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TL;DR: The priority assigned to the United Nations as an instrument of Indian foreign policy has fluctuated considerably over the past three decades as discussed by the authors, mainly because of India's changing perceptions of its security needs, domestic political and economic developments, and changes in the global international systems, which have combined to affect India's confidence and ability to shape events.
Abstract: I NDIA'S ROLE in the United Nations and the priority assigned to the United Nations as an instrument of Indian foreign policy has fluctuated considerably over the past three decades.' At least three distinct phases of Indian policy toward the U.N. are discernible: an era of global leadership from 1947 to 1962; a period of low profile from 1962 to the mid-1970s; and an emerging policy of neo-realism which began in 1976. These shifts in priority have been brought about primarily because of India's changing perceptions of its security needs, domestic political and economic developments, and changes in the global international systems, which have combined to affect India's confidence and ability to shape events.
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