New Delhi (CNN) -- Indians want their version of the American Dream. Even the Chinese Dream will do. And so they have voted for a man who promises more for less: more development and growth, with less government and red tape. For India's 1.27 billion dreamers, their new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a known commodity. His simple mandate is to do for India what he has done for the north western state of Gujarat in the last 12 years: conjure up Chinese-levels of growth and prosperity. But for Modi's counterparts in Washington, Beijing, and Islamabad, India's new leader is considered a wildcard. Will he be aggressive, or a dove? What is his foreign policy? Does he have a vision for India's place in the world?
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India's new prime minister has promised citizens growth and prosperity
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What's less clear is how Narendra Modi will approach foreign policy
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Modi has wasted no time connecting with other foreign leaders
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In the past India's foreign policy has been more about continuity than change
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The other reason is @placeholder's neglect of foreign policy planning from the very top: civil servants get little-to-no instruction from the prime minister's office, and so have great levels of autonomy and wield significant power.
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Many writers and commentators have expressed fears about @placeholder's foreign policy on two main fronts.