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Ministry of External Affairs

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New Milestones, New Horizons

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In a diplomatic masterstroke, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

invited all the leaders of SAARC countries and a special friend
in the countrys extended neighbourhood-the President of
Mauritius-to his swearing-in ceremony on May 26, 2014.
The sheer symbolism of the gesture and the policy decision
of putting neighbours first on the radar screen on the new
governments foreign policy set the tone for enhanced engagement with the countrys immediate neighbours in the ensuing
months.
This transformational diplomacy was reflected in the Prime
Ministers trips to Bhutan-his first overseas destination
and Nepal, the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 17
years.

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Bhutan

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All-weather friends, model neighbours, special partners

the list of adjectives describing India-Bhutan relations is
endless.
This unique relationship got a boost from PM Modis new
mantra of B4B-Bharat for Bhutan and Bhutan for Bharat.
PM Modi described Bhutan as a natural choice for his first
visit abroad as the two countries shared a special relationship.
President Pranab Mukherjee paid a State Visit to Bhutan in
November 2014.

Business
Pledge of financial assistance by India of Nu/Rs. 45 billion
to Bhutan under the 11th Five Year Plan and Nu/Rs. 5 billion
for Economic Stimulus Plan.
Bhutan exempted from any ban on export of milk powder,
wheat, edible oil, pulses and non-basmati rice.

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Development
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Target for 10,000 MW of hydropower generation.
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Nepal

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After 17 years, the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM to

Nepal in August 2014 galvanised relations between the two
fraternal neighbours.
Two landmark trips by PM Modi to Nepal in August 2014
and November 2014.
India-Nepal Joint Commission revived after 23 years by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in July 2014.
Historic address by PM Modi to Nepal's Constituent Assembly.

Development
Pact on electric power trade, cross-border transmission, interconnection and grid connectivity signed on October 21,
2014.
Pact on fast-tracking the 6720 MW Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project.
Project Development Agreement (PDA) signed for the 900
MW Arun III-Project and 900 MW Upper Karnali Project.
India agrees to help build a Police Training Academy in
Nepal to train over 400 police officers annually.
India and Nepal sign the motor vehicle agreement. Bus services start on three routes: Kathmandu-New Delhi,
Kathmandu-Varanasi and Pokhara-New Delhi.

Culture
PM Modi gifted a Bodhi Tree sapling from the Mahabodhi
temple in Bodh Gaya to be planted near the Ashoka Pillar at
the Maya Devi Temple complex at Lumbini.
Pact on sister city arrangements between Ayodhya-Janakpur,
Bodh Gaya-Lumbini, Varanasi-Kathmandu.
Development of the Buddhist Circuit (Lumbini-Bodh Gaya
Sarnath-Kushinagar).

Security

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Handing over of Advanced Light Helicopters Dhruv Mark

III to the Nepalese Army.

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New Currency

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Worried over carrying Rs. 500 and 1,000 notes to Nepal?

Forget it. In a decision that cheered millions of Nepalese people
living in India and thousands of India travellers to Nepal,
India lifted the ban on currency notes of INR 500 and INR
1000 denominations.

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Bangladesh Diplomacy

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Bangladeshs President Md. Abdul Hamid visited India from

December 18-23, marking the first visit by a Head of State of
Bangladesh to India since 1972.

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj chose Bangladesh

for her first stand-alone foreign visit from June 25-27, 2014.
After 41 years the Indian parliament passed the historic
Constitution (100th Amendment) Bill for implementing the
India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement 1974 and protocol to the Land Boundary Agreement 2011.

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A power transmission line from Behrampur to Bheramara

was commissioned. It is now supplying 500 MW to
Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has allowed India to use its territory and infrastructure to ferry 10,000 MT of food grains to Tripura.
India decided to supply additional 100 MW electricity to
Bangladesh from Palatana project in Tripura.

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Development

Sri Lanka

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Diplomacy

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Development

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The first standalone visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Sri

Lanka in over 28 years on March 13-14, 2015.
Sri Lankas President Maithripala Sirisena (February 15-18,
2015) chose India for his first foreign visit.
The first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Northern
Province of Sri Lanka.

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Signing of the landmark civil nuclear agreement.

Flagging of the inaugural Talaimannar-Madu road train service by PM Modi on the North Western railway line upgraded by IRCON.
Handing over homes at Jaffna (part of the flagship housing
project where India is aiding in construction) of 50,000
houses.

Culture
PMs visit to Anuradhapura to offer prayers at the sacred
Sri Mahabodhi tree, which is set to have grown from a sapling of the original Bodhi tree brought to Sri Lanka in the 3rd
century BC by Sanghamitra.
President Pranab Mukherjee released a special commemorative stamp on Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Anagarika
Dharmapala.
Assistance by India for the construction of Rabindranath
Tagore auditorium at Ruhuna University in Matara.

Maldives

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Diplomacy

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Maldives Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon in Male on November 2, 2014.
Maldives Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon met EAM
Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi in February 2015.
2015 marks 50 years of India-Maldives diplomatic relations.

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Operation neer
Maldives, the Indian Ocean archipelago nation better
known for its picturesque coral islands, plunged into a severe

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water crisis after a fire ravaged its only desalination plant.

With around 1,00,000 residents in the capital Male losing
access to drinking water, India, a time-tested friend, sprang
into quick action.
India launched Operation Neer, wherein Indian Navy ships
and ten air sorties by the Indian Air Force delivered around
2500 tonnes of drinking water to the residents of Male.

Afghanistan
Diplomacy
The then Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited India on

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May 26-27, 2014 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of PM

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Modi and the Council of Ministers.

EAM Sushma Swaraj visited Afghanistan on September 10,
2014, where she met President Karzai and other senior Afghan dignitaries.
Vice President Hamid Ansari visited Kabul on September 29,
2014 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani visited India
on April 27-29, 2015.

Development
India moved closer to complete its ongoing flagship projects

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in Afganistan like the Salma Dam in Herat province, Parlia-

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India gifted three multi-role Cheetal helicopters to Afghanistan in April 2015.

India and Afghanistan pledge to work closely with Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to make Chabahar port
a reality, and a viable gateway to Afghanistan and Central
Asia.

Pakistan
Diplomacy
State/Government of all SAARC countries, including Pakistan,

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Kabul and Doshi-Charikar substations project.

In May 2014, invitations were extended to the Heads of

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ment Building in Kabul, and Restoration of Store Palace in

for attending the swearing-in-ceremony of the new government.

PM underscored the need to expedite the Mumbai terror

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attacks trial underway in Pakistan.

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PM also said that both countries could move immediately

towards full trade normalization as agreed in the September
2012 roadmap.
Following the gruesome terrorist attack on a school in December 2014 in Peshawar, PM Modi personally telephoned
his Pakistani counterpart and condemned the terrorist attack.
In March 2015 Foreign Secretary Dr. S. Jaishankar visited
Pakistan as part of SAARC Yatra and discussed ideas and
initiatives to take SAARC forward.

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Myanmar

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Diplomacy

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keer Deewj GvnW epeeleb$e kee eleerke yeleeee~

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Myanmar

in August 2014.
PM Modi met President U. Thein Sein on the sidelines of
the India-ASEAN summit in Nay Pyi Taw in November 2014.
PM also met Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, and lauded
her as a symbol of democracy".

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Development
Decision taken on fast-tracking all connectivity projects,
including Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project and
the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project.

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Business

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meefceefle (pesermeer) keer yew"ke Deeeesefpele keer ieF&~

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Meeting of the 5th India-Myanmar Joint Trade Committee

(JTC) was held in Nay Pyi Taw on February 17, 2015.

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Republic of Korea

ketveerefle

Diplomacy

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves 18-19 ceF&, 2015 kes yeere oef#eCe keesejf ee kee oewje
efkeee~ oesveeW osMeeW ves efJeMes<e meeceefjke Yeeieeroejer kes efueS ie"yebOeve kees Gvvele
yeveeves kee efveCe&e efueee~
efJeosMe ceb$eer meg<ecee mJejepe ves 28-30 efomebyej, 2014 kes yeere mebege
Deeeesie keer yew"ke ceW men DeOe#elee kes efueS efmeDeesue kee oewje efkeee~
j#ee ceb$eer ceveesnj heefjk&ej ves Deewue, 2015 ceW oef#eCe keesejf ee kee oewje
efkeee~

PM Modi visited ROK from May 18-19, 2015. The two coun-

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Yeejle keer je^er e megj#ee Dekeeoceer Deewj keesejf ee kes je^er e j#ee efJeMJeefJeeeuee
meefnle j#ee #es$e ceW efMe#ee kes efueS Yeejleere Deewj keesejf eeF& mebmLeeveeW kes
yeere ce]peyetle meePesoejer~

tries decided to upgrade their ties to a Special Strategic Partnership.

