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Modi’s diplomatic activism in India’s neighboring countries has generated praise, but a closer examination of his foreign policy reveals a large degree of continuity with his predecessors’ international relations.
Rather than taking action, Modi has been much more inclined to announce new reforms, and he has been surprisingly politically risk averse.
A year into Modi’s prime ministership, relations between India and Pakistan are in many ways unchanged, but the role Pakistan plays in India’s broader foreign policy has been evolving and is increasingly complex.
Narendra Modi’s greatest momentum has been in foreign policy. But the external opportunities he has successfully created for India could be undermined by potential domestic failures.
Over the last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China policy has revealed the continuation of India’s asymmetric strategies—seeking to build multiple alignments while remaining grounded in strategic autonomy.
India needs to generate one million jobs per month for the next 20 years to absorb its burgeoning working-age population. India’s manufacturing sector, which is relatively underdeveloped, will have to absorb a significant part of this workforce.
A year after the momentous general election of 2014, some significant changes in Indian political landscape can be seen emerging.
Although geography limits New Delhi’s role in East Asia, Modi is betting India can win friends and partners through active engagement.
India needs to industrialize, but can it do so at the expense of its food security?
India should judge the possibilities for civil nuclear cooperation with China on the basis of technical merit and economic costs. Delhi should not allow political reservations, especially on the Sino-Pak nuclear nexus, to come in the way of atomic energy cooperation between India and China.