Question- Which position India has got in 2018, Asia Power Index released by Sydney-based think tank Lowy Institute?
(a) Third
(b) Second
(c) Fifth
(d) Fourth
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:
- In May 2018 Asia Power Index -2018 was released by Sydney based Think Tank “Lowy Institute”.
Asia Power Index provides 25 countries in Asia-Pacific region to rank in their overall strength.
According to this index, the strength of any country is assessed under 8 criteria as under:
(i) Economic Resources
(ii) Diplomatic Influence
(iii) Military Capacity
(iv) Economic Relations
(v) Resilience
(vi) Defense Networks
(vii) Future Trends
(viii) Cultural Influence
America is at top position in the Asia Power Index (Score-85.0). - America is followed by China (Score-75.5) second place, Japan (score -42.1) third place.
- India has fourth place (score-41.5) in this index.
- India is at fourth position in terms of economic resources, military capability and diplomatic influence.
- While the fifth in flexibility, the third in the future trends, the seventh in terms of economic relations, the tenth in the defense network and third place in the cultural influence.
- Russia, Australia, South Korea and Singapore are ranked fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth in this index respectively.
- Pakistan 14th in neighboring countries of Bangladesh, Bangladesh at 18th, Sri Lanka with Myanmar jointly at 20th and Nepal is at 25th place.
Reference:
https://power.lowyinstitute.org/