Discovering a Statesman, Understanding Narendra Modi

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Narendra Modi wi th Shinzo Abeat a t emple in Japan . Not ice howthe whi te co lour t ransforms in to

peace and ca lmness por t rayed byBuddhism

Narendra Modi s tanding beforethe Gandhi S ta tue a t Ind ianEmbassy in the US. Observe howhe f requent ly a l te rs the tone ofh is c ream kur tas and the pocke tsquare in br igh t red to cont ras tthe wais tcoa t .

Shr i Narendra Modi a t a t emplein Nepal . The smar t in te rp lay ofthe sa ff ron kur ta and thet rad i t iona l shawl adds sp lendourto the sanda lwood pas te appl iedon h is forehead .

The l ime ye l low kur ta symbol i ses

the sanc t i ty of the BhutaneseBuddhis t and one of th e co lors of

the i r na t iona l f lag . The c ream

wais tcoa t s ign i f ies the ca lmnessand peace tha t p reva i l s

Mr Modi maybe an adventurer

whi le dress ing up . But he doesn’thes i ta te to rever t to a c lass ic

Black co lored sa fa r i su i t in thepresence of g loba l ly s ign i f ican t

leaders

Despi te the se r iousness on h is

face due to Pakis tan i a t tacks he

looks charming in Blue the

uni form color of the Ai r Force

Narendra Modi aga in repea tsthe sanc t i ty of whi te as

propaga ted by Gandhi dur ing

the Swacch Bhara t movementto s ign i fy the nos ta lg ia

Narendra Modi has repea ted ly

wie lded a tu rban dur ing the

e lec t ion campaign . Thisdemons t ra tes the ch iva l ry of

the mos t impor tan t man of

India

Fashionable Modi makes a S tyle S tatement




T he SCO has emerged as counterweight for the NATO. Under theSCO, there is open flow of militaryexchanges and a military union. Theideas of the SCO can be extendedbeyond and applied to the SAARC. Amajority of world trade happens viathe Indian Ocean. This has raisedfurther questions on Security alongWest Asia, Eastern Africa. There afew principle challenges before Indiacan not only emerge as the leader butalso take the SAARC Nations alongand forge the new world order.

A ll Border disputes withPakistan, China, Myanmarand Bangladesh must beresolved

T he Teesta River Watersharing treaty on the lines ofthe Indus Water sharingtreaty must be reached, byovercoming political hurdlesin West Bengal

R esolving the Sri LankanTamil issue and theFisherman Conflict isessential

C ounter Terrorism vis-à-vis

Islamic Jihadi elements is anon-negotiable

F inancial incentives for Afghanistan, Maldives, Nepaland Bhutan must be granted

T hese measure will foster asense of trust in India and willalso provide a secureenvironment for development ofTrade, Tourism, and TechnologyTransfer among variousopportunities. Even thoughExternal Affairs is a NationalConcern, trade and culturalexchange by states withneighbouring countries andrespective provinces will enableadditional influx of revenue andwill enhance India as a secondaryand tertiary level economy. Amulti-dimensional multilateral

approach can convert SAARCinto an empowered EU with thecapabilities similar to NATO andSCO.

A common Waterway alongthe Ganga-Brahmaputra riverbasin as a new trade routebetween Bhutan, Nepal,Bangladesh and Myanmar.

T he gas pipeline from Iran toIndia can also be attempted

with SCO nations fromCentral Asia.

I ndia has emerged aresponsible nuclear state andhence nuclear poweredReactors from India cansufficiently meet the powerrequirements of SAARCNations while Hydro Projectsin Bhutan, Nepal can benefitIndia.

T he defence forces of theneighbouring country canvastly benefit from a robustIndia and essentials likeTraining, Infrastructure andParts for Defence Equipmentcan be easily sourced fromIndia.

A lso a common educationalframework like EU CommonFramework is vastly untappedregion.

I SRO, ICRISAT among otherinstitutions can work withrespective counterparts toreach new pinnacles in tradeand research

J oint Border Outposts must

be established along withThree tier transport networkfor better accessibility

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O n an economic front, the combination of these nations with the added advantage of IndianManpower can neutralise the Chinese, but the devastating effect of nuclear attacks from China, expenditureof war, etc. are very damaging and will be highly unlikely for both nations to consider.

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F ederalism in External Affairs has never been attempted before in India by any

he past Prime Ministers. With a majority of Land, Labour, Irigation andwer being elements of the State List, Foreign Companies do need support of

he local government as well for investment and manufacturing to result inruitfull returns. Also Boundary Disputes, water sharing, sale of Electricity,etc cannot be done without the local administrations support. History hasshown that despite the apathy at the center, a few Chief Ministers haveexerted their influence over decision making at the center vis-à-vis MrsBanerjee's intervention in Teesta River Dispute, Mr Modi's intervention in

eleasing Gujarati citizens languishing in jails in China andan.

I t is hence imperative for Mr Modi to allow for federa

impetus to existing Diplomatic outreach programmes. The Hindu's Center ofPolitics and Policy Research released a policy paper on the role of Gujarat andRajasthan in furthering trade. Once the Ganga clean-up is complete, thepossibility of a waterway network from the Ganges to Bangladesh toMyanmar will surely be proposed. However, the slow pace of the rail and roadnetwork to Myanmar from North Eastern States is a big hurdle in proposingany new infrastructure projects. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Kash

to foster trade with their counterpartsmount of trade through these border tra

ased exponentially, India can use this as a trump card introlling Pakistan vis-à-vis terror activities and Ceasefire Violations.

I ndia's threat perception from terror activities in Bangladesh can be

reduced by a large extent for the friendly relationship with the Bangladeshiovernment, and a joint action plan cits. Bangladeshi trade is the highes

ontinent. Trade from West Bengalates of North East will in turntrade. Raw material and

manufactured products can enable India to progress in packaging andtertiary sector. Myanmar's new democratic regime provides manyuntapped potential for almost every country in the world were onlydetermined in imposing sanctions on Myanmar. Mr Modi must explore allthese opportunities. The Borders provide a physical contact which is rareconsidering all today most trade occurs only through ecommerce. This mustbe extended to textile, agriculture, industries, and healthcare.

Foreign P olicy from the Federal Frontiers

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