India's strong medium-term economic growth outlook will enable its government to direct financial resources and diplomatic efforts toward managing the country's complex security environment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have dominated Indian politics since first coming to power in 2014. And that trend appears set to continue, with opinion polls projecting that the BJP will secure another five-year term in India's next general election, which is expected to be held in April and May. The opposition Indian National Congress party, meanwhile, remains frail amid increased factionalism and ideological weakness in the context of rising Hindu nationalism. The BJP's dominant position will, in turn, give it significant leeway to pursue its domestic economic and foreign policy agenda in the likely case that the party is re-elected later this year....
