| ID | 170654 |
| Title Proper | India’s Act East policy and ASEAN |
| Other Title Information | building arRegional order through partnership in the Indo-Pacific |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pande, Amba ; Ngaibiakching |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Over the past few decades, India’s security concerns have undergone a substantial change. With the formulation of the Look East Policy (LEP) in the 1990s, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a regional entity became an essential component and a corridor for India’s outreach to Southeast Asia. In 2014, the LEP became more encompassing with a shift to the Act East Policy (AEP). The global security and economic environment too are witnessing significant changes with the USA taking a back seat, China’s aggressive positioning and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) coupled with the emerging geopolitical construct of ‘Indo-Pacific’. The regional stakeholders, such as ASEAN, the USA, Japan, Australia and India are yet to form a unified stand on the Indo-Pacific concept as well as the regional security architecture. The AEP appropriately fits into the current scenario as India is set to take up a larger role in the regional security environment while keeping the centrality of ASEAN intact. New Delhi seeks to create a platform for mutual development in the Indo-Pacific and engage with like-minded nations in the quest for a rules-based order that promotes transparency, respect for sovereignty and international law, stability and free and fair-trade framework. India and ASEAN can be apt partners in the Indo-Pacific to play a constructive role and build a regional order. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Vol. 57, No.1, Jan 2020; p. 67–78 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Vol: 57 No 1 |
| Key Words | ASEAN ; India ; Look East Policy ; Regional Security Order ; Indo-Pacific ; Act East Policy |