South Asian foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to unite the country on May 23 after a huge election win, with his party on course to increase its majority on a mandate of pursuing business-friendly policies and a hard line on national security.

Voting in one of India's most acrimonious elections in decades entered its final day on May 19 as Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi scrambled to hang on to his overall majority.

A leader from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was sworn in as chief minister of a key southern Indian state on May 17, despite lacking a majority, after the Supreme Court rejected a last-minute bid to block the move.

Protectionism is gaining ground and globalization is losing its appeal, but India is open for business, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the World Economic Forum on Jan. 23.

China invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and six cabinet colleagues to its "new Silk Road" summit this month, even offering to rename a flagship Pakistani project running through disputed territory to persuade them to attend, a top official in Modi's ruling group and diplomats said.  

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who recently visited India to attend a business summit, has announced that Moscow and New Delhi will reset ties in the coming days.

Upon her arrival in India on Sunday night for a three-day visit, British Prime Minister Theresa May described the South Asian country as Britain's 'closest friend', saying that her government was ready to strengthen bilateral co-operation in various sectors.

India is all set to host Israeli President Rueven Livlin in November. Currently, senior officials of the two countries hold talks on arrangements made by the South Asian country for Linlin's visit.

British Prime Minister Theresa May plans to visit India in the second week of November. Sources close to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has hinted that PM May will visit the South Asian country when the India-UK Tech Summit will take place in New Delhi on November 7-9.

India offered Afghanistan a fresh economic assistance of USD 1 billion after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi on Wednesday.