China-India Relations under Modi

Abstract

The sweeping changes in the foreign policy of Narendra Modi's government in India reflect several departures from previous year. Most prominent shift was from non alignment that was designed to steer India clear of involvements that could harm the country by diverting its resources from development and social consolidation into militarisation and war. Another shift is from the policy of equidistance which was not a refusal to get involved but an assertion that India would choose when, where and how to get involved, reflecting the rise of India's soft power. These shifts have ramifications on bilateral relations of India and China and carry substantial impact on future trends of engagements between the two.