Neighbourhood First Policy

This policy prioritises improving physical, digital and people-to-people connectivity between India and its neighbours, while also boosting trade and commerce.

PM Modi said the basis of India's foreign policy are his government's 'Neighbourhood First' and 'Act East' initiatives, and told NDTV these allow the country to "see who is close to us and, therefore, we have a place in the world"

Responding to Maldivian minister Moosa Zameer remarks thanking India for the decision to export essential commodities to the island nation for the fiscal year 2024-2025,S Jaishankar said New Delhi is commitment to its policies of neighbourhood first.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was on Thursday allocated a total of Rs 22,154 crore for the fiscal 2024-25 in the Union Budget as against last year's outlay of Rs 18,050 crore.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India started the "Neighbourhood First" policy as its relations with other countries are not transactional.

India's relationships with its immediate neighbours is not of a transactional nature, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told NDTV Wednesday evening.

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Thursday said Nepal occupies a very special place in India's Neighbourhood First Policy and that India's relationship with Nepal is unique and characterised by open borders and civilisational ties.

Indian Aid To Sri Lanka: India in its latest aid to Sri Lanka provided two truckloads of life-saving medicines and equipment to Jaffna Teaching Hospital on Saturday. The aid was handed over by Consulate General of India, Jaffna Raakesh Natraj.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said that the coming together of 'Act East' and 'Neighbourhood First' policies will have an enormous reinforcing impact for the country beyond the confines of South Asia.

With Bangladesh being the central pillar of India's Neighbourhood First policy, Dhaka is New Delhi's largest trade partner in South Asia and bilateral trade between the two countries grew at an unprecedented rate of 14 per cent during the pandemic.

Keeping with India's Neighbourhood First policy, Indian Railways on Saturday delivered medical oxygen to Bangladesh amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mauritius represents the intersection of India's Neighbourhood First, SAGAR and Forward Africa policies, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told business leaders in Port Louis on Tuesday.

In January, under India's neighbourhood first policy, Sri Lanka received 500,000 doses of free vaccines. They were administered as a priority to frontline health workers and members of the Armed forces.

Calling India a "long-standing friend", Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting his country in the aftermath of last year's Easter Sunday terror attacks and outlined that New Delhi has always helped Colombo in its fight against terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held telephonic conversations with top leaders of Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives, conveying New Year greetings and emphasising India's commitment to regional peace and security as well as "neighbourhood first" policy.

This policy prioritises improving physical, digital and people-to-people connectivity between India and its neighbours, while also boosting trade and commerce.

PM Modi said the basis of India's foreign policy are his government's 'Neighbourhood First' and 'Act East' initiatives, and told NDTV these allow the country to "see who is close to us and, therefore, we have a place in the world"

Responding to Maldivian minister Moosa Zameer remarks thanking India for the decision to export essential commodities to the island nation for the fiscal year 2024-2025,S Jaishankar said New Delhi is commitment to its policies of neighbourhood first.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was on Thursday allocated a total of Rs 22,154 crore for the fiscal 2024-25 in the Union Budget as against last year's outlay of Rs 18,050 crore.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India started the "Neighbourhood First" policy as its relations with other countries are not transactional.

India's relationships with its immediate neighbours is not of a transactional nature, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told NDTV Wednesday evening.

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Thursday said Nepal occupies a very special place in India's Neighbourhood First Policy and that India's relationship with Nepal is unique and characterised by open borders and civilisational ties.

Indian Aid To Sri Lanka: India in its latest aid to Sri Lanka provided two truckloads of life-saving medicines and equipment to Jaffna Teaching Hospital on Saturday. The aid was handed over by Consulate General of India, Jaffna Raakesh Natraj.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said that the coming together of 'Act East' and 'Neighbourhood First' policies will have an enormous reinforcing impact for the country beyond the confines of South Asia.

With Bangladesh being the central pillar of India's Neighbourhood First policy, Dhaka is New Delhi's largest trade partner in South Asia and bilateral trade between the two countries grew at an unprecedented rate of 14 per cent during the pandemic.

Keeping with India's Neighbourhood First policy, Indian Railways on Saturday delivered medical oxygen to Bangladesh amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mauritius represents the intersection of India's Neighbourhood First, SAGAR and Forward Africa policies, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told business leaders in Port Louis on Tuesday.

In January, under India's neighbourhood first policy, Sri Lanka received 500,000 doses of free vaccines. They were administered as a priority to frontline health workers and members of the Armed forces.

Calling India a "long-standing friend", Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting his country in the aftermath of last year's Easter Sunday terror attacks and outlined that New Delhi has always helped Colombo in its fight against terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held telephonic conversations with top leaders of Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives, conveying New Year greetings and emphasising India's commitment to regional peace and security as well as "neighbourhood first" policy.