North Goa, Sept. 10 -- Former Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swadeshi foreign policy," crediting it for changing the "mood" and "tone" of President Donald Trump on discussing tariffs and other "trade barriers" between the two countries.

Akbar also referred to National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval as the Prime Minister's "global crisis manager," saying that most of the negotiations are happening "quietly" and not in press conferences.

The message, he says, has been given to the US that India "will not be bullied," after PM Modi took a stand.

"President Trump's change of mood, change of tone, change of language is powerful evidence of the effectiveness of Prime Min...