The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, said that ‘India’s policy over the years had been to keep away from all other countries. Today it is not so… now India’s foreign policy To be involved in all countries and To every country.
India’s current foreign policy was shaped by the visit of PM Modi to Ukraine and his meeting with their President Volodymyr Zelensky where they shook hands and hugged?
This meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow Many blamed as a disappointment and a setback for peace initiatives including U.S.A among others, who even went ahead criticizing such an engagement terming it as “…a letdown and a painful blow to the work of peace.”
On Friday however, Prime Minister Modi did same to Zelensky while visiting the memorial to children who died during Russia-Ukraine war; he gave him a hand shake, hug and pat on the shoulder.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam and Bharatiya Janata Party Leader posted quickly a picture of Prime Minister Modi hugging Putin plus Zelensky and wrote that “these two types of images are emblematic of Bharat’s unique perspective on international affairs”.
“This is a policy which enables an advancing India to enjoy strategic autonomy, promote her national interests as well as reclaim its primary role in global diplomacy amidst mounting global polarization!” he stated.
Moreover, this aligns with what S Jaishankar described as the fundamental differences between previous governments’ approach towards foreign policies vis-à-vis present situations. He said: “That earlier era is behind us; we are now an India first.”
PM Modi is visiting Russians at a time when Russian-Ukrainian War Continues for three years now.
Since this war broke out, India has sought balance between Russia’s relationship with Ukraine by repeating calls for “a peaceful settlement through dialogue.”
