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Indianisation also known as Indianization, may refer to the spread of Indian languages, culture, diaspora, cuisines, economic reach and impact.

Indian cultural influence

Historical spread of Indian culture beyond India proper:

Indomania or Indophilia.
It refers to the special interest that Culture of India has generated in the world, more specifically the western world.

Indian civilization is the Cradle of civilization,
Ancient India is one of the four oldest cradle of civilisations. Others being Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient China, which are widely accepted to be the earliest full civilizations in the Old World.

Greater India

Indianisation of earliest ancient global trade

- Indian maritime history
- Indus–Mesopotamia relations,
  developed 4500 years ago during the second half of 3rd millennium BCE.

- - Indus (Meluhha) trade with Sumerian civilization,
    4300 years old inscription of Sargon of Akkad (2334–2279 BCE) referred to ships coming from Meluhha, Magan and Dilmun.

- Indo-Roman relations
  between Ancient India and Ancient Rome occurred during the reign of Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE), the first Roman Emperor.

Indianisation through trade routes

- Silk Road: 8000 years old trade routes

- - Silk Road transmission of Buddhism
  - Silk Road transmission of Indian art

- Maritime Silk Road, more than 3000 years old trade routes

Indianisation of Southeast Asia
- Indianised kingdom
- History of Indian influence on Southeast Asia

Indianisation through "Europeans' Colonial India Empires"
- British Indian Empire's sphere of influence
- East Indies or Indies in Southeast Asia under Indian cultural influence, e.g. Indonesia and Philippines
- Indochina, Indianised Southeast Asia under French colonial rule

Indian inventions & STEM influence

List of Indian inventions and discoveries
Indian numeral system, disseminated from India to Arabia and then to Europe.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Indian influence, India produces world's highest per capita ratio (1 in every 52 graduates) & second largest number (2.6 million in 2016) of STEM graduates every year.^[1]
- Prominent Indians in STEM in USA

Indian soft power

Global spread of Indian soft power:

Medical tourism in India

Influence of Indian honorifics in Southeast Asia
- Filipino
- Indonesian
- Malay
- Thai
Indianisation of British Colonial India's bureaucracy
Renaming of cities in India, for decolonisation & re-indianisation of city names

Indian economic impact on the world

Impact of Economy of India on world economy as well as globalisation:

Historic GDP of India (1-1947 CE)

- Indianization of global economy - Golden economic era during native Hindu-Buddhist rule: economy of the Indian subcontinent was the largest in the world for most of recorded history up until the onset of colonialism in early 19th century. India remained world's largest GDP since 1 CE till 1820, when it fell from the top rank to become the second-largest economy in the world behind China.

- De-Indianization of global economy - Economic decline during foreign-origin Islamic and Christian Colonial rule: During the Mughal Empire (foreign-origin Islamic invaders who settled in India), India's GDP (PPP) per capita became stagnant and started to decline prior to the British colonial rule. Under the British colonial rule, India's share of the world economy declined from 24.4% in 1700 down to 4.2% in 1950.

- Re-Indianization of global economy - Economic rise after liberalization post-independence

- Economic history of India

Current GDP - India among top 5 world economies.
- Current GDP (PPP), India is currently ranked on 3rd place and likely to become 1st placed much before 2030
- Current Nominal GDP, India is currently ranked on 5th place and likely to become 3rd placed before 2030
- Current GDP growth rate, India is ranked among top 7

Cashflow
- Current top recipient of remittance, India is ranked on 1st place for last several years

- Foreign-exchange reserves of India is 4th highest in the world

Production in India, India is one of the top producer and consumer country

Foreign trade of India
- Exports of India

- - Business process outsourcing to India

- Largest trading partners of India

- Pharmaceutical industry in India is world's largest exporter of the generic medicines.

Global Indians as top executives and professionals
- Indian origin CEOs of top global multinational companies

- H-1B visa, over 80% of all these visas are granted to Indians IT professionals

Indian diaspora

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

Indian diaspora (PIO and NRI), world's largest diaspora
- Overseas Citizenship of India
- 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 and Girmityas, such as Indian South Africans, Malaysian Indians, Indo-Caribbeans, Indo-Fijians, Mauritians of Indian origin, Indian diaspora in Southeast Africa, Indian Singaporeans
- Anglo-Indians, such as Eurasians in Singapore, Irish Indians, Luso-Indian, Macanese people, Scottish-Indian

Other mixed diaspora

Indian-origin religions diaspora:
- Buddhist diaspora: Tibetan diaspora
- 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

References

^ "How the STEM Crisis is Threatening the Future of Work". 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[1] "How the STEM Crisis is Threatening the Future of Work". 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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 Historical spread of [[Indian culture]] beyond India proper:
-* '''[[Indomania]] or Indophilia'''. <br>It refers to the special interest that Indian culture has generated in the world, more specifically the western world.
+* '''[[Indomania]] or Indophilia'''. <br>It refers to the special interest that [[Culture of India]] has generated in the world, more specifically the western world.
+** [[Indian Century]]
+** [[Indocentrism]]
+** [[Indian nationalism]]
+* '''[[Indian civilization]] is the [[Cradle of civilization]]''', <br>[[Ancient India]] is one of the four oldest cradle of civilisations. Others being [[Mesopotamia]], [[Ancient Egypt]], and [[History of China|Ancient China]], which are widely accepted to be the earliest full civilizations in the [[Old World]].
 * '''[[Greater India]]'''
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 ** [[Sanskritisation]]
 *** [[List of Sanskrit-related topics]]
+** [[Akhand Bharat]]
+* '''Indianisation of earliest ancient global trade'''
+** [[Indian maritime history]]
+** [[Indus–Mesopotamia relations]], <br>developed 4500 years ago during the second half of 3rd millennium BCE.
+*** [[Meluhha#Trade with Sumer|Indus (Meluhha) trade with Sumerian civilization]], <br>4300 years old inscription of [[Sargon of Akkad]] (2334–2279 BCE) referred to ships coming from Meluhha, [[Magan (civilization)|Magan]] and [[Dilmun]].
+** [[Indo-Roman relations]] <br>between [[Middle kingdoms of India|Ancient India]] and [[Ancient Rome]] occurred during the reign of [[Augustus]] (27 BCE – 14 CE), the first [[Roman Emperor]].
+*** [[Buddhism and the Roman world]]
+*** [[Indo-Roman trade relations]]
+*** [[Tamil loanwords in Biblical Hebrew]]
 * '''Indianisation through trade routes'''
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 *** [[Silk Road transmission of art#Eastern|Silk Road transmission of Indian art]]
-** '''[[Maritime Silk Road]]''', 3000 years old trade routes
+** '''[[Maritime Silk Road]]''', more than 3000 years old trade routes
 * '''Indianisation of Southeast Asia'''
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 *** [[Indian influences in early Philippine polities]]
-* '''Indian influence through "[[Colonial India|Europens' Colonial India]] Empires"'''
+* '''Indianisation through "[[Colonial India|Europeans' Colonial India]] Empires"'''
 ** [[British Indian Empire#BIE|British Indian Empire's sphere of influence]]
 ** [[East Indies]] or Indies in Southeast Asia under Indian cultural influence, e.g. Indonesia and Philippines