ABSTRACT:
The last Indian parliamentary election held in 2014, proved to be the finest example of India’s age-old commitment towards the pinnacle of democratic norms. India had set a niche by conducting the largest democratic franchise in history. First time ever since the 1984, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved the majority in the Lok Sabha without clubbing with coalition partners. It also got the absolute mandate to rule India’s federal government by ending the Congress monopoly. Interestingly, the Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in his campaigns criticized Congress-led United Progressive Alliance II (UPA II) for its impotency towards establishing friendly and cooperative relations with India’s neighbors. He also gave assurance that if his party (BJP) got the mandate, his leadership would adopt appropriate measures to resuscitate convivial ties with neighbors. Since forming the government, Prime Minister Modi has been persistently trying to pursue those promises by proceeding towards friendly ties with India’s neighbors. In the light of above discussion, this paper seeks to critically analyze the progress in Indo-Nepal relations under BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Afroz Ahmad, Usha Roopnarain. The Apogee of India - Nepal relations under NDA First Modi Government. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2021; 12(3):166-1. doi: 10.52711/2321-5828.2021.00027
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Afroz Ahmad, Usha Roopnarain. The Apogee of India - Nepal relations under NDA First Modi Government. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2021; 12(3):166-1. doi: 10.52711/2321-5828.2021.00027 Available on: https://www.rjhssonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-12-3-8
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