Daring Foreign Policy Initiatives of Narendra Modi and the China Factor

Abstract

Abstract

Since Narendra Modi became prime minister, India’s foreign policy has undergone drastic changes from the

traditionally run Nehruvian style. Modi’s foreign policy is aptly described as active and pragmatic, with a clear

manifestation to achieve goals of making India greatest power by elevating its’s global stature and to have influential

voice on global matters of concerns. Modi established his own foreign policy rules and opted for multi-alignment by

joining various multilateral and minilateral alliances. Modi’s initiatives are focused on competing and countering China

for which it has divided its foreign policy into different forms of partnerships, like with the US, to acquire strategic

strength. The paper looks into different initiatives Modi government took to counterbalance China, and how successful

his policies have been for India.

Keyword: Fast-track diplomacy, Indo-Pacific Strategy, Make in India, Partnership, Para diplomacy, Multilateralism,

Minilateralism