India, June 23 -- The abject failure of India's foreign policy and its collapse under the Modi regime is a cause of national concern. Such a disastrous performance has never been witnessed in the history of independent India. After Pandit Nehru, successive Prime Ministers, right up to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, followed Nehru's vision of an independent foreign policy, affirming India's capacity to stand on its own feet and not be a camp follower of any country or bloc, however powerful it might be.

Nehru's foreign policy of non-alignment eschewed alliances with military blocs, actively engaging with all countries in a spirit of friendship, equality, reciprocity, and cooperation. It stood for an ethical code of conduct in in...