-3150 very important for its well-being and it has its own foreign policy is set up just like the wheels where all the significance to maintain a healthy relation with other political systems of the world work. Foreign policy and countries.3 National policy are not different; both are part of it. It consists of national initiative that strives to make friends India was not known long before much, however it with other states. All the nations of the World often rely received more international attention in the twenty first on foreign policies within their capacity of strength and century. India placed its cornerstone in the pyramid of the realities of the external environment. Non- political world powers in 1947. But within short term of three or relations also come under it. The concept of foreign four decades, India has managed to put itself in the policy has been explained in number of ways. forefront of developing countries to be a developed According to George Modelski the Foreign Policy is, country. India is well known from the rest of Asian “The system of activities evolved by communities for countries for its mountains and seas which render the changing the behavior of other states and for adjusting country clear geographical identification.4 their own activities to the international environment”. The current government has been building vigorous A nation’s foreign policy is concerned with the hard work to enlarge India’s diplomatic track, promote mind-set of a nation to the other nations. Foreign policy strong international ties, and exercise these international is the road map where the central governments of the relationships for shared improvement and growth. This sovereign states engage themselves in the world system method of ‘fast track diplomacy’ brought in by the for accomplishing different aims and objectives. A Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government involves a much nation tries to convince other nations about its foreign more determined and positive approach to construct policy in accordance with its goals. The effectiveness of close ties than was witnessed in earlier times. This is persuasive power in this matter is primarily proportional achieved through an increased number of personal visits to national strength. A nation must take into by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi to consideration not only its own goals and interests, bordering and other countries, as well as increased desires and problems, but also the goals of the other involvement in regional and intercontinental conferences nations too. This process includes complex non-war and summits.5 diplomacy processes. It is also based on observations about the traditional behavior of a state. In addition, a Importance of Foreign Policy state cannot ignore the norms of international law and international morality in its foreign policy, the whole Foreign policy refers to the instrument available to a point of this preamble is that the term of foreign policy country where it seeks to protect and advance its national cannot be studied in isolation from the factors that define interests. The main theme of national interest is to it.7 protect territorial integrity and sovereignty and raise the economic and social well-being of the country’s men, Historical Analysis of Indian Foreign Policy provide opportunities for beneficial trade with different countries in the world and develop the soft power India became free from foreign rule in 1947 and through promulgation of the cultural assets. While during that time the world scenario was quite different. national interests remain constant and but the content of During that time cold war was going on, on which the foreign policy may change from time to time and system of world politics was separated into two groups; according to the situation. Foreign policy needs to be first bloc was led by USA with the capitalist ideology flexible and must keep constantly in alter with shifting where as the second bloc was led by the USSR with international, national as well as environment.6 The communist ideology. At that time Jawaharlal Nehru was Volume IX, Issue V, MAY/2020 Page No : 5143 Mukt Shabd Journal ISSN NO : 2347-3150 the Prime minister and he did not wish to join any bloc world would love to keep relationship in different and adopted a new policy which was non-alignment aspects. Among the developing countries of the world movement (NAM), the very aim of this was to maintain India has made itself a developed one in many ways like national independence in foreign affairs and being away trade, economics, industries, military etc. so let’s look at from the military alliance initiated under the leadership them bellow of two supper blocs the USA and the USSR which was the outcome of the Second world-war. Generally it was The First Period (1947-62) the dynamic concepts which kept all the developing countries away from supper blocs and protect their This phase is best known for the bipolar world, cold sovereignty and keep themselves away from the tensions war led by two super camps one USA and USSR. India’s of world war and take independent stand on international main objectives in this period were to stay away from issues which suit them. Through this policy India these super blocs and protect its jurisdiction and restore selected independent way for foreign policy and became its economy and strengthen its integrity. India was a natural leader to all the newly independent Afro-Asian liberated from foreign rule in 1947 and became first nations to be away from the cost paying of cold war bloc country to be decolonized. Therefore India led Asia and politics. Africa in a quest for fairer world order. India played a crucial role in constructing Non-alignment Movement in By explaining Nehru stated that India as a huge 1961, which showed path to the all third world countries. country, it is going to be and bound to be a country But in 1962 dispute with China brought significantly end which desires to be in world affairs and being away from of this period and damaged the India’s position in Non- the supper blocs India is in good status which would Alignment Movement.