Indo-Pacific Analysis Brief Vol 27
India’s infrastructure diplomacy
in a competitive Indo-Pacific
November 2021
Rikita Passi
Key Messages
→Although India lacks a flagship initiative like China’s BRI, its extensive outreach is seeing it emerge as a key player in the Indo-Pacific infrastructure marketplace
→ To become a credible provider, India must improve the quality of its engagement and tap into its bilateral and minilateral infrastructure partnerships
→ While its neighbourhood is a mainstay of India’s infrastructure diplomacy, global leadership through new multilateral development banks and multilateral coalitions is a growing hallmark
→ Power competition with China is a primary driver of India’s emerging infrastructure push in the maritime and digital spaces
→ India’s own domestic needs are a key focus of its infrastructure cooperation

