Economics
Modi's Set to Get Tougher on China and Pakistan
- Policy so far had focused on minimizing tensions to aid growth
- Modi set to become more hard line on Pakistan, China tensions
Modi Turns More Assertive on Foreign Policy
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has successfully deployed foreign policy as a tool to create global confidence in India’s economy. Now he’s set to bring some risk into that equation.
Faced with border disputes with Pakistan and China, Modi made initial outreach efforts and focused on promoting economic ties, more so than his predecessors. India watchers say his foreign policy message that India was open for business helped transform the country into the world’s fastest-growing major economy.