BJP hails PM Modi’s 5-nation visit, says foreign policy of India entered new era

The BJP on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent five-nation visit saying that the foreign policy of India has entered a new era.

Earlier this morning, PM Modi returned to New Delhi after concluding his five-nation tour that spanned from July 2 to 9. The diplomatic journey covered Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, and included his participation in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro under Brazil’s chairmanship.

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Speaking on the Prime Minister’s recent tour, the party’s national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi while addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here said, “Strategically, economically and culturally, PM Modi’s visit has established India’s role at the international level.”

He also said India under PM Modi is the only nation that is a member of both BRICS and QUAD, a testament to its balanced and assertive global policy stance.

“There was a phase, before our government came to power, when the BRICS was considered the weakest spot. However, today India has become the brightest spot. We are the only country that is a member of the BRICS and QUAD. It proves that the foreign policy of India has entered into a new era,” Dr. Trivedi said.

“There was a time when India was considered non-aligned, but now our foreign policies are all aligned,” the BJP MP said.

During the press conference, Dr. Trivedi highlighted three major takeaways from the PM’s visit and also hit out at the Congress for continuing to defend what the BJP MP called an “Emergency mindset.”

The BJP MP said the most important diplomatic win was the global recognition of India’s position on terrorism.

“At the BRICS platform, Prime Minister Modi made it absolutely clear that the perpetrators and victims of terrorism cannot be equated. This has now received global acceptance,” he asserted, calling it a significant diplomatic success for India.

The second key achievement, according to Dr. Trivedi, was India’s strategic engagement with resource-rich African nations such as Ghana and Namibia.

“These countries possess critical minerals like Rare Earth elements, uranium, lithium, gold, and diamonds. Agreements signed with them will not only boost India’s economic self-reliance but also end dependency on a single nation for critical materials,” he noted.

The BJP MP also highlighted the emotional and historical ties between India and countries like Trinidad and Tobago, whose Prime Minister traces his ancestry to Bihar’s Buxar.

“The Indian diaspora today plays a highly influential and constructive role across the globe,” Trivedi said, adding that PM Modi’s diplomacy now includes culture and diaspora as core components of foreign policy, alongside the traditional pillars of Defence, economy, and diplomacy.

Responding to criticism from the Congress party, particularly over an article by MP Shashi Tharoor on late Sanjay Gandhi’s role during the Emergency, Trivedi lashed out, saying, “Even after 50 years, some Congress leaders justify the Emergency. Their criticism of Tharoor proves they still shamelessly support the Emergency mentality.”