According to Claudia Chia, research analyst at the National University of Singapore, India’s international profile has changed rapidly. And this is the reason why India and America have agreed to strengthen cooperation in many areas including defence.
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India is emerging as a new power on the world map. India’s role is becoming prominent especially among Asian countries. A new survey has revealed that amid US-China tensions, India is seen as a more reliable ally than Australia, Britain and South Korea.
in Singapore ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore A survey has been released this month by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Representatives of 10 countries said that they would prefer to choose India after the European Union and Japan in protest against the US-China tension.
jump from last to third
In the opinion of experts, in recent years, India’s role on the world stage has emerged as a more clean and powerful country. According to this survey of ISEAS-Yusuf Ishaq Institute, India was at the last place in the year 2022 but now it has reached the third place. India was followed by Australia, Britain and South Korea.
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Daniel Markey, Senior Advisor for South Asia, says that the way India’s support is currently increasing in this survey, if this graph continues, then its results can be even more shocking. No one can deny India’s role.
However, at the same time, he has also admitted that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were more active and vocal at the global level last year, and this year India G20 hosting the summit. In such a situation, the role of India itself becomes important. The image of the new government of India has the ability to give new leadership in the world.
India is considered responsible nation
Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedi, Associate Professor of International Affairs at Nalanda University, believes that due to the 30th dialogue with ASEAN in 2022, India’s prestige has also increased, according to him, many South East Asian countries have seen India as a peaceful and responsible nation. I believe that does not threaten other countries. While India has to face repeated problems from China and Pakistan.
World Bank also accepted the power
The World Bank has also accepted that India is getting stronger economically than before. The World Bank had said in a report in December last year that India is one of the fastest growing major economies of the world. In the year 2022-23, the country’s GDP has increased to 6.9 percent as against 6.5 percent. This figure comes in favor of India on the world stage.
there National University of Singapore research analyst at Claudia Chia according to Quad India’s international profile changed rapidly with participation in the The Quad also includes the US, Japan and Australia. India and America have agreed to deepen cooperation in many areas including defence.
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