<P> India's growing economy, strategic location, mix of friendly and diplomatic foreign policy and large and vibrant diaspora has won it more allies than enemies . India has friendly relations with several countries in the developing world . Though India is not a part of any major military alliance, it has close strategic and military relationship with most of the fellow major powers . </P> <P> Countries considered India's closest include the Russian Federation, Israel, Afghanistan, France, Bhutan Bangladesh, and the United States . Russia is the largest supplier of military equipment to India, followed by Israel and France . According to some analysts, Israel is set to overtake Russia as India's largest military and strategic partner . The two countries also collaborate extensively in the sphere of counter-terrorism and space technology . India also enjoys strong military relations with several other countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa and Italy . In addition, India operates an airbase in Tajikistan, signed a landmark defence accord with Qatar in 2008, and has leased out Assumption Island from Seychelles to build a naval base in 2015 . </P> <P> India has also forged relationships with developing countries, especially South Africa, Brazil, and Mexico . These countries often represent the interests of the developing countries through economic forums such as the G8 + 5, IBSA and WTO . India was seen as one of the standard bearers of the developing world and claimed to speak for a collection of more than 30 other developing nations at the Doha Development Round . Indian Look East policy has helped it develop greater economic and strategic partnership with Southeast Asian countries, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan . India also enjoys friendly relations with the Persian Gulf countries and most members of the African Union . </P> <P> The Foundation for National Security Research in New Delhi published India's Strategic Partners: A Comparative Assessment and ranked India's top strategic partners with a score out of 90 points: Russia comes out on top with 62, followed by the United States (58), France (51), UK (41), Germany (37), and Japan (34). </P>

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