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

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.
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