Harsh V. Pant

With visits to Saudi Arabia and UAE, Modi aims to position India globally so as to isolate Pakistan

The Modi government is striving to not only revive national pride in the country's ancient values, but also enhance India's hard power by using its soft-power advantages.

For years, Delhi was labeled as the obstacle to normalizing Sino-Indian ties. Modi has deftly turned the tables on Beijing.

Modi in a short eight months has given a new direction to Indian foreign policy.

India-Japan ties are expected to get a boost from the personal camaraderie of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

China’s rise leads India to seek new partners like Japan and South Korea

India has decimated its economic potential, and strategic autonomy is not an option

China’s aggressive behaviour is bringing India and Japan much closer that could have been envisioned just a few years back

China dominates BRICS with an economy larger than that of four other members combined

What’s significant is the diminishing role of India and the rapidity with which New Delhi has ceded strategic space to Beijing in South Asia and the Indian Ocean