India-Nepal ties: Modi promises to take them to “Himalayan heights” as Dahal comes calling
New Delhi, June 1: Nepal’s prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held talks with his Indian counterpart
Neighbourhood First Policy
India becomes first country to gift Covid-19 vaccines to Afghanistan
The vaccines come as a booster to Afghanistan’s fight against the Covid 19 pandemic
First overseas bilateral visits by PM Modi 2.0: Optics and strategic content
Both Sri Lanka and Maldives are the classical example of how small nations with limited resources can be victims of China’s “debt-trap policy” in their zeal to develop infrastructure in their respective countries
Modi’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ 2.0
One fundamental change in India’s policy under Modi has been to avoid directly countering China’s expanding commercial footprint inside India’s neighbouring nations. China has created an added challenge for India in that the southern country’s work with its neighbours appears diminished, even disinterested, in comparison to the high speed delivery of China’s mega projects.
Maldives Returns to ‘India First’ policy
In its last year the Modi government can claim its renewed ties with Maldives as a triumph in its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy