Southeast Asia and India are geographically contiguous. They share common histories and colonial experiences. During their freedom struggle and later, Southeast Asian countries expected India to support them not only politically but also economically for their development. However, due to various reasons including its preoccupation with domestic problems arising from partition, an inward-looking economy, the war with China and in particular the Cold War divisions, India could not take an interest in the region. Some of the Southeast Asian countries did not support India when it had conflicts with China and Pakistan, which made New Delhi keep its distance from the region. Though efforts were made to evaluate the policy course, some of the developments made both entities drift away from each other. Disintegration of the Soviet Union and India's relationship with the U.S. in the post-Cold War period had a positive effect on India-Southeast Asian relations. Both entities recognize the importance of each other. The Southeast Asian countries have begun to see India as an economic power and have now become a major player in foreign direct investment stakes in India. India is active in setting up regional economic and development groupings like BIMSTEC and the Mekong Ganga project. It also aims at developing land connectivity with the region through Myanmar and Thailand. Both India and Southeast Asian countries, as this timely volume shows, now increasingly view each other in a more constructive way. The volume focuses on various issues pertaining to relations between India and Southeast Asia. Refer to this link for list of supported app: Click here! Buy by Chapter (individual chapters fulfilled in digital format) Preliminary pages PART I: SECURITY PARTNERSHIP 1. The Grand Security Architecture of Asia 2. India and Southeast Asia: Common Perspectives on a Post-Cold War World Order 3. India-ASEAN Relations: Evolving Convergences 4. India's Strategic Thrust in Southeast Asia: Before and After 9/11 5. Indias Strategic and Defence Interaction with Southeast Asia 6. ASEAN and India Relationship: Challenges and Opportunities PART II: ECONOMIC RELATIONS 7. India-ASEAN Trade Relations: Does China Have a First Mover Advantage? 8. India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Potential and Challenges PART III: COOPERATION IN EMERGING AREAS 9. The Strategic Stakes of Rising Powers in East Asia: The Case of India and China 10. Measuring India's "Look East" Policy: A Perspective 11. The Look East Policy and India's North-East: Projections, Constraints/Consequences 12. India and ASEAN: Towards an Integrated Regional Cooperation 13. India and Southeast Asia: Energy Cooperation 14. Building Bridges: The Indian Diaspora in Southeast Asia PART IV: CLIMATE CHANGE AND MARITIME ISSUES 15. Geopolitics of Climate Change: Implications for India and Southeast Asia 16. India-Southeast Asia Maritime Security Cooperation: Now and After 17. Indias "Look East" Policy and Maritime Cooperation in Southeast Asia PART V: BILATERAL ISSUES 18. ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership: New Developments in Malaysias Relations with India 19. An Abortive Attempt at Restoring Democracy in Myanmar: Propriety of Indias Conduct 20. India's Indochina Policy in the Twenty-first Century: "Look East" as an Epithet Index Subjects:Sociology of ReligionNumber of Pages: 361Imprint: Manohar Publishers & DistributorsPublication Date: 41173Format: PB
