SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES DURING MODI'S ERA

Since Narendra Modi took office as prime minister in 2014, she has worked hard to bring India to the level of a great power by strengthening its hegemonic position in South Asia and extending its influence into the Indian Ocean. In general, foreign policy has seen a great deal of success. However, five years after Modi took office and invited the leaders of all SAARC nations to his inauguration, the enthusiasm for his government's neighborhood policy and the effort put into promoting it appear to have waned, which has caused attention to turn to BIMSTEC. This essay examines India's bilateral ties with its neighbors and makes the case that the main issues stem from inadequate perception control and a lack of regional connectivity; there have been notable changes in India's foreign policy toward its neighboring countries during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. The main changes and advancements in India's diplomatic ties with its neighbors are examined in this article, along with the factors that influenced them and how they may affect regional geopolitics. This article analyses India's foreign policy dynamics during the Modi period by examining the country's interactions with Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Keywords— Modi Government, Foreign Policy, Sri Lanka, China influence, international relations.