This book offers a panoramic yet in-depth historical analysis of the inter-linkages between India and Malaysia, which are a microcosm of the much larger relationship between South Asia and Southeast Asia, as these have evolved for more than two millenia. Both regions shared rich traditions, first of their Hindu and Buddhist, and later of their Islamic heritage. Till the arrival of European colonialists about five hundred years ago, the people of South and Southeast Asia interacted freely and peaceably. Trade, religion and culture were the leitmotifs of this interaction, and technological prowess in shipbuilding its mainstay.By the end of the eighteenth century, colonial machinations, including the forced demise of India’s shipbuilding industry, had impoverished large swathes of people aross South and Southeast Asia, and severely restricted their interaction. Indentured labour and convicts, overseers and foremen, railway workers and members of the police force: these were the categories that served the interests of the colonial power. The book documents in chilling detail the tribulations faced by the enormous movement of manpower between India and Malaysia.The book brings out the role played by Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, among others, in shaping the relationship between India and Malaysia in the twentieth century. The book details the intricacies of the negotiations in the run-up to Malaya’s independence, together with the key issues of cooperation between Indian and Malaysian leaders, including Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Badawi and Najib Razak. Refer to this link for list of supported app: Click here! Buy by Chapter (individual chapters fulfilled in digital format) Preliminary pages PART I: TRADE, RELIGION AND CULTURE: THE PRE-COLONIAL CENTURIES 1. The Ancient Beginnings 2. Trading with the East 3. Indianized Kingdoms in the Malay Peninsula 4. The Malacca Sultanate and the Coming of Islam to Malaya 5. Indian Ocean Trading Networks PART II: ASIA IS DIVIDED: THE COLONIAL PERIOD 6. The Colonialists Arrive 7. India's Trade with the Malay Archipelago in the Age of Colonialism (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries) 8. The Eclipse of Direct Trade between India and the Malay Peninsula in the Eighteenth Century 9. The Nineteenth Century: Division of the Malay World and Consolidation of British Colonial Rule 10. Interaction between British India and British Malaya: The Indentured Labour Issue 11. Jawaharlal Nehru Visits Malaya 12. Rabindranath Tagore Visits Malaya 13. India and Malaya during the Japanese Occupation: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose PART III: THE POST-WAR AND POST-COLONIAL YEARS 14. India and Malaya in the Post-War Period 15. The Asian Relations Conference 16. Malaya Attains Independence: Key Issues of Cooperation 17. India and Malaysia in the Post-Colonial Era 18. Conclusion: Malaysia and India in the Twenty-first Century Epilogue: Back to the Future Bibliography Index Subjects:International Relations / DiplomacyNumber of Pages: 400Imprint: ISEAS / ManoharPublication Date: 41451Format: HB
