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In the annals of Indian foreign policy, the ‘Look East’ policy, practised for more than two decades, has provided the desired impetus to the country’s Southeast, East Asian and Asia-Pacific neighbourhood, also referred to as its “extended neighbourhood.” With the inauguration of the second tenure of the National Democratic Alliance/NDA government in May 2014, the ‘Look East’ Policy, re-christened ‘Act East’, has assumed new dynamism and vitality. In this respect, Japan has emerged as a fulcrum in India’s policy computations as validated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi’s selection of Japan as the first port of call (31 August–3 September 2014) outside the immediate neighbourhood. This visit was reciprocated by the Japanese Premier, Shinzo Abe in December 2015.
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