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Reviving ‘Neighborhood First’
India‟s regional reset won‟t be complete without a change in its Pakistan policy
Informal summit at Wuhan, China, last month
Visit to Nepal this month reflect a change aimed at reviving the „neighbourhood first‟
policy announced in 2014.
Pakistan which has oscillated between „jhappi‟ and „katti‟.
The China outreach.
Mr. Modi had received Chinese President Xi Jinping in September 2014 in Gujarat reflecting
his personalised diplomacy even though the ongoing stand-off in Chumar in eastern Ladakh
cast a shadow on the visit.
In mid-2016, China blocked India‟s bit to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) despite a m
eeting between the two leaders in Tashkent on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) summit.
China vetoing Masood Azhar‟s listing as a terrorist in the UN Security Council.
Hydrological data sharing stopped amid reports of diversion of Brahmaputra river
The 73-day stand-off at Doklam.
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India responded through all this by voicing scepticism regarding Mr. Xi‟s Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI), stepping up maritime engagement with U.S. and Japan and reviving the
Quad (with Australia) in Manila last year.
Both leaders soon realised the risks & need to restore a degree of balance to the relationship
60 years of Dalai Lama‟s exile in India and declining
Wuhan summit.
No softening of Chinese position on the NSG or India‟s reservations on the BRI was visible
though these issues would have figured in the discussions.
However, with three more meetings likely during the SCO, G-20 and BRICS summits later
this year, it is clear that there is an effort to bring the relationship on track
Rebuilding trust with Nepal.
A similar exercise appears to be under way with Nepal. Mr. Modi‟s visit in 2014
India‟s public display of unhappiness with Nepal‟s new Constitution and support for the
Madhesi cause created ill-will.
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj was in Kathmandu even before Mr. Oli was sworn
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A return visit by Mr. Modi to Nepal within a month (May 11-12) indicates that both sides are
keen to show positive movement.
The Pakistan challenge.
With Pakistan, after the opening when the then PM, Nawaz Sharif, visited Delhi in 2014
2016 following the Pathankot and Uri attacks.
Firing across the Line of Control (LoC).
September 2016, India launched „surgical strikes‟.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit since 2016
Mr. Trump‟s tweets criticizing Pakistan have given Delhi satisfaction.
Elections are likely in July and the Army would prefer to keep Mr. Sharif‟s PML(N)
out of power.
Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa has, on more than one occasion, emphasized the need for
improving relations with both India and Afghanistan.
A change in the Pakistan policy may well be the reset to enable Mr. Modi to reclaim his
„neighbourhood first‟ policy.
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