Recognition Of Mauritania-A Case Study With Particular Reference to India's State Practice

RECOGNITION by India of the newly independent states of Asia and Africa has been characterised by instantaneous, sometimes even anticipatory, response to the fact of independence. In most cases recognition has been a matter of routine with 'political option slight and legal forms incidental' .1 While this position holds good in a large majority of cases, there have been some notable exceptions. In the following pages we examine the circumstances, which led India to charter a course of action which has come to constitute an exception to her general policy. This is done in the context of the traditional doctrines of international law and diplomacy.