Focusses mainly on defence, but also considers other avenues like trade, investment, cyber, health, education
Has no of strategic partners inculding US, UK, China, Russia, Iran, Japan, etc
National Security Research in New Delhi published India’s Strategic Partners: A Comparative Assessment and ranked India’s top strategic partners with a score out of 90 points : Russia comes out on top with 62, followed by the United States (58), France (51), UK (41), Germany (37), and Japan (34)
Economic
2 way FDI
2nd largest source of FDI
Indian FDI in Singapore stands at 40 billion $, 1 of the top destinations
Trade at 10 billion $
Currently CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
To be replaced by RCEP
Investment
3 billion dollars power plant in Andhra
Terminal at JNPT making it largest terminal in India
Development of Amravati Smart City
Cultural
Ethnic Indians make 10%
See history section
Malaysia
Muslim majority– Generally favours Pak
Many Chinese businessmen- pro China
Yet more than 2 million citizens of Indian origin
Descendants of workers taken by British to work in plantations
Are economically weakest in the country
VIETNAM
Defence
India to build satellite tracking center
Will also receive images from Indian observatory satellites
India too can use the tracking centre to monitor satellite launches
Both will be able to monitor Chinese space activities
To provide Patrol Ships
Also to Philippines and Mauritius
500 million$ concessional credit.
Vietnam interested in Brahmos
South China sea confusion and Freedom of Navigation
