Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and five other Indians figure among Foreign Policy magazine’s sixth annual list of “100 Leading Global Thinkers”.
Also among the honourees divided into 10 categories in the issue “recognising a year of tumult, protest, inspiration, and new beginnings” released on Monday are three Indian-Americans.
“Each year, our list of leading Global Thinkers spotlights those who have translated their ideas into actions, impacting millions worldwide,” said David Rothkopf, editor and CEO of The FP Group.
Modi is listed among the “Decision Makers” “for enthralling the world’s most populous democracy”, while Shah gets the honour “for engineering Modi’s landslide”.
Other “Decision Makers” include Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Mexico’s Secretary of Finance, Luis Videgaray.
Aerospace engineer Mylswamy Annadurai, leading ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission team, is listed among the Innovators “for showing “that cosmic achievements don’t have to break the bank”. (IANS)