“Twelve Years In The Making: The Foreign Policy Doctrine Modi Just Made Public”, Swarajya, March 04, 2026
“India’s public solidarity with the UAE and its deliberate silence on the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei are not diplomatic reflexes — they are the first clear public expressions of a foreign policy doctrine twelve years in the making.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong, public condemnation of Iranian attacks since 28 February on the United Arab Emirates (UAE), his reference to Emirati President Al Nahyan as ‘my brother’, and his expression of ‘solidarity’ with the UAE marks the first unveiling, at last, of a precise, new foreign policy doctrine for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). It merits analysis in depth.
Spoke with President of the UAE, my brother Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Strongly condemned the attacks on the UAE and condoled the loss of lives in these attacks. India stands in solidarity with the UAE in these difficult times……..”
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