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On July 7, 2014 India's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mr P.S. Raghavan paid a visit to the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. The meeting with the staff of the IMEMO was presided over by the Institute's director, Academician Alexander A. Dynkin. The Ambassador concentrated on a number of themes, namely, post-election political situation, new approaches to accelerate economic growth and development of India, the personality of newly-elected Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi. Also, P.S. Raghavan focused on foreign policy under the new government, emphasizing the tentative emergence of novel ideas and accents. The IMEMO scholars displayed vivid interest to the most recent developments in "the world's largest democracy". The answers to the questions put were both concrete and illuminating.