Narendra Modi championing” the International Solar Alliance and “new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action”. On October 24, 2018, The Seoul Peace Prize Committee conferred the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize on PM Modi, in recognition of his dedication to improving international cooperation, raising global economic growth, accelerating the Human Development of the people of India by fostering economic growth in the world's fastest-growing large economy and furthering the development of democracy through anti-corruption and social integration efforts. He is the first Indian to win this prestigious award. Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian
Foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government This included meeting Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe twice in 2007 and 2012 and building a personal rapport. He also reached out for investment deals with China and Israel, who sought to increase economic ties beyond defence and agriculture, according to outgoing Israeli Ambassador Alon Ushpiz. He was widely appreciated for his endeavour to organise Vibrant Gujarat, a biannual international business summit, to welcome investment in his home state which also helped build a pro-development and business friendly image. Though Modi made no major foreign policy speeches during the general election campaign in 2014 except calling out China's potential aggression