$3.7T GDP, targeting $5T by 2027. Tech services ($250B exports), manufacturing (PLI push), defence indigenisation. Buying Russian oil at discount while Western sanctions apply. FDI surge as China+1 strategy benefits India.
Ranked #4 globally. $75B defence budget. Active nuclear deterrent (Agni-V ICBM range covers China). Two aircraft carriers. S-400 missile defence from Russia. Rafale jets from France. Two-front war concern: Pakistan + China LAC.
Strategic autonomy — votes independently at UN. QUAD member but buys Russian weapons. G20 presidency (2023) elevated global standing. SCO member. Tensions with China on LAC (Galwan 2020). Relations with Pakistan — structured hostility.