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India’s foreign policy was historically rooted in movements like the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), but currently, to counter China's rise in the Indo-Pacific region, India has joined a US-driven association, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD). India is also member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which is a Eurasian bloc. Shahadat Hossain explores India's diplomatic balancing act by analysing its stance in the Ukraine-Russia conflict and its participation in the SCO and QUAD. He questions whether India merely balances or independently shapes international affairs. In balancing relationships with the SCO and QUAD, India demonstrates its diplomatic prowess and establishes a third pole, safeguarding its national interests.
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