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Foreign Secretary
Minister of State
National
for
Security Advisor
nister of External Affairs
External Affairs
Ajit Doval Subrahmanyam Jaishanka
Sushma Swaraj
V.K. Singh
Project Mausam
Still in the evolving phase, is being with the worked on with the Cultural
Ministry,
Focuses on the ancient trade and cultural linkages and emphasize on future
maritime cooperation in the Indian ocean region stretching from Southeast
Asia towith
East Pacific
Africa. Islands
Cooperation
Para Diplomacy
Region plays vital role in India's economy, it supplies nearly two third of India's
total oil import.
Bilateral trade is flourishing in recent years particularly with UAE and other gulf
states.
Over the years millions of Indian mostly working class have migrated to gulf
looking for jobs and they account for a sizeable share in the total remittances
received from abroad.
To Strengthen ties India proposed LINK WEST POLICY
with
Nepal
Nepali
public or private entity can sell electricity to India
Indian-Bhutan Politics
India is the only importer of Bhutanese Hydroelectricity and also supplies
Bhutan laborers, food imports and defense equipment.
Relations turned sour during previous PM Jigme Thinleys inclination towards
Chine over the 250 sq.km area of Chumbi valley a Tri-Junction of Bhutan,
India and China.
2013 General election in Bhutan, new Prime Minister Tshering Thogbay. PM
Tshering Thogbay visits India & promises not to take decisions against India`s
security interests
India signed agreement for Chukha, Kurichu, Tala Hydel projects.
India-Japan
Trade : Defense and Liquor -Lifted ban from HAL and 5 other Companies
Japan will sale US-2 amphibian aircrafts and its secret technology to India.
Japan will help India get FULL membership in four international export control
regimes
To Investment $35 billion smart cities, bullet trains, Ganga Cleaning, healthwomen etc. in next five years.
Double the Japanese FDI in 5 years
50 billion yen loan to IIFCL (India Infrastructure Finance corp. ltd) for PPP
projects
collaborate on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
negotiations
o-China
: President
VisitJapanese
to Indiamanufacturing
(2014)
Japan
wants India Xis
to exempt
companies from
Inch
towards
miles
MAT(
Minimum
Alternate Tax)
Inch (India and China) towards Miles (Millennium of Exceptional Synergy).
Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) in 2013 to ensure peace
and tranquility at the LAC.
China supports Indias wish for UN reforms and UNSC reform
China will take steps to facilitate entry of Indian products in China, thereby
balancing the bilateral trade. (Right now India has large trade-deficit with
China, ~35 billion USD).
Two industrial parks will be similar to the Chinese manufacturing hub
Shenzen. China will invest US$ 20 billion in next five years in Indian infra.
Sister state pact - Guangdong & Gujarat and Sister cities Pact Guangzhou
& Ahmedabad, Pact to cooperate for trade, environment, education, health,
science, tourism.
Brazil
India`s Prime Minister met The Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff on the
sidelines of the 6th BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil, in July 2014.
Brazil as a key global partner for India
President Rousseff emphasized the special place this relationship enjoyed in
Brazil's foreign policy, because of the potential for bilateral cooperation and
the international significance of their partnership.
Leaders agreed to take steps to further expand and diversify trade and
investment flows and deepen cooperation in agriculture and dairy science,
conventional and renewable energy, space research and applications,
defence, cyber security and environment conservation
Canada
In April 2015, Mr Modi visited Canada and was the first bilateral visit to that
country by an Indian Prime Minister in 42 years
India made nuclear deal with the Canadas biggest producer of uranium,
Cameco, signed a $280 million, five-year deal to supply uranium to fuel
Indian nuclear reactors.
PM held bilateral talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and
signed various MoUs like in areas of cyber security, skill development,
cooperation in the railways and civil aviation front.
Mr Modi received "rockstar" reception in Canada, he addressed a crowd of
over 10,000 at the Ricoh Coliseum Stage in Toronto.
Germany
In April 2015 , India`s Prime Minister visited Germany where he held bilateral
talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel , where he inaugurated Hannover
Fair 2015-world's largest industrial fair, in which India was the partner country.
Strongest pitch for the Make in India initiative in Hannover fair. India said .
The entire world is looking at India. Demography, democracy and demand
are attracting the world to India.
Announcements of strengthened cooperation in sectors like energy, skill
development, science & technology and the Modi governments initiatives like
Digital India and Clean India.
Multilateral Engagements
India, as one of leading developing countries, plays an active role in important
multilateral forums for global governance such as United Nations, World Trade
Organization, G20 leaders summit, East Asia Summit, BRICS summit of
emerging economies, Commonwealth of Nations and often seen as a 'third
world voice'.
Apart from these big platforms India also engaged in many regional groupings
like the BASIC, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Indian Ocean Rim
Association, IBSA Dialogue Forum, South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation, MekongGanga Cooperation, BIMSTEC among others.
BRICS summit
Indian Prime Minister at BRICS, a group of emerging economies comprising
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, called for brotherhood among the
member states citing, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, an ancient Indian concept
meaning the entire world is one family, to unitedly face the global challenges.
In 6th BRIC Submit at Brazil, the group have agreed to establish the bank
with a corpus of US$100 billion , and will be named New Development Bank
, headquarter at Shanghai , China
New Development Bank was proposed during BRIC summit of 2012 at New
Delhi.
ASEAN-India summit
Association of South East Asian Nations or ASEAN is the 10 member block, it is
one of the most successful regional block in the world. India started looking
toward the group seriously from 1992 with the launch of 'Look East policy' and
now it occupies the central position in India's policy Southeast Asia
At the 12th India-ASEAN summit, India called for greater connectivity with
the Southeast Asian countries and mentioned that "India and ASEAN can be
'great partners'
India's two decade old 'Look East policy' into 'Act East policy' which reflects
a renewed momentum in India's approach toward ASEAN nations
Scope of extending the existing free trade agreement on service sector as
well and ways to increase India-ASEAN trade which is expected to reach
US$100 billion in 2015
India also stressed on three 'C's to strengthen the relation and those are
commerce, connectivity and cultural links.
India is not a member of APEC, Chinese president Xi Jinping, the host of the 2014
APEC summit, invited Modi to attend the event in Beijing as a guest.
India already enjoys such support from other member states such as Russia
and Vietnam.
India did not participate in the meeting as a host partner country on the line of
Pakistan and Bangladesh on the account of busy diplomatic schedule and a
likely state visit to China next year.
G-20
Leaders Summit