Insight on PM Narendra ModisForeign Visit and Foriegn Policy

Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge at the helm of the Indian government, he has undertaken a number of strategic tours.

New policy initiatives made towards other states by the cur-rent Modi government after he assumed office as Prime Minister of India.

9 International trips were made by Narendra Modi during 2014 and around 24 in 2015*.

A nation's foreign policy is a reflection of its economic strength, military prowess and social cohesion.

Importance

Typically, when the Head of State visits another country, it is

the highest track. It sends out a message that the country is important to them.

External Affairs Ministry decides which countries are important

to India. Countries may be important due to local geopolitics,

international politics, resources or just as "friends" who may be

useful in times of crisis and on the basis of its foreign policy.

PM Modis Foreign Policy

Neighborhood First Policy

Act East Policy

Make In India Policy

State Visits

BHUTANParo,Thimpu (16-17 June)

Victoria (10-11 March) Port Louis (11-13 March) Colombo,Jafna(13-14 March) (29 March)

Kathmandu (3-4 August) Kyoto (30 Aug-3 Sept.) Suva (19 Nov.)

NEPAL JAPAN FIJI

SEYCHELLES MAURITIUS SRI LANKA SINGAPORE

Typically, when the Head of State visits another country, it is

the highest track. It sends out a message that the country is important to them.

External Affairs Ministry decides which countries are important

to India. Countries may be important due to local geopolitics,

international politics, resources or just as "friends" who may be

useful in times of crisis and on the basis of its foreign policy.

FRANCE GERMANY CANADA CHINA

MONGOLIA SOUTH KOREA BANGLADESH UZBEKISTAN

Paris,Toulouse(9-12 April)

Ulan Bator (16-17 May) Seoul (18-19 May) Dhaka (6-7 June) Tashkent (6 July)

Berlin,Hannover(12-14 April) Ottawa,Toronto,Vancouver (14-16 April)

Beijing,Shanghai (14-16 May)

KAZAKHSTAN TURKMENISTAN KYRGYZSTAN TAJIKISTAN

UAE IRELAND UK SINGAPOREAbu Dhabi (16-17 August)

Astana (7 July) Ashgabat (10-11 July) Bishkek (12 July)

London,Chequer (12-14 Nov.) (23-25 Nov.)*

Dushanbe (12-13 July)

Dublin (23 Sept.)

SUMMITS/ASSEMBLIES

BRAZIL:Fortaleza (July 2014)RUSSIA : Ufa (July 2015)

BRICS

NEPAL: Kathmandu (Nov. 2014)

SAARC

MYANMAR: Naypyidaw (Nov. 2014) MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur (Nov. 2015) + S.V.

EAST ASIA SUMMIT/ASEAN

AUSTRALIA: Brisbane,Canberra, Sydney (Nov. 2014) +S.V.TURKEY: Antalya (Nov. 2015)

G20

USA: New York,Washington (Sept. 2014) + S.V. USA: New York (Sept.2015)

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SUMMITS HOSTED BY INDIA

FIPIC(Forum for India-Pacific Islands cooperation)

G4New York (Sept. 2015)

(Aug. 2015)

India-Africa Forum SummitNew Delhi (Oct. 2015)

A more active neighborhood first policy.

Advances in Indias relationships with major powers including the United States and greater attention to previously ne-glected countries in the Indian Ocean, Central Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Booming Foreign Investments.

What we achieved?

The capacity of the Indian government toimplement the many commitments it hadmade.

Challenges

ConclusionIndian Government is using INNOVATIVE tools of statecraft to fur-ther their proactive foreign policy including: Narratives Lexicon and Imagery Soft Power The Indian Diaspora More explicit link between Foreign policy and National development.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://india.gov.in/topics/foreign-affairs

http://www.mea.gov.in/foreign-relations

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Indian-foreign-policy

http://thediplomat.com/tag/indian-foreign-policy

http://www.narendramodi.in/internationalmainhtml

A more active neighborhood first policy.

Advances in Indias relationships with major powers including the United States and greater attention to previously ne-glected countries in the Indian Ocean, Central Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Booming Foreign Investments.

COMPILED BY

Mr. Shreyash Tamboli

Mr. Naveen Muley