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And the new Indian govt too were quick to realize the immense geo-strategic importance of Bangladesh in India's security paradigm and therefore Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj chose Dhaka for her first stand-alone foreign visit on 26–27 June 2014, where she met her counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood and also called on Sheikh Hasina.
In the post-Cold War era, a significant aspect of India's foreign policy is the Look East Policy. During the cold war, India's relations with its Southeast Asian neighbours were not strong. After the end of the cold war, the government of India particularly realised the importance of redressing this imbalance in India's foreign policy.
The Ministry of External Affairs, headed by External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, is responsible for executing the foreign policy of India.Modi's foreign policy is focused on improving relations with neighboring countries in South Asia, [3] engaging the extended neighbourhood of Southeast Asia and the major global powers.
On 12 March 2015 the Prime Minister of India had first taken reference to SAGAR in an address in Mauritius.PM Modi said, "Our goal is to seek a climate of trust and transparency; respect for international maritime rules and norms by all countries; sensitivity to each other`s interests; peaceful resolution of maritime issues; and increase in maritime cooperation". [1]
Prior to Independence and India becoming a republic, Jawaharlal Nehru contemplated the path the country would take in world affairs. [14] In 1946, Nehru, as a part of the cabinet of the Interim Government of India, said during a radio broadcast; "we propose, as far as possible, to keep away from the power politics of groups, aligned against one another, which have led in the past to world wars ...
Jawaharlal Nehru, as prime minister 1947-1964, usually with the assistance of Krishna Menon, shaped the new nation's foreign policy.Nehru served concurrently as Minister of External Affairs; he made all major foreign policy decisions himself after consulting with his advisers and then entrusted the conduct of international affairs to senior members of the Indian Foreign Service.
Time and again Modi emphasized his belief in the 21st century being the Asian century and also asked whether it would be the Indian Century.China, Japan, India and South Korea being the first, second, third and fourth largest Asian economy respectively are among the most likely candidate to lead the strategically important Asia in the later part of this century.
India's line of credit to Africa is close to $9 billion, with projects taking up $7.4 billion. India sent a grant of $100 million to UN to fight Ebola and another $20 million bilaterally to Guinea to tackle the disease. [3] India was the first Asian country to become a member of the Africa Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). [12]