After 60 years it does not have any considerable defence pact with any powerful or strategic eastern country namely Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Pakistan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc etc. While it does operate some millitary bases in less important countries. Therefore it is not only a failure, A BIG FAILURE. Pakistan has been much more sucessful on forging strategic millitary alliance. Even Sri Lanka located in India's backdoor is millitarily more closer to Pakistan. Part of this failue is due to stagnated Indian political mentality of assertiveness and "indeginious" power.