EAM Sushma Swaraj visited Seoul on 28-30 December 2014
to co-chair the Joint Commission Meeting.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited Republic of Korea in April 2015.

Security
Strengthening of partnerships between India and Korean
institutions on defence education, including National Defence College of India and the National Defence University
of Korea.

Jeeheej

Business

mebMeesefOele oesnjs kejeOeeve mes yeeeJe kes mecePeewles hej nmlee#ej~

jepemLeeve ceW keesejf eeF& Deeweeseif eke heeke& mLeeefhele kejves hej menceefle~

Signing of Revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement.

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Korean Industrial Park to be established in Rajasthan.

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Vietnam

ketveerefle

Diplomacy

eOeeveceb$eer vieteW leve [gbie ves Yeejle keer ee$ee

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited India from Octo-

efmelebyej, 2014 kees je^heefle eCeye cegKepeea ves efJeeleveece keer ee$ee

ber 27-28, 2014.

President Pranab Mukherjee visited Vietnam from September 14-17, 2014.

27-28 Deketyej, 2014 kees

keer~
14-17

keer~

Business

Jeeheej
Je<e& 2020 leke 15 efyeefueeve [e@uej kes Jeeheej kee veee ue#e jKee ieee~
lesue keer Keespe kes efueS DeesSvepeermeer efJeosMe efueefces[ Deewj hes^es efJeeleveece
kes yeere DeeMee-he$e hej nmlee#ej efkeS ieS~
veJebyej, 2014 mes pes SejJes]pe eje efouueer-yeQkeeke-nes eer efcevn kes yeere
kees[ MeseeEjie G[eve eejbYe keer ieF&~

New target of USD 15 billion worth of trade by 2020.

Letter of intent signed between ONGC Videsh Limited and
PetroVietnam for oil exploration.
Jet Airways launched a code-sharing flight between DelhiBangkok-Ho Chi Minh City from November 2014.

mebmke=efle

Culture

efJeeleveece ceW etvesmkees efJejemele mLeue ceeF& meve kes mebj#eCe Deewj peerCeexej
kes efueS Yeejleere hegjelelJe meJex#eCe efJeYeeie kes menYeeieer yeveeves hej DevegyebOe~
en heefjeespevee Yeejle Deewj efJeeleveece kes yeere eEnot eece meYelee kes
eeeerve mebyebOeeW hej ekeeMe [euesieer~

efmebieehegj

MoU on the Archaeological Survey of Indias involvement

in the conservation and restoration project at the UNESCO
heritage site of My Son in Vietnam. The project will highlight the old linkages of the Hindu Cham civilization between India and Vietnam.

Singapore

ketveerefle
eEmeieehegj kes je^heefle esveer wve keWie eece ves 8-11 hejJejer, 2015 kes yeere
Yeejle keer ee$ee keer~
efmebieehegj kes efJeosMe Deewj keevetve ceb$eer kes MeCecegiece ves 30 petve mes 4
pegueeF&, 2014 kes yeere veF& efouueer, nwojeyeeo Deewj esvveF& keer ee$ee keer
leLee hejJejer, 2015 ceW jepemLeeve Deewj nwojeyeeo keer ee$ee keer~
eEmeieehegj kes mebmLeeheke veslee Deewj henues eOeeveceb$eer ueer kegDeeve et keer
Devlese
f ceW efnmmee uesves kes efueS eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves 29 ceee&, 2015 kees
eEmeieehegj keer ee$ee keer~

Diplomacy
Singapores President Tony Tan Keng Yam visited India
from February 8-11, 2015.
Singapores Foreign and Law Minister K Shanmugam visited New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai from 30 June-4 July
2014 and Rajasthan and Hyderabad in February, 2015.
PM Modi also visited Singapore for the funeral of
Singapores Founding Father and first Prime Minister Lee
Kuan Yew on March 29, 2015.

Jeeheej

Business

efmebieehegj Yeejle JeeefCepe Deewj Geesie ceb[ue (efmekekeer), eEmeieehegj ceW Yeejleere
efveJesMe kees ye{eJee osves kes efueS Jeeheej mesJeeSb veece mes ecegKe henue eejbYe
kejsiee~
mcee& efmeer henue kes efueS efmebieehegj ves meneelee keer Iees<eCee keer~
eEmeieehegj Deewj DeebOe eosMe efceuekej DeebOe eosMe keer veF& jepeOeeveer yeveeves kes
efueS ceemj hueeve yevee jns nQ~

Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(SICCI) to launch a key initiative called Business Services
to promote India investments in the island state.
Singapore declared support for Smart Cities initiative.
Singapore and the state of Andhra Pradesh are working on
building a master plan for the capital city of Andhra Pradesh.

5S ceb$e

Its the 5S mantra that is set to upscale relations between

5S ceb$e

Yeejle Deewj eEmeieehegj kes mebyebOeeW kees Ske veF& TbeeF& hej ues peeves
kes efueS efveOee&efjle efkeee ieee nw~
Deiemle, 2014 ceW Deheveer ee$ee kes oewjeve efJeosMe ceb$eer meg<ecee mJejepe ves
5S veerefle kee Kegueemee efkeee :
Jeeheej Deewj efveJesMe kees ye{eJee
mebheke& ceW lespeer ueevee

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5S Mantra
India and Singapore to new heights.
During her visit to Singapore in August 2014, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj unveiled the 5S plan :
Scale up trade and investments
Speed up connectivity

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efJekeeme Deewj peue eyebOeve kees Oeeve ceW jKe kej mcee& efmeer
efJekeefmele kejvee
keewMeue efJekeeme
Yeejleere jepeeW kes meeLe peg[eJe hej Oeeve keWefle~
Menjer

Smart cities with focus on urban development & water management

Skill development
State focus to promote engagement with Indian States.

Dee@m^es fueee

Australia

ketveerefle

Diplomacy

Dee@m^es fueee Deewj Yeejle kes eOeevecebe$f eeeW ves Ske ner Je<e& kes Yeerlej Ske
otmejs kes osMe keer heejmheefjke ee$eeSb keer~ Ssmee henueer yeej ngDee nw~
Dee@m^sefueeeF& eOeeveceb$eer esveer Syee@ ves 4-5 efmelebyej, 2014 kes yeere Yeejle
keer ee$ee keer~
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves Dee@m^seuf eee kes eej MenjeW efyemeyesve, cesueyeve&, efme[veer
Deewj kewveyeje keer ee$ee keer~ en efheues 28 Je<eeX ceW Yeejle kes efkemeer Yeer
eOeeveceb$eer keer henueer efhe#eere ee$ee Leer~
12-16 Deewue, 2015 kes ceOe Dee@m^sefueee keer efJeosMe ceb$eer petueer efyeMehe ves
Yeejle keer ee$ee keer~
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer Dee@m^es fueeeF& mebmeo keer mebege yew"ke kees mebyeeseOf ele kejves
Jeeues henues Yeejleere eOeeveceb$eer yeves~

Reciprocal visits for the first time in the same year by the
Prime Ministers of Australia and India.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott visited India from 45 September, 2014.
Prime Minister Modi visited four cities in Australia, including Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, in the first
bilateral visit by an Indian PM in 28 years.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop visited India from
April 12-16, 2015.
Prime Minister Modi became first Indian PM to address

efJekeeme

joint session of Australian Parliament.

Demewve hejceeCeg meneesie Deewj hejceeCeg megj#ee ceeveke mecePeewles kes Debleie&le
oes DevegyebOeeW hej nmlee#ej efkeS ieS~

Development
Signing of two agreement on civil nuclear cooperation and a

Jeeheej

nuclear safeguards agreement.

