ABOUT THE BOOK

In the 21st Century India shares overlapping interests with countries of Southeast Asia and South Pacific, especially Australia and New Zealand. Much of the new narrative has been shaped by the process of globalisation and the emergence of new regional complexities which compelled India to introspect and overhaul its foreign policy towards the countries to its east.   The paradigm shift in India`s policy was based on realism and pragmatism, leading to India`s Look East Policy laying down the conceptual framework for engaging Southeast Asia and later South Pacific.  Today, the shaping of Act East Policy, reiterates India`s commitment towards the Indo-Pacific and India`s roadmap of building closer ties with the countries of the region. In this edited volume, the contributors offer fresh insight on issues of common concern, on economic benefits, maritime cooperation and other important topics within the broad framework of Indo-Pacific. These academic reflections are expected to lead to a better understanding of the region and help bridge the gaps in India`s foreign policy towards the countries of Southeast Asia and South Pacific. The authors of this volume are well known scholars and commentators from India and abroad.

ABOUT Author

ManMohini Kaul is Professor in the Center for Indo- Pacific Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research interests include - politics of modern Southeast Asia, regionalism, security issues, India`s look east policy, security perspectives in the South Pacific, foreign policy of Australia and New Zealand. 

Anushree Chakraborty is currently the Assistant Professor at Vidyasagar College for Women, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. She was awarded PhD at the Southeast Asian Centre, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She was also the ICSSR Post-Doctoral Fellow from 2013 to 2014. Anushree has been publishing extensively for the leading national and international journals.