ABSTRACT
India’s leaders acknowledge openly that their foreign policy must increasingly focus on countries capable of contributing to the success of India’s economic liberalization policies. An Indian decision to make Nepali a new “national” language was a gesture to the many persons of Nepali origin in northern India who for years had sought greater recognition and even autonomy. The Nepalis on their side were increasingly cooperative with Indian security efforts to counter cross-border movement by “terrorists” and “criminal elements,” particularly those involved in supporting Sikh militants in the northern districts of Uttar Pradesh. Indians have continued to see the United States as attempting to prevent their development of indigenous capabilities in high technology that has “dual” uses. An additional advantage India “discovered” early in 1993 was Israel’s “free trade” agreement with the United States, which could give joint India-Israel manufactured products a clear advantage in United States markets.
