The Indian Journal of Politics 2021, Vol. 55, No.3-4 60 Modi Doctrine: A Reoriented Foreign Policy of India The Indian Journal of Politics Vol. 55, No. 3-4, 2021, pp-60-71 https://www.amu.ac.in/ nonacademic/UnitPanel1.jsp Naghma Farooqui * , Syed Faraz Hussain ** ABSTRACT The Foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has maintained the claims that it would leave remarkable footprints in world affairs. The election manifesto of BJP for 2019 promised to raise India’s international stature, meanwhile it would introduce a no-nonsense approach to internal and external security 1 . The present study reviews the Foreign Policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Several efforts had been made to enhance the relations in the area of defence, space, security and trading activities with neighboring countries and the world. The economic goals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi include establishing a position in the Indo-Pacific region, perspectives on various multilateral organizations including BRICS and bilateral discussions with neighbors as well as Japan, China, and the United States. Keywords: Foreign Policy, Narendra Modi, India, international relations, neighbors. INTRODUCTION Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed the election manifestos when all members of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) were invited to his inaugural function in 2014 and members of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) were called upon in 2019. It suggests that PM Modi’s foreign policy prioritizes ‘Neighborhood First Policy’ 2 . Claims of ‘Modi Doctrine’ are loud 3 , as hailed by scholars that there is an upheaval in the foreign policy of India 4 . Bajpai, K. quoted that “the difference between Modi and his predecessors is a matter of energy and style” 5 this clearly reveals that “achche din” has come for International Relations. These aspirations are because the Vajpayee government during 1998- *Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, AMU, Aligarh **Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, AMU, Aligarh