Strategic Diplomacy

President of Vietnam, Tô Lâm, began his State Visit to India with a ceremonial welcome in Bodh Gaya, where he was received by senior Indian dignitaries and offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple, highlighting shared civilizational and Buddhist links. The visit continued in New Delhi with formal reception and high-level engagements, including discussions with India’s National Security Advisor Shri Ajit Doval, reflecting deepening India–Vietnam cooperation in strategic, cultural, and regional domains.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, H.E. Mr. Denis Manturov, visited New Delhi in April 2026 to co-chair the India–Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC‑TEC). The high-level meetings focused on expanding cooperation in trade, energy, technology, innovation, and people-to-people ties, reaffirming the long-standing strategic partnership and setting the stage for multi-sectoral collaboration in the years ahead.

Balen Shah, Nepal’s youngest Prime Minister, thanks PM Modi and pledges to deepen engagement with India, signaling a new era of collaboration and youth-driven diplomacy in South Asia.

During his official visit to India, Alexander Stubb met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on 5 March 2026, marking an important diplomatic interaction aimed at strengthening relations between India and Finland.

On 20 February 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein at Hyderabad House, exploring trade, investment, and AI collaboration, and reaffirming a forward-looking India–Liechtenstein partnership.

In February 2026, President Emmanuel Macron visited India and attended the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026, where India and France elevated their bilateral relationship to a historic “Special Global Strategic Partnership.”

In 2026, the official visit of the Prime Minister of India to Malaysia marks a defining moment in the evolving partnership between India and Malaysia. At a time when the Indo-Pacific is undergoing profound geopolitical shifts, the visit signals both continuity and renewal in bilateral ties rooted in history yet driven by strategic foresight.

India served the warmest welcome to Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin during his visit to India for the 23rd Indian-Russian Annual Summit on December 4 and 5, 2025.

Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos paid a visit to India for three days from October 29-31st , 2025 to renew India-Cyprus Joint India Plan 2025-2029 which was agreed upon by PM Narendra Modi during his visit to Cyprus in June 2025.

India and Poland strengthened their ongoing diplomatic engagement during the 11th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in New Delhi, co-chaired by Secretary (West) Shri Sibi George and H.E. Mr. Władysław T. Bartoszewski, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Poland.