2015 leke efhe#eere Jeeheej kees oesiegvee DeLee&le 16.50 efyeefueeve Dee@m^es uf eeeF&

[e@uej mes ye{ekej 40 efyeefueeve Dee@m^seuf eeeF& [e@uej kejves kee veee ue#e
jKee ieee~

Business
New target of doubling bilateral Trade from A$ 16.50 to A$
40 billion by 2015.

cepeyetle efJekes hej yeuuesyeepeer

Batting on a Strong Wicket

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer keer Dee@m^es fueee keer heefjJele&vekeejer ee$ee kes oewjeve efekes
ef[hueescesmeer Deeke<e&Ce kee ecegKe keW Leer~
GvneWves Dee@m^es fueeeF& eOeeveceb$eer esveer Syee@ leLee keefheue osJe, megveerue
ieeJemkej Deewj JeerJeerSme ue#ceCe pewmes efekes kes ceneveeekeeW kes meeLe
cesueyeve& efekes eeGb[ (Scemeerpeer) hej DeeF&meermeer Jeu[& kehe, 2015 kee
DeveeJejCe efkeee~
Ssmee henueer yeej ngDee Lee peye efJeosMeer Oejleer hej eKeele Yeejleere
efekesjeW kees Yeejleere eOeeveceb$eer keer ee$ee kee efnmmee yeveves kes efueS
Deecebef$ele efkeee ieee~
efveefMele he mes Yeejle-Dee@m^es fueee mebyebOeeW keer efJekes keeheer cepeyetle nw~

Cricket diplomacy was the show-stealer during PM Modis

transformational visit to Australia.
He unveiled the ICC World Cup 2015 with Australian PM
Tony Abbott and cricket icons like Kapil Dev, Sunil
Gavaskar and V.V.S. Laxman at the Melbourne Cricket
Ground (MCG).
This was the first time legendary India cricketers were invited to be part of an Indian Prime Ministers visit to a
foreign country.
Surely, India-Australia ties are on a strong wicket!

efhepeer Deewj eMeeble erhe mecetn osMe

Fiji & Pacific states

Diplomacy

ketveerefle
veJebyej, 2014 ceW 33 Je<eeX yeeo efkemeer Yeejleere eOeeveceb$eer keer en henueer
efhepeer ee$ee Leer~
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer egveeJeeW kes yeeo efhepeer keer mebmeo kees mebyeesefOele kejves Jeeues
henues efJeossMeer veslee yeves~

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The first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Fiji after 33

years in November 2014.
PM Modi became the first foreign leader to address the

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Fijian parliament after the elections in Fiji.

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Yeejle-eMeeble erhemecetn osMeeW kes meeLe meneesie kes efueS vesleeDeeW kee cebe
(FIPIC) yeveeee ieee~
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(Jeerpee-Dee@ve-DejeFJeue megefJeOee) keer Iees<eCee keer ieF&~

Launch of the leaders Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC).

Visa on arrival for all the 14 island countries in the region.

Mangolia

cebieesefueee

Diplomacy

ketveerefle

PM Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit

eOeeveceb$eer vejW ceesoer cebieeseuf eee keer ee$ee kejves Jeeues henues Yeejleere
eOeeveceb$eer yeves efpevneWves 16-17 ceF&, 2015 kes yeere cebieeseuf eee keer ee$ee keer
Deewj Jeneb Meer<e& vesleeDeeW kes meeLe efhe#eere, DeeefLe&ke, meebmke=efleke Deewj #es$eere
cegeW hej Jeelee& keer~

Mongolia from May 16-17, 2015 and held talks with the countrys

peeheeve

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden trip to Japan-his

peeheeve kes efueS eOeeveceb$eer vejW ceesoer keer eLece ee$ee oef#eCe SefMeee kes
yeenj Gvekeer henueer efhe#eere ee$ee Leer~ Fme ee$ee ves heejmheefjke mebyebOeeW keer
meg{ lee kes efueS oerIe&keeefueke leewj hej jepevewefleke mebYeeJeveeDeeW kes efJemleej keer
DeeOeejefMeuee jKeer~

first bilateral trip outside South Asia-stretched the possibilities

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PM Modis August 30-September 2, 2014 visit to Japan re-

top leadership on bilateral, economic, cultural and regional issues.

Japan

of diplomacy to cement a long-term vision for this mutually

replenishing relationship.

Diplomacy

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer keer 30 Deiemle mes 2 efmelebyej, 2014 leke keer peeheeve
ee$ee ves Yeejle-peeheeve mebyebOeeW kees Ske veS efmejs mes heefjYeeef<ele efkeee~

Jeeheej

defined the contours of the India-Japan relationship.

Business
India-Japan Investment Promotion Partnership (IJIPP) was

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Yeeieeroejer (IJIPP) kees Meg efkeee ieee~ peeheeve ves Yeejle ceW 3.5 efe^ uf eeve
esve ($ 33 efyeefueeve) kes efveJesMe Deewj Deieues heebe Je<eeX ceW Yeejle ceW peeheeveer
kebheefveeeW keer mebKee kees oesiegvee kejves kee Jeeve efoee~
peeheeve mes Deeves Jeeues efveJesMe emleeJeeW kees megiece yeveeves Deewj Fmes heem ^wke
kejves kes efueS mejkeej ves Ske efJeMes<e eyebOeve erce peeheeve hueme kee
ie"ve efkeee~

launched during PM Modis to Japan. Japan pledged to

invest 3.5 trillion yen ($33 billion) in India and double the
number of Japanese companies in India over the next five
years.
Government set up a special managements team- Japan
Plus to facilitate and fast track investment proposals from
Japan.

megj#ee

Security

peeheeve ves Yeejle-mebege jepe Decesefjkee efhe#eere DeYeeme ceeueeyeej-2014

ceW Yeeie efueee efpemes peeheeve kes memeeryees kes le hej 24-26 pegueeF&, 2014
kes yeere Deeeesefpele efkeee ieee~ Yeejle Deewj peeheeve ves Gmeer mecee ceW
efhe#eere veewmewefveke DeYeeme (JIMEX) Deeeesefpele efkeee~
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer keer peeheeve ee$ee kes oewjeve Yeejle Deewj peeheeve kes yeere
j#ee meneesie Deewj Deeoeve-eoeve kes menceefle he$e hej nmlee#ej efkeS ieS~

Japan participated in the India-USA bilateral exercise

Malabar- 2014 held off the Coast of Sasebo, Japan from 24
to 26 July, 2014. India and Japan also held the bilateral naval
exercise (JIMEX) at the same time.
India and Japan signed MoU on Defence Cooperation and
Exchanges during the visit of PM Modi to Japan.

Development

efJekeeme

peeheeve ves cegyb eF&-Denceoeyeeo neF& mheer[ jsue heefjeespevee kes efueS efJeeere,
lekeveerkeer Deewj heefjeeueve ceW meneesie kes eefle Jeeveyelee eke keer~
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer keer peeheeve ee$ee kes oewjeve JeejeCemeer Deewj keeeses kes yeere
efmemj efmeer JeJemLee kes efueS nmlee#ej efkeS ieS~

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Japan pledged financial, technical and operational support

for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Project.
A Sister city arrangement between Varanasi and Kyoto was

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signed during PM Modis visit to Japan.

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China

ketveerefle

Diplomacy

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves 14-16 ceF&, 2015 kes yeere eerve kee Sself eneefmeke oewje
efkeee efpemeceW leerve Menjefpeeeve, yeerepE eie Deewj MebIeeF& Meeefceue nQ~
Yeejle ves efmelebyej, 2014 ceW eerveer je^heefle Meer efpeveeEheie kee YeJe mJeeiele
efkeee~
efJeosMe ceb$eer meg<ecee mJejepe ves 31 peveJejer mes 2 hejJejer, 2015 kes yeere
yeereEpeie kee oewje efkeee Deewj eerveer vesle=lJe kes meeLe Jeeheke efJe<eeeW hej Jeelee&
keer~
eWie[g ceW Yeejle eje veS keeQmegueeJeeme kees Keesueves leLee esvveF& ceW eerve
eje keeQmegueeJeeme Keesueves kee efveCe&e~

PM Modis landmark visit to China from May 14-16, 2015

efJekeeme

eerve kes iegDeebie[eWie eeble Deewj iegpejele kes yeere efce$eJele mebyebOe keer mLeehevee
Deewj iebiePeesG Menj leLee Denceoeyeeo kes yeere efmemj efmeer mebyebOe mLeeefhele
kejvee~

Jeeheej

efyeefueeve Decesejf keer [e@uej kes Jeeheej meewoeW hej nmlee#ej~

eerve ves Deieues heebe Je<eeX ceW Yeejle ceW 20 efyeefueeve Decesefjkeer [e@uej kes
efveJesMe kee Jeeve efoee~

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which included three cities-Xian, Beijing and Shanghai.

India rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi
Jinping in September, 2014.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Beijing from
January 31-February 2 and held wide-ranging talks with the
Chinese leadership.
Decision on opening a new Consulate General by India in
Chengdu and the opening of Consulate by China in Chennai.

Development
Forging of friendly relationship between Guangdong Province of China and Gujarat, and sister cities between
Guangzhou City and Ahmedabad.

Business
Signing of business deal worth $22 billion.
Chinas pledge of $20 billion investment in India for the next
five years.

Culture
Prime Minister Modi and Premier Li Keqiang attended the

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer Deewj eerecf eej ueer kes keeebie ves yeereEpeie ceW 15 ceF&, 2015
kees eesie-leeFeer eoMe&ve meceejesn ceW Yeeie efueee~
heg[eve etevf eJeefme&er, MebIeeF& ceW ieebOeer efJeeejOeeje Deewj Yeejleere DeOeeve kes
efueS Ske keW Deewj kegveeEceie ceW Ske eesie kee@uespe keer mLeehevee~
GejeKeb[ ceW Jele&ceeve efueheguesKe heeme kes Deefleefje efmeefkekece ceW veeLetuee
heeme kes jemles Jeeef<e&ke ceevemejesJej ee$ee kes efueS Deefleefje ceeie& eoeve
kejves kes efueS kejej hej nmlee#ej~
veeLetuee heeme Jeeuee ceeie& DeefOeke Gce kes ueesieeW kees ee$ee ceW meneelee eoeve
kejsiee, keeeWefke Fme ceeie& mes ee$ee keer keef"veeFeeW Deewj mecee ceW keeheer
keceer DeeSieer~

megj#ee

Yoga-Taichi demonstration event in Beijing on May 15, 2015.

