INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE UNDER P M MODI

The book is an edited volume that provides a detailed view about India’s foreign policy with respect to various regions of the world under the NDA government. The study reflects how India’s relations with a portion of its neighboring nations have consistently been hazardous. India sees China and Pakistan as its greatest security challenges in the locale. This part of India’s international strategy has stayed unaltered for as far back as not many however yet PM Modi has decided to be progressively assertive with regards to national security. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership has seen many new feathers attached to India’s foreign policy and diplomacy towards various global and regional powers. The manuscript also aims at studying the continuity and change in Foreign policy of the country over times. It throws light on the new diplomatic policies India has come up with towards various emerging powers. The book chapters have been classified in a way to lay focus on importance of various regions of the world and their role in India’s foreign policy. The dynamic changes that have taken place in India’s bilateral relations with other countries under the NDA government have also been laid focus upon. The manuscript also draws a study of changes that took place on part of India’s diplomacy over various governments. The study lays emphasis on India’s relations with its neighboring countries that is the countries of South Asia as well as the other emerging regions of the world. It takes into account various dimensions of foreign policy including the security as well as the economic dimensions. The book draws a comparison between importance of various regions for shaping up NDA government’s foreign policy and strategy. It covers a region-wise analysis in general including South Asia, Eurasia, West Asia and North Africa; and an analysis of major diplomatic actions like the connectivity coordinator or the surgical strikes that have led to a change in foreign policy. It also throws light on how the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paved way for developing ties with those countries of the world with whom India lacked bilateral relations in the past. The study is an evaluation of foreign policy of India through various policies like East Asia policy, West Asia policy, Relations with Eurasia, Relations with Africa; and other major multilateral engagements. Modi’s international strategy is as of now centered around improving relations with neighboring nations in South Asia, connecting with the all-inclusive neighborhood in Southeast Asia and the major worldwide forces. Thus, the study in general is a review of the future challenges and continuity in India’s foreign policy.