The Context of India's Look East Policy and the Development of India-ASEAN Relations after the Cold War
| Autor: | Hsin-Liang Liu, 劉信良 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 97 India became an isolated country when it was governed under Jawaharlal Nehru. The government decided to seek a neutral state of nonaligned foreign policy during the Cold War, while international bipolar superpowers, Soviet Union and United States, were involved in extreme competitions. Under such policy which was emphasized on anti-colonialism, India not only isolated itself, but also violated the interests of European countries and America. The collapse of Soviet Union in Dec.1991 marked an end of the bipolar confrontation during the Cold War, but followed by a start which basically characterized with two major themes of multi-core orders and peace-development of Post Cold War era. Firstly, during the Post Cold War period, globalization of economy is gradually accelerating the mutual dependence among international countries. This phenomenon forced major developed and developing countries took a more proactive and positive role in the integrating process to strengthen economic cooperation. For example, India and ASEAN made a comprehensive foreign policy adjustment owing to their own benefits. Moreover, after the disappearance of bipolar system, world policy is getting diversified faster than ever before; therefore, the international status level of a country depended on its integrated over-all strengths. With certain levels of actual strengths, India and ASEAN possess de facto chances to be developed into superpowers or even dominating countries The Roa Government launched “Look East” policy which focused on developing cooperation on politics, economy and security under such situation in 1991.This policy did get great responses from Southeast Asian countries with a prominent success. In more than a decade, though there were several revolutions of different ruling parties, “Look East” Policy was enforced well and achieved remarkably. With the great success of all-directional diplomacy, India enhanced the relationship with ASEAN. It is no doubt that the relationship between India and ASEAN will continue not only to expand, deepen and prospect, but to add new contents which they never had had before. In a macroscopic view, the world is now under a developing process of globalization and regionalization; for instance, European countries and Northern American countries are now gradually integrating into a unique area; on the other hand, some Asian countries progressed stagnantly because of regionalism. Nowadays, the goal of India is eyeing beyond Southeast Asia. In fact, the range of “Look East” Policy was expanded from Southeast Asia to East Asia. It is predictable that the policy will promote a brand-new era of Asian regional cooperation. |
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