ASEAN and India-ASEAN Relations

This book analyses the nearly thirty years of India-ASEAN relations from contemporary perspectives, identifies the reasons for India's vibrant and significant relation with ASEAN and examines cultural, economic, political and strategic linkages between India and ASEAN.

Auteur

M. Mayilvaganan is Associate Professor at the International Strategic and Security Studies Programme (ISSSP), School of Conflict and Security Studies (SCSS), National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Campus in Bangalore, India, where he leads the NIAS ISSSP Indo-Pacific Research Studies.

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This book analyses the nearly 30 years of India-ASEAN relations from a contemporary perspective, identifies the reasons for India's vibrant and significant relation with ASEAN and examines the cultural, economic, political and strategic linkages between India and ASEAN.

The book projects the future of India-ASEAN relations in the face of the changing Indo-Pacific geopolitics and explores potential policies which could enhance the connection between India and Southeast Asian countries. Arguing that ASEAN is of primary importance to India, the book suggests that any successful outing in the Indo-Pacific would need a strong partnership with India. The book demonstrates how external powers influence ASEAN, with many of them supporting the centrality of ASEAN and its regional architecture in the broader Indo-Pacific. Chapters by experts in their fields present thematically specific analyses of political, defence, maritime and cultural aspects as well as the position of Northeast India in the India-ASEAN relations and assess the success and challenges of India's ties with ASEAN in the context of the Look East and the Act East Policies.

A reassessment of ASEAN-India relations past and present, this book will be of interest to academics and policy makers working in the field of International Relations, Asian Politics and South Asian Politics, in particular India's Foreign Policy and Southeast Asian Politics.

Contenu

1. Introduction - ASEAN And India: Navigating Shifting Geopolitics

M. Mayilvaganan

Part I ASEAN AND THE EMERGING SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

2. ASEAN at 50: External Actors and Its Relevance

Subhadeep Bhattacharya

3. ASEAN and the Emerging Contest over Natural Resources

Nitin Agarwala

4. ASEAN-led Regional Security Architecture

Udai Bhanu Singh

Part II ASEAN AND INDIA: POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC LINKS

5. The US, India and ASEAN: Convergences and Challenges

Vivek Mishra

6. ASEAN in India's "Act East Policy"

Gitanjali Sinha Roy

7. ASEAN and Northeast India: Through the Panorama of 'Look East' and 'Act East'

Mohor Chakraborty

8. India's Defence Diplomacy in Southeast Asia: Exploring New Avenues

Pankaj Jha

9. India-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation: Need for a Proactive Approach

Joshy M. Paul

Part III ASEAN AND INDIA: CULTURE, COMMERCE AND CONNECTIVITY LINKS

10. Culture and Connectivity: The Salience of 2Cs in India-ASEAN Relations

M. Mayilvaganan

11. ASEAN-India Trade and Commerce Ties: Issues, Prospects and Challenges

Shelly Gupta

12. India's Engagement with its Diaspora in Southeast Asia: A Neglected Diaspora?

S.Y. Surendra Kumar

13. ASEAN-India Relations: A Soft Power Approach

Doan Truong Thu

Part IV FUTURE OF ASEAN AND INDIA-ASEAN TIES

14. The Future of ASEAN and India-ASEAN Relations

Quach Thi Hue

15. Engaging ASEAN: India's Strategy and Policy Options

Gautam Mukhopadhaya