Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
This concept is vital for understanding India's foreign policy choices, its economic vulnerabilities, and its balancing act in a multipolar world. It links directly to national interest, international relations, and economic development.
India's energy security refers to the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price. Strategic autonomy, in the context of foreign policy, is the ability of a nation to pursue its national interests and make independent decisions without being unduly influenced or dictated by other powers.