– By Shailja Khoshla
ABSTRACT
The days when the dictionary of time had the nations under the pre-modern graph , India for specific ambitions of its rulers or broad great good of national interest , though the national interest involving an interaction-negotiation at multiplied aspects at political , economic , military with other territorial rulers an outcome of the foreign policies and likewise other territories with India setting the rules -terms and directions with each other would come under the eyes when the inter- territory states relation turn into practical shape into bilateral and regional treaties prior and post Arthashastra. The territories became nation and rulers turned into leaders in a society structured on people- government relation basis of direct elections with curtailment of government sphere into what ever was being considered private with rights -its protection a sits rudimentary structure vis a vis earlier structure duty cum rights structure with everything in life in transformation the epistemological dimension led to knowing other lands and coupled with spread of each politico- economic ideas and ideologies and India which was in 1973 s proclaiming desire for new international economic order .
The national zeal to turn into India into a economic- social justice society , now internationally into egalitarian – inequities free -democratic -justice based unfolding in a backdrop of a post colonial society and post colonialism world , although unlike today national government regime under the 2019 and 2014 election manifesto views economic progress and development of all domestically with domestic driven epistemologies available today with an eye global movie being played ontologically driven learning attitude in term of technological advancements – development-advancement from an attitude to benefit its national interest from the international trade while domestically too encouraging private corporations and enterprises emphasizing private investment and capital cum lessening government responsibility . India ‘s integration with the world and with world trade organization began at near same time in 1992 and 1995 as they say necessity shapes and results everything in life , though India has sought to reinforced under national regime epistemology of the maker and taker of things attending towards its own economy and society simultaneously integrating with multilateralism , unlike 40 years ago of localism driven entirety in trade focused on national integration and 30 years ago with integrating with world trade and incorporating without local needs and demands of its society , which became apparent in Doha and Cancun deliberations on agriculture on subsidies issue ,on labor rights to be dealt outside scope of world trade organization , manufacturing , services and intellectual property among it pharmaceutical sector . That is what organization goods and minuses which makes them grow too like societies and nations , organization uniforms rights-benefits to all members without discrimination with equal democratic structures but then they too much unformalized now the question who decides the informalization or localization and how to arrive at a consensus .
Recently , India ‘s national interest interested on self reliant an epistemology put forth by Mahatma Gandhi in Hind Swaraj and notable works as a model for economics for India even before years India adopted non – alignment policy focusing domestically meeting needs , however , India voice for new international economic order was a start of an international framework for which India could appreciate for international trade . Now under the present regime India had showed reaffirmation its earlier stand and policies at the World trade organization of an attitude towards multilateralism , India is currently a member to various regional organizations , but its attention towards building international trade diplomacy with other nations continually. That’s understandable as difference of ideologies come with political parties with right wing or center – liberal approach which shows in foreign policy of nation but current regime is understanding and amalgamating need for both globalization and its limitations and apart positive impacts too . Though India integration with world trade body pre-requisites changing socio-politico framework of mind whether bureaucratic, politics , innovating agriculture but not to make anti-edible , innovating labor structure , innovating manufacturing sector. Simultaneously the India at World trade body called by liberalist creed to roll back subsidies into industrial sector by American lobby in arena of exports seen as violation of subsidies and countervailing measures raising an idea that world trade body is discriminatory to the developed nations. With now India epistemologically clearing its idea of reform , perform and transform at the world body of and for trade, trade is a complex and simplifies many things every one want to benefit , the achievements are based on follow of rules , rules are lead to conflict of international nature in international relation.
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