The Modi government views the Indo-Pacific as “a positive construct of development and connectivity.” It has worked to advance its footprint beyond its immediate neighbourhood. Its strategy prioritises both home, i.e., developing its own road and railway networks in its north-eastern states; and abroad, through regional transit initiatives. New Delhi has engaged partners to its east and west through multilateral infrastructure initiatives and developed “strategic alliances”, primarily with Japan, to finance and build projects. The paper focuses on this latter component of India’s connectivity ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region. What are the factors driving New Delhi’s connectivity ambitions? Is it merely a reaction to China’s own mammoth infrastructure drive via its Belt and Road Initiative? The paper will critically assess regional expectations, India’s capacity to deliver and how these projects impact future cooperation and contestation in the Indo-Pacific region.