[Image: Features of India’s Neighbourhood First Policy]
- India’s Neighbourhood First Policy is a foreign policy initiative that was launched by the Indian government in 2014.
- The policy aims to strengthen India’s relationship with its neighboring countries, focusing on the South Asian region.
- The Neighbourhood First Policy is based on mutual benefit and aims to build stronger economic, political, and cultural ties between India and its neighboring countries.
- It focuses on improving connectivity, enhancing trade and investment, promoting cultural exchanges, and addressing shared challenges such as terrorism, climate change, and poverty.
- Since its independence, India’s foreign policy has been continually developing, and connectivity with its neighbours has always been a top objective for the country.
- The Neighbourhood First Policy, a key component of India’s foreign policy, focuses on peaceful ties and collaborative synergetic co-development with its South Asian neighbours.
- India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ strategy focuses on developing mutually beneficial, people-centered regional frameworks for peace and development.
- India’s “Neighborhood First” Policy aims to strengthen connections with its neighbours while advancing international peace and cooperation.