Nigeria and India bilateral relations: Contending realities and challenges

Abstract

Many of the social, political and economic goals that States try to pursue in the International System cannot be achieved within the territorial confines of their nation, so States need the active cooperative and assistance of other States thereby encouraging interdependence in the international scene to achieve their national objectives. In the relation between these States which is referred to as foreign policy. foreign policy are designed to protect, promote and defend a nation’s vital interests by preserving it National Sovereignty, the defense of territorial integrity, the promotion of economic, military, strategic and diplomatic interest, the increase and maintenance of power and prestige so as to influence international events, to communicate one’s capabilities to both potential and actual allies and adversaries and defense of whatever state might define as its vital interests, thus the bilateral relation between Nigeria and India will be examine in this paper as to how the relate in terms of international and mutual benefits and how this relations affect their foreign policy making and its impact on the international scene though the process of maintaining this necessary relations can be difficult and frustrating at times especially when it comes to national and security interest. But the Nigeria-India bilateral relation has been very appreciative by both countries and on mutual agreement there by
resulting in economic, political and social relations.