Multilateralism and India’s Strategic Engagement with Central Asia: Scope, Constraints, and Prospects Introduction India’s engagement with Central Asia—a region historically situated at the crossroads of Eurasian trade, geopolitics, and civilizational interlinkages—has deepened in recent decades amidst shifting patterns of global and regional power. In the post-Soviet period, Central Asia has emerged as a theatre of … Continue reading Assess the extent to which multilateralism shapes and sustains India’s strategic engagement with Central Asian states in the context of emerging regional cooperation and geopolitical alignment.
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Critically evaluate the structural limitations and policy shortcomings inherent in India’s ‘Look East Policy’. Can a strategic recalibration ensure its effective implementation in light of China’s technological ascendancy and geopolitical influence in the Asia-Pacific region?
India’s ‘Look East Policy’: Structural Limitations, Policy Shortcomings, and the Imperative for Strategic Recalibration Introduction Launched in the early 1990s in the backdrop of India’s economic liberalisation and the end of the Cold War, the ‘Look East Policy’ (LEP) marked a significant pivot in Indian foreign policy towards East and Southeast Asia. It was conceptualised … Continue reading Critically evaluate the structural limitations and policy shortcomings inherent in India’s ‘Look East Policy’. Can a strategic recalibration ensure its effective implementation in light of China’s technological ascendancy and geopolitical influence in the Asia-Pacific region?