India maintains strategic partnerships with the following countries Strategic partnerships are declarative policy instruments for India – an attempt to underscore its commitment to building long-term relationships by deepening relations and promoting congruence on issues of mutual interest. India has not yet formally defined the objective standards for a “strategic partnership”. The strategic partnership is a long-term relationship between two countries to share knowledge and know-how related to different sectors such as defense, education, health, economy, etc. Strategic partnerships are often associated with issues related to defence or security, but also cover a wide range of bilateral relations, from defence to education, from health to development and also economic relations, including trade, investment and banking. Although India has not signed formal strategic partnership agreements with Bhutan and Qatar, it often describes relations with these countries as “strategic.” This method is a way for India to set foot in the door for the further development of diplomatic engagement in military and defence matters. The spread of such partnerships is starting to make more sense. But India does not immediately accelerate its relations to extend on all axes. It takes longer and weighs very seriously the pros and cons of a deeper commitment. .