(i) Ministry of External Affairs, Foreign Secretary, embassies in different countries, Diplomatic officers, etc. are the administrative factors involved in creating Foreign Policy.
(ii) Even though the final decisions about Foreign Policy are taken by the Prime Minister and the Minister for External Affairs, the administrative machinery helps to arrive at that decision.
(iii) The administrative officers collect information needed to shape the foreign policy, analyze it and give appropriate advice based on it.
(iv) The National Security Advisor also completes this task.
