
Continuity and change in India’s foreign policy: Decoding a decade of PM Modi’s diplomacy
FirstpostA major change is the intensity with which the Modi government is dealing with the Indian diaspora. Modi has electrified the Indian diaspora with his stirring addresses and given them a sense of pride in the country India’s foreign policy, as of other countries, is determined by certain permanent factors, as for instance, its size, resources, geographical location and its neighbourhood. This basic foundation of India’s foreign policy is reflected today in its attachment to strategic autonomy, friendship with all to the extent possible, and balancing its external relations to increase its freedom of choice. President Putin pays lavish compliments to Modi and India, stating that India under Modi pursues its national interest and resists pressure to the point that it has even surprised Putin India’s foreign policy has been deeply affected by its partition and the creation of Pakistan which has tried to undermine India internally and externally since its creation, with war, terrorism, religious mobilisation of the Islamic world against us, and constantly internationalising the Kashmir issue. Defence ties have expanded, foundational agreements in the defence area have been signed, major defence platforms have been acquired, and the US has become India’s biggest trade partner.
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