India, July 5 -- India under PM Modi is ready to align with all countries, linking up with which will advance the interests of the 1.4 billion population of the country.

NEW DELHI: Firm direction and the setting up of guardrails to prevent mishaps have become clearly visible in the foreign policy designed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ably articulated by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. The 10-year US-India defence agreement, combined with the eight-day tour of the PM illustrates the direction of policy.

The countries visited are each immensely significant in various ways. Portuguese-speaking Brazil and Spanish-speaking Argentina play a lead role in South America, a continent that has begun to acquire traction, including i...