India is uniquely positioned on the world map for its rich culture, diaspora, and democracy as instruments of India's soft power diplomacy. To what extent India has been able to position itself as an alternative world power?

INDIA, as kind of multi-ethnic, multi-cultured and home of world's LARGEST diaspora and MOTHER OF DEMOCRACY is in a UNIQUE POSITION in world power map. ex: INDIA as G20 pendant in 2023. SOFT POWER applier to use of NON-COERCIVE power by state to galvanise appeal on foreign arena INDIA'S CULTURE as INSTRUMENT: INTERNATIONALISTION of YOGA (June 21 as Yoga Day) - ACCEPTANCE of AYUSH, with centre in UAE as PREVENTIVE health care DIWALI declared holiday in NEW YORK 4) Celebration of HOLI & DIWALI in major global cities. 5) SPREAD of INDIAN philosophy ex: ART of LIVING philosophy ASANA INDIA's DIASPORA: HIGHEST with 17 MILLION + as per IDM report in USA, they represent HIGHEST earning bracket ex: Google, Microsoft CEO, Karmal Harts recent PRAYASIABHARTIYA DIVAS common showcast CONTRIBUTIONS Role in LOBBYING for 123/CIVIL nuclear agreement INDIA's DEMOCRACY: "1. Showcases strength of WITH the people WITHIN the people" 2. PART of US's "WILL DEMOMUY SUBMIT::" 3. Democracy was crucial for INCLUSION as great in G7 summits, DELD deletion. 4. Dear united ties and GOODWILL of WESTERN world 5. Reason for LOW cost loan in World Bank All these facts have placed INDIA position entirely as "SOFT & SMART power", some "INTERNATIONAL matters like KASHMIR" LIMITATIONS: UNSCIENTIFIC world SURVEY WORLD PRESS freedom US's body on Religious FREEDOM clearly mentions ex: RAI INDIA as not publicly mentioned insecurity hence steps such as "NEST diction", Project MAUSUM, ISA and CDRI are to be enhanced SUITABLY for INDIA's vision of sustained SMART power and progressive achievement of VISAYABURU