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India
Ranked 3 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 40.0 out of 100.
Gained 0.9 points (+2% change) in overall score in 2025.
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Analysis
India is a major power in Asia, having regained the required threshold of 40 points in 2025.
India's score rose by 0.9 points in 2025.
India ranks third for two measures — economic capability and future resources. It increased its economic capability rank by one place to third, overtaking Japan. Increases in its inward investment have seen India rise to ninth place for economic relationships — the first time in the Asia Power Index where its ranking has increased for this measure.
India's weakest measure is defence networks, where it sits at 11th. Its score has declined since the previous edition, dropping two ranks to be overtaken by the Philippines and Thailand.
India exerts less influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country's negative Power Gap score, which again expanded slightly, to its largest ever gap.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
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Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)
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Countries influenced by India
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Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
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