It is slightly more than a month since Narendra Modi assumed office as India's 15th prime minister and began work at breakneck speed. While his government's focus remains squarely on domestic policy issues, Modi has also charted a rather ambitious course in foreign policy over the next few months.
He has already visited Bhutan and his future destinations over the next few months are likely to include Japan, Brazil, Southeast Asia, Australia and Nepal.
Meanwhile, the Chinese foreign minister has already paid a visit, saluting the new Modi government for injecting "new vitality into an ancient civilization." In an attempt to woo New Delhi at time when Chinese relations with Japan and Southeast Asian nations including Vietnam and Philippines have been deteriorating, he underlined that China was ready for a final settlement of its border disputes with India and prepared to invest more in India.