India and Military Cooperation with Cambodia

You might think that China is the only country with military influence over Cambodia.

But did you know that India is also one of the countries that is gaining influence in the Cambodian military? The cooperation between the Indian and Cambodian armies began in 2007 and has been developing continuously since then.

India has provided various support to the Cambodian Army, including training support for Cambodian personnel, and weapons and equipment support for the Cambodian Army.

Including support for training for peacekeeping operations, etc.

By various military cooperation projects between India and Cambodia
It is carried out through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) project, which is a development assistance program of the Indian government.

We may never see where India's aid to Cambodia ends up, right?

But there are, for example, the Mahindra armored vehicle that Cambodia received from India for use in peacekeeping missions.
India donates K-9 explosive detection dogs to Cambodian army,

Or the Indian Army training the Cambodian Army in the use of 122 mm and 130 mm cannons, for example.

It is possible that India's influence in Cambodia is an attempt to counter mainland China.

But at the same time, it is also possible that Cambodia itself is satisfied and enjoys receiving benefits from both sides as well.