Goel, Suresh  <br/><br/>
Evolution of Indian foreign policy: India at 75 

 - The Journal of Governance  
 - (26), Jan, 2023: p.106-116 
<br/><br/> National objectives are clearly durable and the most important pillar of the policy framework. They are the foundations of secure and progressive national policies. For most of the countries, but more so in the case of India, its geographical location, history, cultural systems, political and economic trajectory, global ambitions, require the overall framework for the national objectives to be secure geographical borders; economic security encompassing food security, energy security, and now environmental security, and an environment of freedom and security for its citizens everywhere to pursue their interests in accordance with the law. Chanakya in his Arthashastra has stated that the king shall be responsible to his subjects and citizens, and that also describes the relationship between the state and citizens in modern times as a guide for foreign policy. All consular policies and legal responsibilities towards Indian nationals and citizens living abroad emanate from this element.- Reproduced