Setting up of the Centre for Gandhian and Indian Studies at
Fudan University, Shanghai, and a Yoga college in Kunming.
Agreement providing additional route for the annual
Manasarovar Yatra through Nathu La Pass in Sikkim, in addition to the existing Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand, signed.
The route through Nathu La will enable more aged people to
travel, as the pass will reduce the hardship and the travelling time considerably.

Security
Decision to carry out annual visits and exchanges between
the two Military Headquarters and between our Eastern

oesveeW mewve cegKeeueeeW kes yeere, Deewj nceejer hetJeea mesvee keceeb[ Deewj eerve
kes eWie[g mesvee #es$e kes yeere Deewj nceejer Gejer mesvee keceeb[ leLee eerve kes
ueevePeesG mewve #es$e kes yeere Jeeef<e&ke oewjs leLee Deeoeve-eoeve kee efveCe&e~

Army Command and Chinas Chengdu Military Region and

between our Northern Army Command and Chinas Lanzhou
Military Region.

ie=nveiej ketveerefle
ieebOeer veiej ceW

Hometown diplomacy

meeyejceleer veoer kes le hej meeyejceleer Deeece ceW eOeeveceb$eer

ceesoer Deewj eerveer je^heefle Meer efpeveeEheie ves Petues kee Deevebo G"eee~
je^heefle efpeveeEheie ves Deheves ie=nveiej efMeeeve ceW eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer kee
Jeefeiele he mes mJeeiele efkeee~ Fmemes ie=nveiej ketveerefle keer Ske veF&
MeyoeJeueer kee me=peve ngDee~ Fmekes Debleie&le Jeefeiele mebyebOeeW Deewj efJeosMe

F&-yegke meej

PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping rocking on a

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Gujarati swing on the banks of the Sabarmati Ashram in

Gandhinagar and Chinese President Xi Jinping personally
receiving PM Modi in his hometown Xian, birthed a new
vocabulary of hometown diplomacy that deftly blended

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veerefle kees Ske-otmejs kes meeLe pees[e ieee~

Fve oesveeW DeJemejeW hej Deehemeer YeeF&eejs, meePee YeefJe<e Deewj meebmke=efleke
mebyebOeeW keer DevegYetelf e kees cenmetme efkeee ieee~
ieebOeer veiej ceW je^heefle efpeveeEheie ves cenelcee ieebOeer kees eebpeefue oer~
je^heefle efpeveeEheie kee heejbheefjke mJeeiele efkeee ieee~
efMeeeve ceW eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer kee Qie jepeJebMe kes heejbheefjke lejerkes mes
mJeeiele efkeee ieee, GvneWves sjekeese kes mebeneuee kee oewje efkeee~
efMeeeve Menj kes heefjkeess ceW je^heefle Meer efpeveeEheie ves eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer kes
mecceeve ceW Yeespe kee Deeeespeve efkeee~

foreign policy with personal chemistry.

On both occasions, the bonhomie, a sense of shared destiny and cultural connections was palpable.
In Gandhinagar, President Xi paid homage to Mahatma
Gandhi and was given a traditional welcome.
In Xian, PM Modi was given a traditional Tang dynasty
welcome and visited the Terracotta Warriors Museum.
At the Xian City Wall complex, President Xi also hosted a
banquet in his honour.

Decesefjkee

US

meePee eeeme, meyekee efJekeeme

Sanjha Prayas, Sabka Vikas

je^heefle yejeke Deesyeecee ves Yeejle Decesejf kee mebyebOeeW kees 21JeeR meoer keer Ske
efveCee&eke meePesoejer yeleeles ngS kene efke efheues 12 cenerveeW ceW nceejs mebyebOeeW ves
veF& TbeeF&eeW kees gDee nw Deewj Fmemes efJeMJe kes meyemes hegjeves ueeskeleb$e Deewj
efJeMJe kes meyemes ye[s ueeskeleb$e kes yeere mebyebOeeW ceW otjieeceer heefjJele&ve Deeee nw~

The defining partnership of the 21st century, as US President

Barack Obama said famously, scaled new frontiers in the last 12
months, unleashing a far-reaching transformation in relations
between the worlds oldest and largest democracies.

ketveerefle
Decesefjkeer je^heefle yejeke Deesyeecee ves ieCeleb$e efoJeme meceejesn ceW cegKe
DeefleefLe kes he ceW Yeejle kee oewje efkeee~ en mecceeve heeves Jeeues Jen henues
Decesejf keer veslee yeveW~

efJekeeme

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cebe kee MegYeejbYe~
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mejkeejeW Deewj Decesejf keer Jeeheej SJeb efJekeeme SpeWmeer kes yeere leerve mecePeewleeW
hej nmlee#ej ngS efpemekes Debleie&le mcee& MenjeW kes he ceW efJeMeeKeeheevece,
Fueeneyeeo Deewj Depecesj kees efJekeefmele kejves kee efveCe&e efueee ieee~
je^ere Menjer efJekeeme efceMeve kes Debleie&le 500 MenjeW kees efJekeefmele kejves
Deewj mJe Yeejle DeefYeeeve keer eOeeveceb$eer keer eespevee kes meceLe&ve ceW
etSme S[ Deewj Menjer efJekeeme ceb$eeuee kes yeere menceefle-he$e hej nmlee#ej~

Jeeheej
18-19 veJebyej, 2014 kes yeere Yeejle-Decesejf keer eeweesefiekeer efMeKej meccesueve

keer cespeyeeveer Yeejle ves keer Deewj FmeceW Decesefjkee ves henueer yeej Ske
Yeeieeroej osMe kes he ceW Yeeie efueee~

Diplomacy
US President Barack Obama visited India as the chief guest
at the Republic Day celebration 2015-the first American leader
to be conferred this singular honour.

Development
Launch of Infrastructure Collaboration Platform to promote
enhanced market access and financing.
Signing of three MoUs between the State Governments of
Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and the U.S.
Trade and Development Agency on January 25, 2015 to
develop Vishakhapatnam, Allahabad, and Ajmer as Smart
Cities.
Signing of an MoU between USAID and the Ministry of
Urban Development to support Prime Ministers 500 Cities
National Urban Development Mission and Clean India Campaign.

Business
Hosting of the India U.S. Technology Summit on November 18-19, 2014 with the U.S. as a partner country for the first
time.

megj#ee

Security

SefMeee-eMeeble Deewj eEno cenemeeiej #es$e ceW Yeejle keer Ske F&m veerefle
Deewj Decesefjkee keer SefMeee keer Deesj hegve: meblegueve veerefle kes mecevJee mes Fme
#es$e ceW Meebefle Deewj mebhevvelee ueeves kes efueS Yeejle Deewj Decesefjkee keer Ske
mebege jCeveerefleke heefjkeuhevee~
efmeefJeue vetekf eueej ueeeefyeefueer kes cemeues hej emleeJe, Deehemeer Jeelee&DeeW kee
meceeheve Deewj eMeemeefveke JeJenej hej nmlee#ej~

F&-yegke meej

India-US Joint Strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region aimed at promoting peace and prosperity in the region by synergising Indias Act East policy and
the US Rebalance towards Asia.
Resolution of Civil Nuclear Liability issue and completion

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of negotiations and signing of Administrative Arrangements.

