→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