Indianisation also known as Indianization, may refer to the spread of Indian languages, culture, diaspora, cuisines, economic reach and impact since India is one of the greatest influencers since ancient times and the current century has been called the

Indian Century The Indian Century is the idea that the 21st century will be dominated by India, as the 20th century is often called the American Century, and the 19th century as Pax Britannica (British Peace). The phrase is used particularly in the assertion ...

Indian culture

Historical spread of

Indian culture Indian culture is the heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, artifacts and technologies that originated in or are associated with the ethno-linguistically diverse India. The term ...

beyond India proper: *

Indomania Indomania or Indophilia refer to the special interest that India, Indians and their cultures and traditions have generated across the world, more specifically among the cultures and civilisations of the Indian subcontinent, as well those of t ...

or Indophilia refers to the special interest that Indian culture has generated in the world, more specifically the western world. *

Greater India Greater India, or the Indian cultural sphere, is an area composed of many countries and regions in South and Southeast Asia that were historically influenced by Indian culture, which itself formed from the various distinct indigenous cultures ...

Indosphere Indosphere is a term coined by the linguist James Matisoff for areas of Indian linguistic and cultural influence in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is commonly used in areal linguistics in contrast with Sinosphere. Influence The Tibeto-B ...

** Sanskritisation ** institutions with Sanskrit mottos * Indianization of Southeast Asia ** Indianized kingdom ** History of Indian influence on Southeast Asia ***

South-East Asia campaign of Rajendra Chola I Inscriptions and historical sources assert that the Medieval Chola Emperor Rajendra Chola I sent a naval expedition to Indochina, the Indonesia and Malay Peninsula in 1025 in order to subdue Srivijaya. Kulke, p 212 The Thiruvalangadu plates, t ...

*** Chola invasion of Srivijaya *** Indian influences in early Philippine polities **

East Indies The East Indies (or simply the Indies), is a term used in historical narratives of the Age of Discovery. The Indies refers to various lands in the East or the Eastern hemisphere, particularly the islands and mainlands found in and around ...

or Indies in Southeast Asia under Indian cultural influence, e.g. Indonesia and Philippines **

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

, Indianized Southeast Asia under French colonial rule

Indian soft power

Global spread of Indian

soft power In politics (and particularly in international politics), soft power is the ability to co-opt rather than coerce (contrast hard power). In other words, soft power involves shaping the preferences of others through appeal and attraction. A defi ...

: *

Medical tourism in India Medical tourism is a growing sector in India. In mid–2020, India's medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$5–6 billion. In 2017, 495,056 patients visited India to seek medical care. According to a report from 2019 by the Federatio ...

Ayurveda Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population rep ...

** Siddha medicine **

Yoga Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciou ...

* India - one of the major ancient great powers * Global influence of Indian architecture * Global influence of Indian cuisine ** Historical influence of Indian cuisine on Southeast Asian cuisine * Global Influence of Indian martial arts, especially on Southeast Asian martial arts * Global influence of Indian movies and Bollywood * Global influence of Indian music * Global influence of India in names of people * Global influence of India in names of places * India at the Big Four international beauty pageants * Influence of Indian honorifics in Southeast Asia ** Filipino ** Indonesian ** Malay ** Thai * Educational institutions across the world with Sanskrit mottos * Non-educational institutions across the world with Sanskrit mottos * Indianisation of British Colonial India's bureaucracy * Renaming of cities in India

Indian economic impact on the world

Impact of

Economy of India The economy of India has transitioned from a mixed planned economy to a mixed middle-income developing social market economy with notable state participation in strategic sectors. * * * * It is the world's fifth-largest economy by nomin ...

world economy The world economy or global economy is the economy of all humans of the world, referring to the global economic system, which includes all economic activities which are conducted both within and between nations, including production, consumptio ...

as well as

globalisation Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...

: * Largest historical GDP from 1 CE till 19 th century, India is ranked on 1st place * Current GDP (PPP), India is ranked on 3rd place * Current Nominal GDP, India is ranked on 5th place * Current GDP growth rate, India is ranked among top 7 * Current top recipient of remittance, India is ranked on 1st place for last several years **

Remittances to India Remittances to India are money transfers (called remittance) from non-resident Indians (NRIs) employed outside the country to family, friends or relatives residing in India. India is the world's top receiver of remittances, claiming more than ...

** Foreign-exchange reserves of India * Production in India, one of the top producer and consumer country ** Among top 2 largest producer of most mineral, metals, and fuel types ** Among top 3 largest producer of fisheries harvest ** Among top 5 largest producer of most agricultural and dairy commodities *

Foreign trade of India Foreign trade in India includes all imports and exports to and from India. At the level of Central Government it is administered by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Foreign trade accounted for 48.8% of India's GDP in 2018. History Even ...

** Exports of India ***

Business process outsourcing to India Business process outsourcing to India refers to the business process outsourcing services in the outsourcing industry in India, catering mainly to Western operations of multinational corporations (MNCs). As of 2012, around 2.8 million people w ...

