Foreign trade of India: Difference between revisions

Even before independence, the [[Government of India]] maintained semi-autonomous diplomatic relations. It had colonies (such as the [[Colony of Aden|Aden Settlement]]), who sent and received full missions,<ref>[http://www.hcindia-au.org/india_australia.html High Commission of India in Australia: India Australia Relations]. Hcindia-au.org (20 April 2011). Retrieved 12 November 2011.</ref> and was a founder member of both the [[League of Nations]]<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~league/1thordinaryassemb.htm First Assembly, Geneva, 15 November – 18 December 1920]. Indiana.edu (18 December 1920). Retrieved 12 November 2011.</ref> and the United Nations.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/members/growth.shtml UN list of members by admission] {{wayback|url=http://www.un.org/en/members/growth.shtml |date=20140712192515 }}. Un.org. Retrieved 12 November 2011.</ref> After India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, it soon joined the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and strongly supported independence movements in other colonies, like the [[Indonesian National Revolution]].<ref>[http://old.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20080717.B08] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[partition of India|partition]] and various [[territorial dispute]]s, particularly that over [[Kashmir dispute|Kashmir]], would strain its [[Indo-Pakistani relations|relations with Pakistan]] for years to come. During the [[Cold War]], India adopted a foreign policy of [[neutrality (international relations)|not aligning]] itself with any major [[power (international)|power bloc]]. However, India developed close [[Indo–Russia relations#Soviet Union and India|ties with the Soviet Union]] and received extensive military support from it.