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The above arguments on both sides of debate view ‘strategic autonomy’ in ‘give it up or take it away’ framework, which ignores its dynamic nature, which results from the prevailing strategic scenario and the capability and the desire of states to address the same. Kalyanaraman rightly remarks, that in effect, the practice of strategic autonomy is a function of the power capabilities possessed by a state and of the structure of the international system in a particular historical era. It is true that the principle of ‘strategic autonomy’ has deep ideological moorings in India as its spirit was carried forward under the rubric of non-alignment during cold war. However, this principle should not be taken as an end or a fixed goal post but as the means to realize India’s core national interests.
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