Abstract: Since Modi took office as Indian prime minister in 2014, India has quickened its pace toward great power status. Although the Indian government did not issue relevant documents and did not systematically give official statements, from the perspective of Modi’s domestic and foreign policies the outline of its strategy of rising as a great power has become increasingly clear. There was not only a timetable but also many new characteristics of rising.Although the process of India’s rising as a great power will not be smooth, its possible geopolitical influence should not be overlooked. To sum up, under the leadership of the Modi administration, several new trends have emerged in the strategy of India’s rise to great power status. Full text available here.