India's Non-Alignment and Cold War Foreign Policy (1947–1991)

1. Asian Relations Conference promotes postcolonial cooperation

   Mar 23, 1947Labels: Asian Relations, New Delhi

   • ARC Wiki

2. India gains independence and defines strategic autonomy

   Aug 15, 1947Labels: Jawaharlal Nehru, India

   • Britannica
   • Nehru Archive

3. Panchsheel agreement frames “peaceful coexistence”

   Apr 29, 1954Labels: Panchsheel, Sino-Indian Agreement

   • 1954 Agreement
   • Indian Express

4. Bandung Conference strengthens Afro-Asian neutralism

   Apr 18, 1955Labels: Bandung Conference, Indonesia

   • Bandung Wiki
   • Britannica

5. UN decolonization declaration boosts India’s diplomacy

   Dec 14, 1960Labels: UNGA Resolution, United Nations

   • UN Legal
   • UNGA 1514

6. Belgrade summit launches Non-Aligned Movement

   Sep 1, 1961Labels: Non-Aligned Movement, Belgrade Summit

   • UNESCO MoW
   • NAM 1st

7. Sino-Indian War tests non-alignment’s limits

   Oct 20, 1962Labels: Sino-Indian War, India

   • Britannica
   • Sino India War

8. Tashkent Declaration ends 1965 India–Pakistan war

   Jan 10, 1966Labels: Tashkent Declaration, Soviet Union

   • Tashkent
   • Britannica

9. Indo-Soviet Treaty signals strategic tilt before 1971 war

   Aug 9, 1971Labels: Indo-Soviet Treaty, Soviet Union

   • Treaty Wiki
   • Britannica

10. 1971 war leads to Bangladesh and new regional order

    Dec 16, 1971Labels: 1971 War, Bangladesh

    • Britannica
    • 1971 Surrender

11. Simla Agreement formalizes bilateralism with Pakistan

    Jul 2, 1972Labels: Simla Agreement, India-Pakistan

    • Britannica
    • Simla Wiki

12. Pokhran-I nuclear test asserts “strategic autonomy”

    May 18, 1974Labels: Pokhran-I, India

    • Smiling Buddha
    • Britannica

13. Havana NAM summit reveals internal Cold War divisions

    Sep 3, 1979Labels: Havana NAM, Non-Aligned Movement

    • NAM 6th
    • NAM Wiki

14. New Delhi hosts NAM summit amid “new Cold War” tensions

    Mar 7, 1983Labels: New Delhi, Indira Gandhi

    • NAM 7th
    • NAM Wiki

15. Rajiv Gandhi advances global nuclear disarmament plan at UN

    Jun 9, 1988Labels: Rajiv Gandhi, United Nations

    • Rajiv Gandhi
    • UN ODS

16. 1991 marks end of Cold War and transition beyond classic non-alignment

    Dec 26, 1991Labels: End of, India

    • Treaty Wiki
    • USSR Dissolution