India’s Foreign Policy Post-1962 Sino-Indian War: Between Strategic Transformation and Postcolonial Continuity Introduction The Sino-Indian War of 1962 marked a defining rupture in the evolution of India’s foreign policy, triggering both a profound strategic reassessment and a recalibration of India’s diplomatic outlook. The defeat at the hands of the People’s Republic of China not only … Continue reading To what extent did the shifts in India’s foreign policy following the Sino-Indian War of 1962 reflect a substantive transformation in strategic orientation, and in what ways did they remain embedded within the broader framework of continuity in India’s postcolonial international engagement?