India's domestic and foreign situation has changed tremendously compared to four years ago and it has achieved outstanding results in economic development and social governance, said an article published in China's state-run Global Times. 

The article authored by Zhang Jiadong, director of the Center for South Asian Studies at Fudan University, said India has made great achievements in economic development and its economy has gained momentum and is on track to becoming one of the fastest-growing major economies.

Jiadong said he recently visited India twice, marking his first visit in four years. During the talk with Indian representatives, he said, their attitude toward Chinese scholars was more relaxed and moderate, instead of being stubborn at times. With its rapid economic and social development, he said, India has become more strategically confident and more proactive in creating and developing a "Bharat narrative".

In the diplomatic sphere, the author found, India has rapidly shifted toward a great power strategy. Jiadong said since Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed power, he has advocated for a multi-alignment strategy, promoting India's relations with the US, Japan, Russia, and other countries. "Now, India's strategic thinking in foreign policy has undergone another change and is clearly moving toward a great power strategy," he said.

India also managed other diplomatic wins, such as advocating for the expansion of the BRICS to six other countries and the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan. PM Modi's leadership won him praise from Biden, who invited him to a historic first state visit to the United States in June, and Putin, who recently commented about his tough stance on national security issues.