' s ▁diplom acy . ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁U PA ▁Government ' s ▁" n uc lear ▁diplom acy " ▁has ▁ens ured ▁that ▁India ▁gets ▁international ▁recognition ▁as ▁a ▁" respons ible ▁state ▁with ▁advanced ▁nuclear ▁technology " ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁bringing ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁the ▁" three ▁dec ades ▁of ▁technology ▁den ial ▁to ▁India ". ▁ ▁L ask ar ▁also ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁U PA ▁government ▁has ▁made ▁" gre at ▁str ides " ▁in ▁India ' s ▁Look ▁East ▁policy ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁ens ured ▁that ▁this ▁policy ▁" cont ributes ▁substantial ly " ▁to ▁India ' s ▁national ▁interest - both ▁economic ▁and ▁security . ▁ ▁As ▁regards ▁neighborhood ▁policy , ▁L ask ar ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁U PA ▁Government ' s ▁diplom acy ▁st riv ed ▁for ▁a ▁" stable , ▁prosper ous , ▁dem ocr atic ▁and ▁peace ful ▁neighborhood " ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁" s ust ained ▁political ▁eng agement , ▁economic ▁partners hip , ▁en hanced ▁connect ivity , ▁development al ▁assistance ▁and ▁people - to - people ▁contacts ". ▁ ▁On ▁economic ▁diplom acy ▁of ▁the ▁U PA ▁Government , ▁L ask ar ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁factors ▁which ▁helped ▁India ▁to ▁be ▁largely ▁un har med ▁by ▁the ▁financial ▁crisis ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁include ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁good ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁domestic ▁economy ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁U PA ▁government ' s ▁diplom acy ▁in