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Narendra Modi Ushers in a Much-Needed 'Reset' in Relations with the United Kingdom ( Source- The Diplomat / Author- Harsh V. Pant)

Image credits- MEA Official images, Govt of India Source- The Diplomat Author- Harsh V. Pant Away from the glare of television cameras and his domestic critics, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Kingdom last week has managed to radically reshape the contours of the India-UK partnership. Where the media was keen to highlight the controversies surrounding Modi, he has managed to redefine the India-UK relationship for the new century. Though the two countries sealed £9 billion worth of commercial deals in the retail, logistics, energy, finance, IT, education, and health sectors, it was the perceptual change in this bilateral relationship that will have a lasting impact on its future trajectory, which was seemingly headed nowhere before this visit. Modi’s visit came at a time when there were widespread doubts in the UK regarding New Delhi’s seriousness about the bilateral at all, despite British Prime Minister David Cameron’s impressive outreach to

Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy Year in Review ( Source- The Diplomat / Author- Rohan Joshi)

Image credits- Flickr / PMO Official gallery Source- The Diplomat Author- Rohan Joshi In his first year in office as prime minister of India, Narendra Modi has infused vitality into India’s engagement with the rest of the world. He has worked to correct the faltering trajectory of India’s relationship with the United States and has attempted to expand economic ties with China while being forthright in his appraisal about challenges in the relationship.  He has also attempted to re-engage the smaller states in India’s immediate neighborhood and has reached out to the democracies of East Asia and the West. As of May 19, 2015 Modi has visited 18 countries in an official capacity, unprecedented for any Indian Prime Minister in so short a time.  For some, it may seem surprising that Modi, whose electoral campaign focused heavily on the economy and government corruption, has dedicated as much time as he has on foreign policy matters. In reality, Modi, like previous Indi

ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF INDIA’S EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY – ANALYSIS ( SOURCE- EURASIA REVIEW / AUTHOR- INSTITUTE OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES)

Image credits- Narendra Modi  Source- Eurasia Review Author- Institute of South Asian Studies India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to France, Germany and Canada marked the continuation of a pattern of external engagement that is now becoming increasingly identifiable by its economic drivers. In less than a year since assuming office, Mr Modi has travelled to more than a dozen countries. Most of these travels have been state visits, occasionally interspersed with multilateral missions (e.g. Brazil and Australia in July and November 2014).2 In what has been a vigorous and robust engagement spanning across continents and regions, Mr Modi’s travels have generated considerable enthusiasm among the host-country administrations, local media and the resident Indian communities. Unlike the more sedate and relatively low-profile foreign tours by India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mr Modi’s foreign visits have been well- orchestrated and meticulousl