South Asian foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government carrying bottled water. The navy also sent her ships like , and others which can produce fresh water using their onboard desalination plants. The humanitarian relief efforts by the Indian side was widely appreciated in Male across all sections of people even the Vice-President of Maldives thanked the Indian ambassador for swift action. In 2002, Atal Bihari Vajpayee had visited Nepal but for the 11th SAARC summit held at Kathmandu. South Asian foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government Even before becoming the Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinted that his foreign policy will actively focus on improving ties with India's
Asian foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government Asian foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government The most significant initiative made by the Narendra Modi government is the focus on neighbouring countries and major Asian powers coupled with emphasizing on the two decades old Look East policy. Asia being the major focus area of his foreign policy, Modi and his foreign minister chose several Asian countries for their initial bilateral visits. He has made state visits to Bhutan and Nepal and Japan within the first 100 days of his government and also hosted Asian leaders like Prime Minister Tony Abbott of Australia, President Xi Jinping of China and