| Event Title: | Seminar |
| Topic: | A Modi Doctrine in Indian Foreign Policy? |
| Date/Time: | 18 March 2015 | 00:00 - 18:31 |
| Venue: | ISAS Board Room |
| Speaker/s: | Professor Ian Hall, Griffith University, Australia |
| Description: | Narendra ModiÔÇÖs election as IndiaÔÇÖs prime minister in May 2014 has generated speculation that a new ÔÇÿModi doctrineÔÇÖ is emerging in Indian foreign policy. This seminar assesses the evidence for that claim. It argues that a ÔÇÿdoctrineÔÇÖ should embody a set of clearly stated principles for foreign policy making. It analyses the main achievements of ModiÔÇÖs policy in the months after his election. It finds that while Modi has brought new energy to the conduct of foreign policy, his approach is essentially pragmatic, and his objectives are similar to those pursued by his two immediate predecessorsÔÇöAtal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh. |