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Russia

ketveerefle

Diplomacy

heese&ues]pee, yeep] eerue ceW efyekeme efMeKej meccesueve Deewj efyemeyesve, Dee@m^sefueee
ceW peer20 efMeKej meccesueve ceW Deueie mes eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer keer me kes je^heefle
Jueeefoceerj hegefleve kes meeLe ngF& cegueekeeleeW mes oesveeW vesleeDeeW kes yeere efvepeer efjMles
cepeyetle ngS Deewj Yeejle-me mebyebOeeW kes efJeefMe mJehe hej oesveeW kee efJeMJeeme
hegve: meg{ ngDee~
15JeeR Jeeef<e&ke efMeKej yew"ke ceW Yeeie uesves kes efueS je^heefle hegefleve ves Yeejle
keer ee$ee keer~ en ee$ee ceerue kee helLej efme ngF&~
Fme ee$ee ves Ske efJeefMe Deewj ieewjJeMeeueer meePesoejer kes efJemleej kee Ske
cenJeekeeb#eer Keekee leweej efkeee efpemes meePee yeeeve ceW ogpyee-oesmleer
Yeejle-me mebyebOeeW kees Deieues oMeke ceW cepeyetle yeveeves kee efkeesCe
veece efoee ieee~
je^heefle eCeye cegKepeea ves ceemkees ceW efJepee efoJeme meceejesn ceW Yeejle kee
eefleefveefOelJe efkeee Deewj GvneWves me kes meeLe Skepeglee hej yeue efoee~

Prime Minister Modis meetings with Russian President

Vladimir Putin on the margins of the BRICS Summit in Fortaleza,
Brazil and G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia saw the two leaders forge a personal equation and reaffirm their belief in the
special nature of India-Russia ties.
President Putin visited India for the 15th annual summit meeting-a landmark trip that culminated in an ambitious blueprint for expansion of special and privileged partnership in
the form of the joint statement entitled: 'Druzhba-Dosti: A
Vision for Strengthening the Indian-Russian Partnership over
the Next Decade'.
President Pranab Mukherjee represented India at the Victory Day commemorations in Moscow and underscored
solidarity with Russia.

Jeeheej

Business

me ves Yeejleere kebheefveeeW kees kees nerjeW kes ele#e efveee&le kes Yeejleere
emleeJe hej menceefle oer Deewj Yeejle ceW [eeceb[ SkemeeWpe mLeeefhele kejves
kee Yeer meceLe&ve efkeee~
Yeejle Deewj me kes etjes fMeeve meercee Meguke mebIe (yesueeme, kepeeKmleeve,
Deecexefveee Deewj efkeefie&pemleeve) kes yeere JemlegDeeW kes Jeeheej Deewj mesJeeDeeW
leLee cege efveJesMe kees ye{eJee osves kes efueS Jeelee& Meg kejves kee efveCe&e
efueee ieee~

megj#ee

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves je^heefle hegefleve kees Yejesmee efoueeee efke Yeues ner
Yeejle kes heeme efJekeuhe ye{s nQ, uesefkeve efhej Yeer me nceeje meyemes
cenJehetCe& j#ee meneesieer jnsiee~

Russia agreed to an Indian proposal for direct export of raw

diamonds to Indian companies and backed the setting up of
diamond exchanges in India.
Decision taken to launch negotiations between India and
the Eurasian Customs Union of Russia, (Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan) to boost trade in good
and services and free flow of investments.

Security
PM Modi assures President Putin that even if Indias options have increased, Russia remains our most important
defence partner.

France
Diplomacy

eebme
ketveerefle
heerSce ceesoer ves eebme kes Deheves henues oewjs (9-12 Deewue, 2015) mes etjeshe
ceW Dehevee henuee keoce jKee~
Fme oewjs kee keW eEyeog j#ee, hejceeCeg, Debleefj#e, Tpee& Deewj Yeejle kes ceske
Fve Fbef[ee meefnle keF& #es$eeW ceW meneesie kees ye{eJee osvee Lee~

PM Modis maiden visit to France (April 9-12, 2015) was his

first stop in Europe.
The focus of the visit was on enhancing cooperation in
defence, nuclear and space sectors and advancing Indias
Make in India agenda.

efJekeeme

Development

Sue Sb[ er Deewj DejsJee kes yeere Dence GhekejCeeW Deewj lekeveerke kes
nmleeblejCe kes efueS Ske SceDeeset hej nmlee#ej kes meeLe ner SveheermeerDeeF&Sue
Deewj DejsJee kes yeere ueeskeueeFpesMeve (mLeeveere Glheeove) kees ye{eJee Deewj
pewleehegj hejceeCeg efyepeueer heefjeespevee keer ueeiele ceW keceer kes efueS eerFbpeerefveeeEjie mecePeewlee ngDee~

F&-yegke meej

Signing of an MoU between L&T and AREVA for the pro-

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duction of critical components and transfer of technology

as well as a Pre-Engineering Agreement between NPCIL and
AREVA to maximise localisation and reduce costs of the
Jaitapur Nuclear Plant Project.

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Fmejes Deewj eebme ceW Gvekeer meceke#e meerSveF&Sme kes yeere mebege hewefyekesMeve
Deewj Gheen kes uee@ve meefnle Debleefj#e Yeeieeroejer Je mebege Gheen Keespe
kes efueS leerve mecePeewleeW hej nmlee#ej ngS~

Signing of three agreement between ISRO and its French

counterpart CNES on space cooperation, including cooperation in joint fabrication and launch of satellites and joint

Jeeheej

planetary exploration.

Yeejle ceW Je<e& 2020-2022 leke 8-10 ieerieeJee@ meewj Tpee& kes efJekeeme kee
ue#e lee kejves kes efueS eebme keer kebheefveeeW kes meeLe veJeerkejCe Tpee& ceW
Yeeieeroejer kes efueS SceDeeset hej nmlee#ej~

Business
Signing of an MoU on cooperation in renewable energy,
with French companies setting a target of developing 8 to
10 GW of solar energy in India by 2020-2022.

pece&veer

Germany

ketveerefle
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves eebmeuej Sbpesuee cekexue kes Deeceb$eCe hej 12-14 Deewue,
2015 kes yeere pece&veer kee meheue oewje efkeee~
veF& mejkeej kes ie"ve kes yeeo pece&veer kes ecegKe veslee efJeosMe ceb$eer eQke
Jeeuj mwFveceeej, efJee ceb$eer [e@. Jeguheieebie MeeDeesyeue Deewj heee&JejCe
ceb$eer [e@. yeejyeje nWef[^keme ves Yeejle kee oewje efkeee~

Diplomacy
PM Modi paid a successful visit to Germany from April 1214, 2015 at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Since the formation of the new government, key German
leaders-Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Finance
Minister Dr. Wolfgang Schauble and Minister of Environ-

Jeeheej

ment Dr. Barbara Hendricks visited India.

ogefveee kes eefleefle ^s[ hesej nveesJej cesmmes ceW 350 Yeejleere GeesieeW,
120 meerFD& ees Deewj 14 jepeeW kes meeLe Yeejle ves peesjoej Yeeieeroejer keer~
FmeceW DeeefLe&ke leewj hej lespeer mes GYejles Yeejle ves Meeveoej mebYeeJeveeDeeW kee
meheueleehetJe&ke eoMe&ve efkeee Deewj Yeejle kees pece&ve Je etjesheere kebheefveeeW kes
j[ej hej ueekej Ke[e kej efoee~
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer Deewj eebmeuej cekexue ves mebege he mes nveesJej cesmmes, o
Fbe[f ee hewJeseuf eeve Deewj o Fb[es pece&ve efyepevesme meefce kee GodIeeve efkeee~

etveeFs[ ekei[ce

Business
Indias robust participation, involving 350 Indian business,
120 CEOs and 14 States at the Worlds premium trade fair,
The Hannover Messe, successfully showcased tremendous
opportunities presented by an economically resurgent India and placed India firmly on the radar of German and European industries.
PM and Chancellor Merkel jointly inaugurated Hannover
Messe, the India Pavilion and the Indo German business

ketveerefle

Summit at the Hannover Messe.

veJebyej, 2014 ceW efyemeyesve, Dee@m^es fueee ceW peer20 efMeKej Jeelee& kes oewjeve
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves Deueie mes efyevs e kes eOeeveceb$eer [seJf e[ kewceve mes cegueekeele
keer~
efyevs e kes efJeosMe Deewj je^ceb[ue ceeceueeW kes ceb$eer efheefuehe nwceb[ ves ceee&,
2015 ceW Yeejle kee oewje efkeee Deewj efJeosMe ceb$eer meg<ecee mJejepe kes meeLe
Jeelee& keer~ Fmemes hetJe& 17 Deketyej, 2014 kees uebove ceW Deeeesefpele #es$eere
eJeemeer Yeejleere efoJeme kes DeJemej hej GvneWves Deueie mes Gvekes meeLe
cegueekeele keer Leer~

efJekeeme

DeJemebjeveelceke #es$e ceW efveJesMe kes efueS efyesve ves Yeejle kees 1 Dejye heeGb[
kes ueeFve Dee@he esef[ keer hesMekeMe keer~
en etkes eje efkemeer Yeer osMe kes efkemeer Yeer #es$e ceW ueeFve Dee@he esef[ keer
meyemes ye[er OevejeefMe nw~
melele Menjer efJekeeme Deewj MenjerkejCe hej keWefle vetve-YeeYee kees<e keer
mLeehevee, efpemeceW Yeejle Deewj etkes oesveeW ves 5 kejes[ heeGb[ keer Yeeieeroejer
keer Jeeveyelee oer~

F&-yegke meej

United Kingdom
PM Modi met British Prime Minister David Cameron on the
sidelines of G-20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia.
UKs Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond visited India in March 2015 and held
talks with EAM Sushma Swaraj. Earlier they had met on the
sidelines of the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in London on October 17, 2014.

