Mentor’s comment-
- https://indianexpress.com/
article/opinion/columns/quad- ministerial-meeting-indo- pacific-tokyo-india-forrign- policy-jaishankar-6704398/ - In the body, mention how non-alignment still influences India’s foreign policy.
- In the body discuss how non-alignment still shapes India’s foreign policy narrative. Fist discuss India’s reluctance to form alliances and nature of alliances. Next mention how despite non-alignment India has formed alliances in different circumstances. In the present context discuss the dilemma India faces in the form of Quad while countering China.
- Conclude by mentioning the need for India to shade its obsession with the alignment and focus on the urgent task of rapidly expanding India’s national capabilities in partnership with like-minded partners.
