Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: India's External Relations

Question:

The Asian Relations Conference convened in March 1947 took place in:

Options:

New Delhi, India

Bandung, Indonesia

Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Johanasberg, South Africa

Correct Answer:

New Delhi, India

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → New Delhi, India

The Asian Relations Conference convened in March 1947 took place in New Delhi, India.

Given its size, location and power potential, Nehru envisaged a major role for India in world affairs and especially in Asian affairs. His era was marked by the establishment of contacts between India and other newly independent states in Asia and Africa. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Nehru had been an ardent advocate of Asian unity. Under his leadership, India convened the Asian Relations Conference in March 1947, five months ahead of attaining its independence. India made earnest efforts for the early realisation of freedom of Indonesia from the Dutch colonial regime by convening an international conference in 1949 to support its freedom struggle.