• Dr. Vineet Prakash

The formulation of foreign policy of a country is an excruciatingly complex process. Foreign policy decisions are the result of shaping by multiple influences acting simultaneously or in turns to decide the course of action taken by a country in dealing with the rest of the world. These influences could range from global level factors such as competition among big powers to individual level influences such as the personality traits of the leader in power. This paper is an attempt to shed a light on these multiple elements that play a role in deciding the direction of foreign policy of a country.

Foreign Policy, Global Factors, Regional Factors, Domestic Influences, Personality Traits.

"Elements Shaping Foreign Policy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.l307-l312, May 2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205C45.pdf

"Elements Shaping Foreign Policy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. ppl307-l312, May 2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205C45.pdf