Question
Analyse the three different views within India about the type of relationship India should have with the United States of America.
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Answer
- India should maintain its aloofness from the U.S. and focus upon increasing its own comprehensive national power.
- India should take advantage of U.S. hegemony and national understandings to establish best possible options for itself. Opposing the U.S. would be a futile exercise and will only hurt India in long run.
- India should take the lead in establishing a coalition of countries from the developing world.
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