Since becoming India's prime minister in 2014, Narendra Modi has been a
tour de force in foreign policymaking. A vastly experienced
administrator who has held key public positions as chief minister of an
Indian state for more than a decade, and now as prime minister, he has
always seen value in foreign affairs and devoted special attention to it
with his unique entrepreneurial flair and coherent set of ideas. Every
realm of Indian foreign policy- commercial diplomacy, defence diplomacy,
diaspora outreach, cultural diplomacy, geostrategy and soft power- has
been transformed by him with a sense of destiny not witnessed in recent
memory. Indians and people the world over have noticed his star presence
and are asking questions like 'Why is he investing so much time and
energy into promoting India's international relations and global
image'?; 'What are his vision and goals for India's role in the world'?'
'What kind of distinct techniques define his approach to foreign
policy?'; 'How is he changing India's self-understanding and preparing
it for world affairs?'. This book provides the answers by delving into
the mind and method behind Narendra Modi's avatar as India's
diplomat-in-chief. It argues that under his able watch, India is heading
toward great power status in the international order.
