Print This Post
11 March 2015, Financial Times

Modi launches charm offensive in Indian Ocean backyard

Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, has been quoted in an article on the trips taken by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka from the March 10 - 14, as a way of countering China's influence in the region. This article has been published in the Financial Times

post image

Narendra Modi is due to arrive in Mauritius on Tuesday at the start of visits to three Indian Ocean island nations, as part of a charm offensive aimed at repairing long-neglected regional alliances and grappling with China’s rising influence in India’s backyard.

The Indian prime minister’s five-day trip, which will include stops in the Seychelles and Sri Lanka this week, marks his latest attempt to craft a more muscular foreign policy since taking power last May, notably by offering greater financial and military aid to smaller neighbours.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL REPORT