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the lowy institute for international policy, an australian think tank, released the "asia power index" on the 22nd, investigating the strength of 27 countries and regions in the asia-pacific region. the results showed that japan was overtaken by india in terms of comprehensive strength. yahoo news japan reported on the 24th that this was the first time that japan's ranking had fallen from third to fourth since the institute began the survey in 2018, and the long-term economic downturn was considered the main reason. the times of india believes that india, as a potential superpower, has finally begun to show its strength on the regional stage.

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according to yahoo news japan on the 24th, the index examined the influence of 27 countries and regions in the asia-pacific region, including eight aspects such as economic strength, military strength, diplomatic influence and cultural influence, with a total score of 100. among the eight areas surveyed, japan's scores in "military strength" and "diplomatic influence" have risen.

according to kyodo news, the survey said that when talking about japan, the joint training between the self-defense forces and the us military, the japan-us defense dialogue, and the import of defense equipment from the united states have increased. the survey also cited examples such as japan's strengthening of defense cooperation with the philippines and other countries, and analyzed that japan has further enhanced its presence in asian security. however, although japan's comprehensive strength score itself is higher than last year, the increase is not as large as india.

according to japanese media reports, japan, which had remained in third place since 2018, dropped to fourth place due to a decline in its "economic strength" rating. tokyo's economic influence has weakened due to increased competition, especially in areas where it once had a strong technological advantage, facing competition from other advanced manufacturing centers such as south korea and china.

the japan times bluntly stated that japan was surpassed by india for the first time, "reflecting the decline of tokyo's economy." analysts believe that the decline in japan's productivity can be attributed to "the shift of foreign investment from japan's technology sector to other sectors" and demographic challenges.

india's rise in the ranking this time is mainly due to its improved "economic strength" and "diplomatic influence". the times of india said on the 23rd when talking about "india's rise" that the report believes that india's advantages mainly lie in its abundant resources, such as its rapidly growing population and vast land, and that its economy currently ranks third in the world in terms of purchasing power parity. the report also said that india's score in future resources has risen. this indicator predicts the distribution of future economic, military and population resources, hinting at india's potential demographic dividend. however, the report also mentioned that india's economic integration with larger asian economies is low, its participation in the regional economic structure is weak, and economic relations remain india's weakness.

in this year's survey, the united states ranked first as in last year's survey, and china ranked second. according to reports, the united states ranked first in 6 of the 8 areas, far ahead of other countries. china ranked first in the fields of "diplomatic influence" and "building economic relations", and gradually narrowed the gap with the united states in "military strength". russia's overall strength ranking dropped one place to sixth. australia rose to fifth.