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The importance of India’s northern neighbourhood is ironically felt and redoubled in the post-Cold War period following the disintegration of erstwhile Soviet Union. In the northern neighbourhood, there is a potential enemy (Pakistan) with whom India has fought four wars in the last seven decades or so; there is a fierce competitor, economically and militarily superior (China) power that continues to pose serious challenges to India every here and there; there are resource-rich regions-cum-friendly nations such as Central Asia and Mongolia; and also there is a war-torn shattered security zone (Afghanistan). Amidst challenges and opportunities, India has been considering this region as key to maximize its national interests and international goals in this region, and thus trying to maintain a balance with a set of foreign policy measures.
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