Foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government including engaging with China. He had asked for External Affairs Ministry to focus more on trade deals instead of other geopolitical initiatives. Modi's first foreign policy outlook were revealed during the run up for the Prime Ministerial candidature in his party in 2013 when he in a Network 18 program called 'Think India, dialogue forum' had outlined the following points:- Modi further responded to the many congratulatory messages and phone calls from most world leaders that he received in the aftermath of his historic election victory. Even before he formally took charge of office Modi, Prime Minister elect, had made
Narendra Modi of the violence there were widespread calls for Modi to resign as chief minister from within and outside the state, including from leaders of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Telugu Desam Party (allies in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance coalition), and opposition parties stalled Parliament over the issue. Modi submitted his resignation at the April 2002 BJP national executive meeting in Goa, but it was not accepted. His cabinet had an emergency meeting on 19 July 2002, after which it offered its resignation to the Gujarat Governor S. S. Bhandari, and the state assembly was dissolved. Despite opposition from