Development
Britain has offered India 1 billion line of credit for investment in Indian infrastructure sector, where there is some
British content.
This is the largest single credit line extended by UK to any
specific sector in any country.
Setting up of the Newton-Bhabha Fund, focused on sus-

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tainable cities and urbanisation, with both India and UK

pledging 50 million each for the Fund.

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Norway

ketveerefle

Diplomacy

je^heefle eCeye cegKepeea ves 13-14 Dekeyt ej, 2014 kes oewjeve vee@Jex kee oewje
efkeee Deewj Jeneb kes jepee nsjeu[ Je Meener heefjJeej kes Deve meomeeW kes meeLe
cegueekeele keer~

efJekeeme

Yet-efJe%eeve ceb$eeuee (SceDeesF&Sme) Deewj efjmee& keeGbemf eue Dee@he vee@Jex

(DeejmeerSve) kes yeere Yet-efJe%eeve Je mesJeeDeeW keer eieefle ceW Yeeieeroejer kes efueS
mecePeewlee-%eeheve hej nmlee#ej ngS~

efheveueQ[

je^heefle eCeye cegKepeea ves 14-16 Dekeyt ej, 2014 kes oewjeve efheveueQ[ kee
oewje efkeee Deewj efheveueQ[ kes je^heefle, eOeeveceb$eer Deewj efJeosMe ceb$eer mes
cegueekeele keer~

efJekeeme

eWheesefueme DeesF& Deewj vegceeueerie{ efjheeFvejer efue. (SveDeejSue) kes yeere

Yeejle ceW henueer pewJe efjheeFvejer yeveeves kes efueS meePesoejer kes mecePeewles hej
nmlee#ej ngS~

kevee[e

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42

meeue ceW Yeejleere eOeeveceb$eer keer kevee[e keer en henueer Skeue ee$ee

Leer~

Development
MoU signed between Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
and Research Council of Norway (RCN) to cooperate in the
progress of Earth Sciences and Services.

Finland
President Pranab Mukherjee paid a state visit to Finland
from October 14-16, 2014 and met President, Prime Minister
and Foreign Minister of Finland.

Development
Partnership agreement signed between Chempolis Oy and
Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL) to build the first Bio-Refinery in India.

Canada
Diplomacy
The first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Canada in 42
years

Development
Signing of an MoU on technical cooperation between the
railway ministries of India and Canada.

efJekeeme
Yeejle Deewj kevee[e kes jsue ceb$eeueeeW kes yeere lekeveerkeer meneesie ceW
mecePeewlee-%eeheve hej nmlee#ej ngS~

megj#ee

President Pranab Mukherjee paid a visit to Norway from

October 13-14, 2014, and met His Majestry King Herald and
other members of the royal family.

Yeejle kees etjsefveece keer oerIe&keeefueke Deehetelf e& kes efueS Yeejle kes hejceeCeg
Tpee& efJeYeeie Deewj kevee[e kes keeceskees kes yeere mecePeewlee~
Yeejleere Debleefj#e DevegmebOeeve mebie"ve Deewj kevee[e keer Debleefj#e SpeWmeer kes
yeere yeee Debleefj#e kes #es$e ceW meneesie kes efueS mecePeewlee~

Security
Agreement between Indias Department of Atomic Energy
and Canadas Cameco for long-term supply of uranium to
India.
MoU between Indian Space Research Organization and the
Canadian Space Agency concerning cooperation in Outer
Space.

Africa

Deeerkee

Partners in Renaissance

hegvepee&iejCe ceW meneesieer

efnleeW ceW meceevelee Deewj nj efuenepe mes heeeos kees osKeles ngS veF& efouueer
Deketyej, 2015 ceW leermejer Fbef[ee-Deeerkee heesjce meefce keer cespeyeeveer kejves
keer leweejer kej jne nw~
leermejer meefce ceerue kee helLej meeefyele nesieer Deewj efheueer oes meefce veF&
efouueer (2008) Deewj Ssef[me Deyeeyee (2011) mes ye[er nesieer, keeeWefke Yeejle
ceW nesves pee jner Fme meefce ceW henueer yeej meYeer 54 Deeerkeer osMeeW kes
vesleeDeeW kees veewlee efoee pee jne nw~
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves yeerles meeue yeepeerue ceW mebhevve efyekeme meefce Deewj
Dee@m^sefueee ceW ngF& peer-20 meefce kes oewjeve oef#eCe Deeerkee kes je^heefle pewkeye
pegcee mes cegueekeele keer~

F&-yegke meej

Building on an increasing convergence of interests and a

burgeoning web of win-win opportunities, New Delhi is set to
host the third India-Africa Forum Summit in October, 2015.
The third summit also promises to be a milestone and will be
much bigger and grander than the two previous summits
held in New Delhi (2008) and Addis Ababa (2011) as this is
the first time India is inviting the leaders of all 54 African
countries to the Forum Summit.
PM Modi met South Africas President Jacob Zuma on the
sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Brazil last year and at the
G20 Summit in Australia.

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Tpee& Yeeieeroejer kees eeslmeenve

Forging Energy Partnership

Deewj ceespeebeyf eke kes yeere Tpee& meePesoejer kees Gme mecee cepeyetleer
efceueer, peye veJebyej, 2014 ceW ceespeebeyf eke kes efJeosMe ceeceueeW kes ceb$eer
Deesu[sceerjes yeeueesF& kes Yeejle oewjs kes DeJemej hej lesue SJeb iewme #es$e ceW
Yeeieeroejer kes efueS mecePeewlee-%eeheve hej nmlee#ej ngS~
kejej Tpee& megj#ee kes efuenepe mes keeheer Dence nw, keeeWefke ceespeebeyf eke
Deeerkeer ceneerhe kee lesue kes efuenepe mes mebhevve osMe nw~
leerve Yeejleere kebheefveeeW keer Jeneb kes je@Jegcee yesefmeve ceW Dee@heMeesj Sefjee 1
ceW 30 heermeoer efnmmesoejer nw, efpemeceW 75 ueeKe kejes[ Ieve heg eeke=efleke
iewme kee Yeb[ej nw~ Deeerkee keer efheueneue Yeejle kes kegue lesue Deeeele ceW
ueieYeie 15 heermeoer efnmmesoejer nw~
Yeejle

The energy partnership between India and Mozambique

got a boost with the signing of an MoU on cooperation in
the oil and gas sector during the visit of Mozambiques
Foreign Affairs Minister Oldemiro Baloi in November 2014.
The pact underscored energy security as a key driver in
Indias relations with Mozambique and other oil-rich countries in the African continent.
Three Indian companies have a combined 30 percent stake
in Offshore Area 1 in the Rovuma Basin, which is estimated
to hold reserves of 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Africa currently accounts for nearly 15 percent of Indias
Oil imports.

Qatar

kelej

Diplomacy

ketveerefle

kelej kes Deceerj MesKe leceerce efyeve nceo Deue Leeveer ves 24-25 ceee&, 2015
kes yeere Yeejle kee eLece jepekeere oewje efkeee~ Gvekes meeLe DeeS Ge
mlejere efMeceb[ue ceW efJeosMe, Tpee& Deewj Geesie, efJee, DeLe&JeJemLee Deewj
JeeefCepe leLee mebeej SJeb metevee eeweesefiekeer ceb$eer Meeefceue Les~

Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad AlThani paid his first State visit to India from March 24-25, 2015.
He was accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Energy and Industry, Finance, Economy
and Commerce and Communication and Information Technology.

meGoer Dejye

Saudi Arabia
Diplomacy

ketveerefle
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves veJebyej, 2014 ceW Dee@m^es fueee ceW peer-20 meccesueve kes
oewjeve egJejepe meueceeve efyeve Deyogue Depeerpe Deue meeGo mes cegueekeele keer~
Ghe-je^heefle neefceo Debmeejer ves 25 peveJejer, 2015 kees yeeoMeen Deyoguuee
kes efveOeve kes DeJemej hej Meeske Jee kejves kes efueS efjeeo kee oewje
efkeee~

megj#ee

j#ee mebyebOeer metevee, mewve eefMe#eCe Deewj neF[^eseeheer, megj#ee leLee jmeo
meefnle efJeefYevve cenJehetCe& #es$eeW ceW meneesie meePee kejves kes efueS j#ee
meneesie hej mecePeewlee-%eeheve nmlee#eefjle~

yeepeerue
eOeeveceb$eer vejW ceesoer ves pegueeF&, 2014 ceW yeepeerue keer je^heefle ef[uecee
jesmeshe mes cegueekeele keer Deewj Yeejle-yeepeerue meePesoejer kees cepeyetle kejves hej
peesj efoee~
Jen efyemeyesve ceW ngF& peer-20 efMeKej Jeelee& ceW Deueie mes Gvemes efceues~

iegeevee

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Security
Signing of MOU on Defence Cooperation for sharing of
defence-related information, military training, and cooperation in various important areas including hydrography, security and logistics.

