- Managed to introduce economic diplomacy with the neighbouring countries, especially Pakistan and did not rise to provocation
- introduced an element of predictibility in ties with China. Tried to play down some of the negative outlook of the media on China
- there was no major financial or other scandal during his tenure as Foreign Minister
CHALLENGES FOR SALMAN KHURSHID
- Will have to continue along the same trajectory on Pakistan and China
- Will have to manage multiple demands: from the US which will have a new President, from the crisis in the Wsetern economy and will have to prepare India for the exit of Western forces from Afghanistan in 2014
- will have to sell the Indian economy abroad
