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And this is where you are going wrong. Like most mature democracies
1. Why didn't you quote my entire text ?
2. India was never a democracy. Ambedkar had said “Democracy in India is only a top dressing on an Indian soil, which is essentially undemocratic.”. From the family level to the parliament level his words are true. How can India be a democracy when since the Aryan incursion into India 3000 years the country has been ruled by priests, kings and prime ministers who decide things on behalf of the masses without the consent of many of the masses and then impose taxes on the masses as the icing on the cake ? How can India be a democracy when after a "democratic" election the losing candidate and his or her supporters lose the right to have their say in the affairs of the country ? So, real democracy is by direct and passionate participation of the masses in the country's daily political, social and foreign policy affair, by discussions conducted at neighborhood level, district level and national level ? Do you, Ayesha, as a citizen have the right to stand in the Lok Sabha ( "Citizens Hall" ) in Delhi and talk about various aspects of how the country and the world should be arranged ? No, the "marshals" will kick you out instantly if not throw you in jail on UAPA charges. Please read this thread of mine as to how true democracy can be arranged.
India's foreign policy is not beholden to the government of the day. Affairs of state have a longer lifespan than the five years of an elected government. India's foreign policy has been the same for decades now. It doesn't matter if it is the BJP in power or the Congress or anybody else, there has not been much change in our foreign policy - this is where bureaucracy is a blessing. But that is a topic for another day.
It is not "India's" foreign policy but that of the Indian establishment which was never trustworthy and benevolent either as seen by the world or as seen by oppressed and suffering Indians. Indian establishment was always in the pockets of the Bhagwas and NATO, whether overseeing genocides of Indian Muslims and Indian Communists ( Kashmir 1947, Hyderabad 1948, Telangana 1948-49 etc ) or overseeing genocide of non-Indian Communists and Socialists ( North Koreans, almost with Iraqis etc ).
About Telangana here is a section but you should read more from this Wikipedia page :
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had stated in a press conference the government's policy towards the communists would depend on how they respond during and after the intervention.[53] The comment was misleading as the government was making preparations to liquidate the peasant communes and restore the durra aristocrats regardless of their response. Internally, the communists were described as the primary target rather than the Nizam and the razakars.[53][54][55][51] V. P. Menon had briefed the American embassy about the intervention and promised them that the communists would be eradicated in return for their support in justifying the military action to the international community. The Home Ministry under Vallabhbhai Patel favoured military intervention as it would enable them to deploy military personnel in Telangana. They had initially stalled the intervention for over a year, despite ongoing razakar atrocities because it was feared that an invasion would allow the communists to strengthen their position. Menon wanted the rebel administration to be dealt with through military courts rather than by civil authorities.
Further, Modi jee called Russia and Putin as "India's old friend" but Modi jee of the BJP has not sent the Indian military to assist Russia in Ukraine and Syria and in fact is supporting NATO and Zelensky. However, Modi's predecessor prime minister from the BJP, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, got 17,000 soldiers of the Indian army prepared in 2003 to assist USA government, British government, Australian government etc in the invasion of Iraq and the genocide of Iraqis. But the Indian army didn't go because of opposition from the opposition political parties and the Indian civil society. Do you know that if those 17,000 from the Indian army had actually gone to Iraq their commanders would have been assigned the tag of "War criminals and genociders" alongside George Bush jr, Tony B'liar and others as judged by the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission in 2011 and onwards ?
Instead of thinking about the Modi govt (and I am no fan of theirs), think about the IFS and intelligence agencies - they have a far longer memory than you could imagine. They are the ones who shape and implement our foreign policy.
What Indian foreign service ? That which has always toed the NATO line and its current boss, S Jaishankar, struggled to explain to USA journalists about the atrocities of his government on Muslims and was just going "Um ah ah..." ?
Offering services without being asked is not a sovereign behaviour, its more of behaving like a pesky street prostitute.
I will prefer a world of female prostitutes than of mullah ghey bois :
Why are you demeaning women in a conversation about Indian establishment's crookery ?