Indian Foreign Policy: The Rise of the South and Indo-LAC Relations
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s opening address at the 48th Annual World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2018 was unique in many ways. It was the first time in 20 years that an Indian prime minister spoke in Davos, not since Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda had done so in 1997. The hour-long-speech was also delivered in Hindi, a departure from the usual practice of Indian leaders at major international fora, who would normally rely on the Queen´s English, which, after all, is one of India’s official government languages. The speech also made a passionate defence of globalisation, arguing against the many fractures that are bedevilling the contemporary world, and making the case for India as a stalwart of open economic policies and an ideal FDI destination.