Brazil
PM Narendra Modi met Brazils President Dilma Rousseff
for a bilateral meeting in July 2014, and firmed up a template for
energizing India-Brazil partnership.
He also met her on the margins of th G-20 Summit held in
Brisbane.

Guyana
Diplomacy

iegeevee kes je^heefle [esveu[ jyeeRveeLe jeceeslej ves 7-12 peveJejer, 2015
kees Yeejle kee oewje efkeee Deewj iegpejele ceW 8-9 peveJejer, 2015 kees ngS eJeemeer
Yeejleere efoJeme meccesueve ceW cegKe DeefleefLe kes he ceW Yeeie efueee~
GvnW eJeemeer Yeejleere mecceeve hegjmkeej mes Yeer mecceeefvele efkeee ieee~

PM Modi met the then Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz

Al-Saud on the margins of the G-20 Summit in Australia in November 2014.
Visit by Vice President Hamid Ansari to Riyadh to offer condolences on the demise of King Abdullah on January 25,
2015.

Guyanas President Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar visited

India from January 7-12, 2015, and participated as the Chief
Guest at the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas function held in Gujarat
on January 8-9, 2015.
He was also conferred Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.

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eEno cenemeeiej ketveerefle

Indian Ocean Diplomacy

leerve osMe, Ske cenemeeiej, Ske efceMeve~

ceee& ceW, eOeeveceb$eer vejW ceesoer ves oes ceneerheeW-SefMeee Deewj Deeerkee ceW
efmLele leerve leere osMeeW-eeruebkee, cee@jerMeme Deewj mesMesume-keer ee$ee keer~
efkemeer Yeejleere eOeeveceb$eer keer Fve leerve osMeeW keer henueer ee$ee ves Yeejle keer
efJeosMe veerefle ceW eEno cenemeeiej kes ye{les eYeeJe kees jsKeebefkele efkeee, Deewj
Fmes eOeeveceb$eer vejW ceesoer ves yuet eebefle kes veece GodyeesefOele efkeee~
Yeejle eEno cenemeeiej keer veerueer eebefle kes efJekeeme ceW Ske Denced Yetefcekee
efveYeeves Deewj #es$e kes leere osMeeW kes meeLe meneesie ye{eves kes efueS leweej
nw~

mesMesume

Three Countries, One Ocean, One Mission.

In March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to three
littoral states of the Indian Ocean, cutting across two continents, Asia and Africa-Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Seychelles.
The three-nation visit-the first such trip by any Indian Prime
Minister underscored the growing salience of the Indian
Ocean in Indias foreign policy matrix, and what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has evocatively called the Blue Revolution.
India is poised to play a key role in developing the blue
economy of the Indian Ocean region and expanding coop-

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eration with the littoral countries of the region.

34 Je<eeX kes yeeo, eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer henues Yeejleere eOeeveceb$eer nQ efpevneWves 11

Seychelles

ceee&, 2015 kees eEno cenemeeiej kes erhe-je^ keer ee$ee keer~
eeseskee@ue keer DeJensuevee kejles ngS Kego mesMesume kes je^heefle kes eje
eOeeveceb$eer kee iejcepeesMeer mes mJeeiele efkeee ieee~
veeieefjke mJeeiele meceejesn ceW 4000 mes DeefOeke ueesieeW keer Ske Glmeener
Yeer[ ves yesmeyeer mes eOeeveceb$eer kees megveves kee Fblepeej efkeee~

Diplomacy

megj#ee

Yeejle ves efveiejeveer kes GsMe mes mesMesume kees Ske [esevf e&ej efJeceeve Ghenej
ceW osves keer Iees<eCee keer~
mesMesume keer efveiejeveer #ecelee ceW Je=ef kes efueS leere efveiejeveer j[ej
heefjeespevee kees Deewheeeefjke he mes eejbYe efkeee ieee~

After 34 years, PM Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the Indian Ocean island nation on March 11, 2015.
PM was warmly welcomed by the President of Seychelles
himself, going beyond protocol.
At the civic reception, a cheering crowd of more than 4000
people eagerly awaited to hear the PM.

cee@jerMeme

India announced gifting of another Dornier aircraft for surveillance purposes.

Formal launch of Coastal Surveillance Radars Project aimed
at bolstering Seychelles surveillance capacities.

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves 12 ceee&, 2015 kees cee@jerMeme kee oewje efkeee~
cee@jerMeme kes je^er e efoJeme kes DeJemej hej cegKe DeefleefLe kes he ceW GvnW
mecceeefvele efkeee ieee~
GvneWves cee@jerMeme keer mebmeo kees mebyeeseOf ele efkeee~

Jeeheej

Security

Mauritius
Prime Minister Modi visited Mauritius on March 12, 2015.
Honoured as the chief guest on the occasion of Mauritius
National Day.
Addressed the Mauritius Parliament.

cee@jerMeme ves kej mebyebeOf ele peevekeejer kes Deeoeve-eoeve hej Yeejle keer
meneelee kejves keer hesMekeMe keer~

Business
Mauritius offered India cooperation on information exchange

mebege je^

on taxation.

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves vetee@ke& ceW efmelebyej, 2014 ceW mebege je^ cenemeYee
(etSvepeerS) ceW Yeeie efueee~
mebege je^ cenemeYee ceW Gvekee henuee Yee<eCe mebege je^ megj#ee heefj<eo
ceW megOeej Deewj DeelebkeJeeo leLee peueJeeeg heefjJele&ve meefnle efJeefYevve egveewefleeeW
kee meecevee kejves kes efueS meneesie ye{eves hej keWefle Lee~
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer kes efJeeejesespeke Yee<eCe ceW Fme eieefleMeerue efJeeej kees
emleeefJele kejves kes kesJeue 75 efove yeeo mebege je^ cenemeYee eje 21,
petve kees Debleje&e^ re eesie efoJeme Ieesef<ele efkeee ieee~

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United Nations
PM Modi participated in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in September 2014.
His maiden speech at the UNGA focused on UNSC reforms
and enhanced collaboration in combating a host of crosscutting challenges, including terrorism and climate change.
The UNGA declared June 21 as an International Yoga Day,

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barely 75 Days after PM Modis stirring address proposing

this pioneering idea.

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meeke&

SAARC

ves veJebyej, 2014 ceW 18JeW meeke& efMeKej meccesueve ceW Yeeie
uesves kes efueS kee"ceeb[t keer ee$ee keer leLee #es$eere Skelee kees meIeve yeveeves
kes efueS Ske#eere eespevee kees meeceves jKee~
GvneWves meeke& osMeeW kes ueieYeie meYeer vesleeDeeW kes meeLe efhe#eere yew"keW
Deeeesepf ele keeR~

PM Modi travelled to Kathmandu for the 18th SAARC Sum-

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer

mit in November 2014 and unveiled as series of unilateral

initiatives for intensifying regional integration.
He held bilateral meeting with nearly all leaders of SAARC
countries.

SAARC Satellite

meeke& Gheen
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves Je<e& 2016 leke meeke& mewsueeF es[ves keer Yeejle keer
eespevee kee Kegueemee efkeee~ Yeejle eje meeke& #es$e kees Ghenej ceW mewsueeF
osves mes meYeer kees efMe#ee, sueercesef[efmeve, Deeheoe eyebOeve, mebmeeOeve eyebOeve,
ceewmece keer YeefJe<eJeeCeer Deewj mebeej kes #es$e ceW ueeYe efceuesiee~ Fmemes Debleefj#e
eeweesefiekeer kees DeeefLe&ke efJekeeme Deewj Meemeve ceW Fmlesceeue kejves keer nceejer
meecetenf ke #ecelee kees cepeyetle kejves ceW ceoo efceuesieer~

PM Modi unveiled Indias plan to launch a SAARC satellite by end of 2016. "Indias gift of a Satellite for SAARC
region will benefit us all in the areas like education,
telemedicine, disaster response, resource management,
weather forecasting and communication to strengthen our
collective ability to apply space technology in economic development and governance.

efyekeme

BRICS

eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves SefMeee ceneerhe kes yeenj Deheveer eLece ye[er ee$ee kes
leewj hej heese&uespee, yeepeerue ceW Deeeesepf ele efyekeme efMeKej meccesueve ceW efnmmee
efueee~
50 efyeefueeve Decesefjkeer [e@uej keer MegDeeleer efnmmesoejer kes meeLe efyekeme
eje veS efJekeeme yeQke keer mLeehevee~
Ske Yeejleere kees efyekeme yeQke kee eLece DeOe#e yeveeee ieee~
100 efyeefueeve Decesefjkeer [e@uej kes MegDeeleer kee@heme& kes meeLe efyekeme
Deekeefmceke Deejef#ele JeJemLee (meerDeejS) keer mLeehevee kes efueS kejej hej
nmlee#ej~
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves veJebyej, 2014 ceW efyemyesve, Dee@m^sefueee ceW peer-20 efMeKej
meccesueve kes oewjeve Deueie mes efyekeme kes vesleeDeeW keer yew"ke keer~

PM Modi participated in the BRICS summit in Fortaleza,

Brazil in July 2014, his first major visit outside the Asian continent.
Setting up of New Development Bank by BRICS with initial
subscribed capital of US $ 50 billion.
An Indian became the first president of BRICS Bank.
Signing of the Treaty for the establishment of the BRICS
Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) with an initial corpus of US$ 100 billion.
PM Modi also participated in the meeting of BRICS leaders
on the margins of G-20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia in
November 2014.

