Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R)-Assertion (A): The factors and forces that constrained Nehru's India from playing its legitimate role in Asia have either been mitigated to an extent, or redefined; Reason (R): The end of the cold war and expansion of the strategic space for India to pursue its national interests has widened.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
• D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.