President Patil embarks on 10-day visit to Vietnam, Indonesia

New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI): Taking the "Look East" policy to new heights, President Pratibha Patil on Monday embarks on a 10-day visit to Vietnam and Indonesia to further expand India's bilateral ties with its ASEAN neighbours. The high-level visit is expected to give a fresh impetus...

Is India's 'Look East' policy in troubled waters?

By Natteri AdigalOn Merinews India's belligerent posture of not signing the NPT has earned it a pariah status. But now hollow talk and rhetoric are not enough to satisfy the real players, who can extend civilian nuclear cooperation. The need of the hour is strong leadership... The...

Policy to counter Chinese influence in South East Asia required, say experts

Source: ANI, New Delhi October 20, 2008   India''s "Look East Policy" came in for severe criticism from South East Asia experts while discussing Asian security architecture here today. Initiating the discussion on "Regional Security Architecture in Asia: Role of CSCAP in ARF...

Road to India’s ‘Look East’ policy

By Ranjita BiswasSource: Dawn.NetGuwahati, (Assam): Built during World War II as a strategic link between India and Burma, the Stilwell Road is now being resurrected as part of India's 'Look East' policy of engaging its neighbours in South-east Asia. The road became necessary to...

List of East Asian Countires

Following are the East Asian countries which India seeks to establish bi-lateral relations. - Brunei - Burma - Cambodia - China - Fiji - Indonesia - Japan - Kiribati - Korea, North - Korea, South - Laos - Malaysia - Marshall Islands - Micronesia - Mongolia - Nauru - New Zealand - Palau...

The Road to Mandalay

By G ParthasarthyCourtesy: Rediff.ComExternal Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh will be leaving shortly for Myanmar to inaugurate the 144 km road that engineers of our Border Roads Organisation have built, linking the township of Tamu with the railhead at Kalemyo in Myanmar. This road...

Look East Policy: Impact on Northeast India

Charles Reuben Lyngdoh (ed.) Merostar Rani (ed.)Hardcover, xii+162p., TablesPub. Date: Feb 2008 , 1st ed.Publisher: Akansha Publishing HouseLanguage: EnglishTo Buy this book OnlinePlease visit:Click H...

India’s Look East Policy: Issues Ignored

By Vibhanshu ShekharResearch Fellow, IPCSAugust 10, 2007Since 2005, the geographical canvas of India's Look East Policy (LEP) has expanded considerably, with the formation of East Asia Summit and India's increasing involvement in the East Asian Community, bringing into its ambit...

India's 'Look East' Policy Pays off

By Sultan ShahinSource: Asia TimesOctober 11, 2003Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Southeast Asian tour this week to participate in the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) summit in Bali, Indonesia marks the success of a decade-long shift in Indian foreign policy...

Look East Policy: Perspectives from Politico-economic and Military Lenses

By Eric Koo Peng Master of Science in Strategic Studies from the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies.Courtesy: Whatisindia.ComWith the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War, and with the onset of globalization, nations are beginning to realize that the means...

Manipur's Role in 'Look East' Policy is Significant

By Thingbaijam DhamenKangla OnlineAugust 16, 2008Manipur must play a significant role in the government of India`s look east policy, said an article on India`s Look East Policy and Manipur contained in "Manipur Today", a journal of the state information and public relations department...

Our 'Look-East' Policy

By M.S.N. Menon Source: The Tribune8 November 2002Do we belong to the West or the East? I raise this issue once again because it is fundamental to our foreign policy. And for another reason too: because we seem to be uncertain.We were once part of the West and the East. That was...

‘Look East' Policy And Manipur

By Anand OinamThere are many words and phrases in our midst still now which had descended from one lip to another lip for many generations. We cannot trace the authorities who first use the words as a prophecy for the future but it is a fact that there are words which prophesy the...

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Look East Policy

India's 'Look East' Policy represents its efforts to cultivate extensive economic and strategic relations with the nations of Southeast Asia in order to bolster its standing as a regional power and a counterweight to the strategic influence of the People's Republic of China.Contents1...