Deeefmeeeve

ASEAN

eOeeveceb$eer ves Deeefmeeeve Deewj hetJeea SefMeee efJemleeefjle #es$e kes meeLe
mebueivelee mLeeefhele kejves kes efueS veJebyej, 2014 ceW ceeceebj kes veee heer e@ ceW
Deeeesepf ele 12JeW Deeefmeeeve-Yeejle efMeKej meccesueve ceW Deheveer mejkeej keer
Ske F&m veerefle emlegle keer~
GvneWves Deveske Deeefmeeeve osMeeW kes vesleeDeeW kes meeLe efhe#eere yew"keW Yeer keer~

PM Modi unveiled the Act East policy of his government to

step up engagement with ASEAN and the extended East Asia

Region at the 12th ASEAN-India Summit held in Nay Pyi Taw in
Myanmar in November 2014.
He also held bilateral meetings with the leaders of several
ASEAN countries.

eJeemeer : meheue mesleg

ceoo (MADAD) eJeemeer YeejleereeW kes efueS-Ske Dee@veueeFve efMekeeele
efveiejeveer eCeeueer kee 5 peermeermeer osMeeW ceW heeeue heefjeespevee kes leewj hej ueebe
efkeee ieee FmeceW mecemeeDeeW kes meceeye efveheeve, efveiejeveer Deewj keee&Jeener
hej vepej jKeves kee eeJeOeeve nw~
13Jeeb eJeemeer Yeejleere efoJeme ieebOeerveiej, iegpejele ceW 7-9 peveJejer, 2015
kes yeere Deeeesepf ele ngDee Fme oewjeve cenelcee ieebOeer keer oef#eCe Deeerkee mes
Yeejle Jeehemeer keer 100JeeR Je<e&ieeb" ceveeF& ieF&~

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Diaspora : Achievers & Bridge Builders

Pilot launch in 5 GCC countries of MADAD-an online grievance monitoring system for diaspora which allows for time bound
redressal, tracking monitoring and feedback of issues.
The 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held at Gandhinagar,

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Gujarat, January 7-9, 2015, commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South
Africa.

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FmeceW 4,000 mes DeefOeke eefleefveefOeeeW ves Yeeie efueee~

egJee eJeemeer efoJeme ceW, efJeosMe ceb$eer meg<ecee mJejepe ves Ske Yeejle, es
Yeejle kes efvecee&Ce ceW ceoo kejves kes efueS egJeeDeeW kees 3-meer ceb$e kee heeueve
kejves kees kenekeveske (peg[es), mesefueyes (peMve ceveeDees) Deewj keb^eryet
(eesieoeve oes)~
Yeejle kees peevees Deewj Yeejle kees ceevees keee&ece kee MegYeejbYe Yeejle keer
mece= meebmke=efleke efJejemele Deewj osMe keer Jele&ceeve GheueefyOeeeW mes eJeemeer
egJeeDeeW kees DeJeiele kejves kes efueS efkeee ieee~

Ghenej keer ketveerefle

eOeeveceb$eer

ceesoer kes oewj ceW Ghenej keer ketveerelf e kees veS Deeeece neefmeue
ngS~ GvneWves efJeosMeer vesleeDeeW mes Jeefeiele leewj hej peg[ves kes efueS Fmes egvee~
GvneWves peeheeve kes heerSce eEMepees Deyes kees YeieJeodieerlee keer Ske eefle, eerve kes
je<^heefle Meer efpeveeEheie kees yeg keer Ske cetelf e& Deewj yeew jsefuekeme keer helLejeW
keer keemkes keer eefleke=efle, Decesejf keer je^heefle yejeke Deesyeecee kees Ske Keeoer
kes keJej ceW ieerlee, Dee@m^es fueee kes heerSce esveer Syee@ kees eesie keer Ske
efkeleeye, kee"ceeb[t ceW heMegheefleveeLe cebeof j kes efueS ebove Deewj eerve, Yeteve Je
cebieeseuf eee ceW yeeseOf eJe=#e YeW efkeS~
es Ghenej vesleeDeeW kes efoueeW kees t ieS Deewj GveceW Yeejleere mebmke=efle kes
meeLe peg[ eJe keer YeeJevee hewoe ngF&~

Fjeke : Dee@hejsMeve nesce keefcebie

henueer egveewleer veF& mejkeej kes heoYeej mebYeeueves kes cegeMf keue mes Ske cenerves
kes Yeerlej ner Dee ieF& peye petve, 2014 ceW npeejeW Yeejleere veeieefjke
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Yeejle ves Fjeke ceW hebmes YeejleereeW keer j#ee kes efueS heefMe&eve ieuhe ceW
Deheveer veewmesvee kes egheesle DeeF&SveSme cewmetj kees lewveele efkeee~

eceve : Dee@hejsMeve jenle

eceve ceW ye{les ie=n eg keer he=Yetefce ceW, Yeejle ves efJeosMe jepe ceb$eer
pevejue (mesJeeefveJe=e) Jeer.kes. eEmen keer Jeefeiele osKe-jsKe ceW efpeyetleer kes
Ske hee@jJe[& Dee@hejseEie yesme mes Dee@hejsMeve jenle keer peceerveer MegDeele
keer ieF&~

vesheeue : Dee@hejsMeve cew$eer

It was attended by over 4,000 delegates.

At the Youth Pravasi Divas, EAM Sushma Swaraj asked the
youth to follow the 3C mantra- Connect, Celebrate and Contribute--to help build Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat.
Launch of Bharat ko Jaano and Bharat ko Maano
programmes to make the diaspora youth aware of the rich
cultural past of India and the current achievements of the
country.

Gift Diplomacy
Gift diplomacy found a fresh lustre as PM Modi chose
imaginative gifts with a personal touch for foreign leaderscopies of the Bhagvad Gita for Japanese PM Shinzo Abe;
replicas of a stone casket of Buddhist relics and a stone statue
of Buddha for President Xi Jinping; a khadi-covered copy of
the Gita for US President Barack Obama; a yoga book for
Australian PM Tony Abbott; sandalwood for Pashupatinath
temple in Kathmandu and the Bodhi tree sapling in China,
Bhutan and Mongolia.
These gifts touched the hearts of leaders and reinforced a
sense of cultural affinity with India.

Iraq : Operation Homecoming

The first challenge came barely within a month of the new
government taking charge, when over thousands of Indian citizens were locked in the crossfire between ISIS and Iraqi forces
in June 2014.
India deployed its naval warship INS Mysore to the Persian
Gulf in order to protect Indians stranded in Iraq.

Yemen : Operation Raahat

Against the backdrop of the escalating civil war in Yemen,
India launched Operation Raahat, supervised personally by
Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (Dr.) V.K. Singh (retd.)

Nepal : Operation Maitri

peye vesheeue ceW efjkej hewceeves hej 7.8 leerelee kee MeefeMeeueer Yetkebhe Deeee,
eOeeveceb$eer ceesoer ves Fme hej lJeefjle keej&JeeF& keer Deewj vesheeue keer ceoo kejves kes When Nepal was hit by a massive earthquake measuring 7.8
GsMe mes Ske yengDeeeeceer eespevee yeveeves kes efueS Jeefj kewefyeves cebe$f eeeW kes on the Richter scale, PM Modi quickly sprang into action and
held a meeting of senior Cabinet ministers to firm up a multimeeLe Ske yew"ke Deeeesepf ele keer~
Yeejle $eemeoer keer Fme Ie[er ceW ceoo kejves Jeeuee henuee osMe Lee~ Yeejle faceted plan to assist Nepal.
ves efJeosMe ceW Deheves meyemes ye[s Deeheoe DeefYeeeve Dee@hejsMeve cew$eer keer India was the first to respond to his tragedy and launched
its largest disaster response abroad, Operation Maitri.
MegDeele~
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