India, the most populous country in the world and a growing economy, has opted for non-aligned diplomacy, aimed at increasing its influence. But the country is facing multiple challenges: social and political protests, preponderant Chinese regional leadership, persistent conflict in Kashmir or even the economic and strategic consequences of the war in  
Ukraine. How are we to understand these issues, just a few months ahead of general elections that appear to have been won by the nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi?