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Relations with and policies towards neighbours is of paramount importance in determining the regional and global role of a nation. Peace and security on this front determines the regional environment and strengthens the links of co-operation. Given the asymmetry between India and other states in South Asia, India’s neighbourhood policy determines her capabilities at the regional and global level. Even the world judges a regional power through the prism of the perception of its neighbours. The Modi Government that came to power in 2014 not only continued the previous governments’ policy of good neighbourliness but set a new precedent by inviting the Heads of State of all SAARC countries to the swearing in ceremony and announcing its “Neighbourhood first” policy.
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