What’s going wrong with India’s Act East policy?(GS-2, International relations, Indian Express)

26 May What’s going wrong with India’s Act East policy?(GS-2, International relations, Indian Express)

Context:-  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s recent remarks about a Singapore variant of Covid and his related critical comments should alert Indian policymakers and foreign policy analysts to a wider and larger challenge to India’s standing in Southeast Asia.

Act east Policy, Major 3 development in last few years:-

• the rising profile of China combined with growing China-India tensions
• disappointment in the region with India’s economic under-performance
• rising concern in the region with India’s approach towards its minorities

Why Act east policy need new orientation:-

• • Increase in the stature of china:-
    • After the global financial crisis 2007 china emerged as a giant.
    • Beijing Olympic games provided chinese diaspora in south east asia.
    • India’s stay away from RCEP is some what gave slap to indian stature.

• Now what to:-

• • Maintaining a good relation with south asian country
  • More integration of indian economy with south asian tigers.

Swarn Singh

Plutus IAS Current Affair Team Member