*** H-1B visa, over 80% of all these visas are granted to Indians IT professionals ** Indian origin CEOs of top global multinational companies ** Largest trading partners of India **

Pharmaceutical industry in India The pharmaceutical industry in India was valued at an estimated US$42 billion in 2021. India is the world's largest provider of generic medicines by volume, with a 20% share of total global pharmaceutical exports. It is also the largest vaccin ...

Indian diaspora

Global Indian diaspora is world's largest diaspora, which includes NRIs, OCI, PIO, and mixed races: *

Indian diaspora Overseas Indians (IAST: ), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) are Indians who live outside of the Republic of India. According to the Government of India, ''Non-Resident Indians'' are citizens of Indi ...

(PIO and NRI), world's largest diaspora **

Overseas Citizenship of India Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) is a form of permanent residency available to people of Indian origin and their spouses which allows them to live and work in India indefinitely. Despite its name, OCI status is not citizenship and does not gr ...

** List of heads of state and government of Indian origin, Indian diaspora's influence on policy making of other nations ** List of foreign politicians of Indian origin, Indian diaspora's influence on policy making of other nations * British colonial era diaspora **

Coolies A coolie (also spelled koelie, kuli, khuli, khulie, cooli, cooly, or quli) is a term for a low-wage labourer, typically of South Asian or East Asian descent. The word ''coolie'' was first popularized in the 16th century by European traders acros ...

and

Girmityas Girmitiyas, also known as Jahajis, were indentured laborers from British India transported to work on plantations in Fiji, Mauritius, South Africa, and the Caribbean (mostly Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname) as part of the Indian indenture ...

, such as

Indian South Africans Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The majority live in and around the city of Durban, making it one of the ...

Malaysian Indians Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Indian or South Asian ancestry. Today, they form the third-largest group in Malaysia after the Malays and the Chinese. Most are descendants of those who migrated from India duri ...

Indo-Caribbeans Indo-Caribbeans or Indian-Caribbeans are Indian people in the Caribbean who are descendants of the Jahaji Indian indentured laborers brought by the British, Dutch, and French during the colonial era from the mid-19th century to the early 20th c ...

Indo-Fijians Indo-Fijians or Indian-Fijians (also known as Fiji Indians) are Fijian citizens of Indian descent, and include people who trace their ancestry to various regions of the Indian subcontinent.Girmit by Suresh Prasad Although Indo-Fijians constit ...

Mauritians of Indian origin Indo-Mauritians are Mauritians who trace their ethnic ancestry to Indian subcontinent or other parts of South Asia. History During the administration of the French East India Company (until 1767) and subsequent French rule at least 12,000 wo ...

, Indian diaspora in Southeast Africa,

Indian Singaporeans Indian Singaporeans (Tamil: ') are Singaporeans of Indian or South Asian ancestry, who constitute 9.0% of the country's citizens, making them the third largest ancestry and ethnic group in Singapore. While contact with ancient India left a d ...

Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian people fall into two different groups: those with mixed Indian and British ancestry, and people of British descent born or residing in India. The latter sense is now mainly historical, but confusions can arise. The '' Oxford English ...

s, such as

Eurasians in Singapore Eurasian Singaporeans are Singaporeans of mixed European and Asian descent. Their Asian ancestry trace from Colonial India to other colonies while their European ancestry trace back to western Europe primarily, although Eurasian settlers to S ...

, Irish Indians,

Luso-Indian Luso-Indians or Portuguese-Indian, is a subgroup of the larger multiracial ethnic creole people of Luso-Asians. Luso-Indians are people who have mixed varied Indian subcontinent and European Portuguese ancestry or people of Portuguese descent ...

Macanese people The Macanese people ( pt, Macaense) are an East Asian ethnic group that originated in Macau in the 16th century, consisting of people of predominantly mixed Cantonese and Portuguese as well as Malay, Japanese, English, Sinhalese, and Indian ...

, Scottish-Indian * Other mixed diaspora ** Chinese Indians **

Dougla Dougla people (plural ''Douglas'') are Caribbean people who are of mixed African and Indian descent. The word ''Dougla'' (also Dugla or Dogla) is used throughout the Dutch and English-speaking Caribbean. Definition The word ''Dougla'' origin ...

Seychellois Creole people Seychellois Creole people are an ethnic group native to Seychelles, who speak Seychellois Creole. They are the predominant ethnic group in the country. The majority of the people living in the Seychelles are referred to as Seychellois. They are ...

* Indian-origin religions diaspora: ** Buddhist diaspora:

Tibetan diaspora The Tibetan diaspora are the diaspora of Tibetan people living outside Tibet. Tibetan emigration has three separate stages. The first stage was in 1959 following the 14th Dalai Lama's defection to Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, India. The s ...

** Hindu diaspora: Bengali Hindu diaspora ** Jain diaspora ** Sikh diaspora * Foreign-origin religions diaspora of overseas Indians ** Jews: Bnei Menashe Mizo-Manipuri diaspora * Global influence of Indian diaspora organisations and lobby groups ** Global Organization for People of Indian Origin ** Indian origin politicians in other nations

Indian culture

Indian soft power

Indian economic impact on the world

Indian diaspora

See also