Chapter 4
India-ASEAN Relations
With the end of Cold War and the consequent fall of the Berlin Wall and disintegration of the USSR international politics was completely changed. This was reflected in the foreign policy orientation of all the countries and India was not exception to this. India also had to reorient its foreign policy priorities. With the end of Cold War rivalry in South-East Asia this region was also free to adopt its own foreign policy priorities and concentrated on the near abroad, India was the next door neighbour in that case to be taken care of. “Look East Policy’’ of India started in 1991 by P V Narsimha Rao was a logical corollary for India to improve its relations with South-East Asia and this converged with the quest ...
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