The Evolution of India's Foreign Policy and Economic Development

India’s considerable economic leap and its transformation into a major power is an important development that has attracted many scholars’ attention. In political aspects, the concurrent economic development and evolution of Indian foreign policy is remarkable. This article seeks to outline the effect of the evolution of Indian foreign policy on the country’s economic development. The main hypothesis is that the evolution of Indian foreign policy has had positive effects on economic development. The conclusion shows that the shift from idealism to realism and then liberalism in Indian foreign policy has provided suitable conditions for the entry of developmental discussions in foreign policy. Thus, India has managed to achieve economic development by adopting a developmental foreign policy.