The foreign policy of Narendra Modi concerns the policy initiatives made towards other states by the current Modi government after he assumed office as Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014. The Ministry of External Affairs, headed by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (the first woman to hold the office since Indira Gandhi), is responsible for carrying out the foreign policy of India. Modis foreign policy is currently focused on improving relations with neighbouring countries in South Asia, engaging the extended neighbourhood in Southeast Asia and the major global powers. In pursuit of this, he has made official visits to Bhutan, Nepal and Japan within the first 100 days of his government, followed by the United States, Myanmar, Australia, and Fiji. Swaraj has also made official visits to Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thimpu, Bhutan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Naypidaw, Myanmar, Singapore, Hanoi, Vietnam, Manama, Bahrain, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, New York and Washington, D.C. in the United States, London, United Kingdom, Port Louis, Mauritias, Male, Maldives and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. While Chief Minister of Gujarat, and under sanction from Western states like the United States, Modi made several foreign trips to foster his business links with major Asian economic powers. This included meeting Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe twice in 2007 and 2012 and building a personal rapport He also reached out for investment deals with China] and Israel, who sought to increase economic ties beyond defence and agriculture, according to outgoing Israeli Ambassador Alon Ushpiz.] He was widely appreciated for his endeavour to organise Vibrant Gujarat, a biannual international business summit, to welcome investment in his home state which also helped build a pro-development and business friendly image. WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and five other Indians figure among Foreign Policy magazines sixth annual list of 100 Leading Global Thinkers. Also among the honourees divided into 10 categories in the issue recognising a year of tumult, protest, inspiration, and new beginnings released Monday are three Indian Americans.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 15:11:32 +0000
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