Foreign Policy Annual, 2006 (In 2 Parts)

Foreign Policy Annual is the first publication of its type that provides a reliable chronicle of events in contemporary Indian Foreign Policy on a day-to-day basis. It covers India’s participation in the deliberations of international organisations and relations with her neighbors, regional and super powers; also contains chronicle of world events in which India reacted in defence of its national interests. The events deal  with India’s political, economic and strategic relations as well as unofficial opinion on world affairs. The second part of the Annual contains documents on Indian Foreign Policy during the year. During all these eventful years as an independent nation, there has been phenomenal growth in our foreign contacts so much so that diplomatic relations have been established with almost all the countries of the world. Besides as a member of hundreds of international organisations, India had to participate in their periodic deliberations. The exchange of VIP visits and those numerous other groups had become common occurrence of the day. Hardly any country had the opportunity to extend hospitality in one single year to so many distinguished visitors from abroad. Such visits are not merely acts of diplomatic courtesy. Then the growth of the political consciousness among out people, interests in world developments had assumed a new dimension. Our countrymen have grown critical of our government’s international activities than of its doings on the home front. The vigilant press kept watchful eye on every initiative that government took or the way it reacted to different issues that arose from time to time. All this underlines the fact that in view of India’s growing importance in world politics, its increasing activities in the international sphere need to be viewed and chronicled periodically.