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Just as both internal and external factors guide the behaviour of an individual or a family, both domestic and international environments influence the foreign policy of a nation. The developing countries lack the required resources to effectively advocate their concerns in the international system. So they pursue more modest goals than the advanced states. They focus more on peace and development in their own neighbourhood. Moreover, their economic and security dependence on the more powerful states occasionally influences their foreign policy. In the period immediately after the Second World War, many developing nations chose to support the foreign policy preferences of the powerful countries who were giving them aid or credits. This resulted in the division of countries of the world into two clear camps. One was under the influence of the United States and its Western allies and the other was under the influence of the then Soviet Union.

How did the Cold War impact the division of the world when India was framing its foreign policy?

The world was divided into two main political camps.

The correct answer is Option 3- The world was divided into two main political camps.

The period after the Second World War till 1990 was the period of the Cold War. The world was divided into two main political camps. One was under the influence of the United States and its Western allies and the other was under the influence of the then Soviet Union.

In the period immediately after the Second world war, many developing nations chose to support the foreign policy preferences of the powerful countries who were giving them aid or credits. This resulted in the division of countries of the world into two clear camps. One was under the influence of the United States and its western allies and the other was under the influence of the then Soviet Union. There was also the experiment called Non- Aligned Movement in which India had played an important role. However, the end of the Cold War changed the context of international relations entirely.