PM Modi’s Strategic Autonomy: How India Navigates Russia, US & China | Crux Of The Matter

News18 - Sep 20, 2026

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks his 76th birthday, attention is turning to the evolution of India’s foreign policy and its approach to a rapidly changing global order.India’s policy of strategic autonomy has increasingly involved maintaining relationships with competing powers while preserving room for independent decision-making. Under Modi, India has simultaneously deepened engagement with the United States and Europe, maintained longstanding ties with Russia, participated actively in BRICS and continued diplomatic engagement with China and countries across the Global South n18oc_crux-of-the-matter n18oc_india News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

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