During the Cold War era, which two superpowers were at the forefront of global political, economic, and military confrontations?

1- China
2- France
3- USSR
4- Germany
5- USA

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

3 and 5

The correct answer is Option 4 - 3 and 5

1- China
2- France
3- USSR
4- Germany
5- USA

During the Cold War era, the two superpowers, USA and USSR were at the forefront of global political, economic, and military confrontations.

The foreign policy of a nation reflects the interplay of domestic and external factors. Therefore, the noble ideals that inspired India’s struggle for freedom influenced the making of its foreign policy. But India’s attainment of independence coincided with the beginning of the Cold War era, a period which was marked by the political, economic, and military confrontation at the global level between the two blocs led by the superpowers, the US and the USSR. The same period also witnessed developments like the establishment of the UN, the creation of nuclear weapons, the emergence of Communist China, and the beginning of decolonisation. So India’s leadership had to pursue its national interests within the prevailing international context.