An Analysis On India's "Look East Policy" After The Cold War

After the cold war, with the process of globalization accelerating rapidly, regionalism acquired new development. The Asian-Pacific region has being focused more and more by the countries all over the world. How India, a huge nation, develops its economy and what kind of foreign strategy India will hold after the cold war arouse common interest. On the consideration of the changed international structure, the government of India made a correct assessment of the situations, initiated Look East policy actively, which will strengthen the relationship between India and ASEAN as a priority, Southeast Asia and East Asia.After the cold war, the situation of India politic turns to be unstable, with numerous contradictions. The international living space India created in cold war period is squeezed gravely, so India takes ASEAN, Southeast Asia and East Asia as its foreign "breach", put forwards Look East policy for expanding its international influence further. Meanwhile, India's hard economy reform requires opening overseas market, expanding external economy exchange. The gradually rising international influence and economy increasing of Southeast Asian and Southeast Asia urges India to broaden its mind scope. The same cultural origins and the close geographical location show that why India carry on Look East policy further. Further more, due to develop great military power strategy, India comes to cooperate with Southeast Asian and East Asia in the military field to remove Southeast Asian nation's angst. That is another cause for India's "Look East policy"."Look East policy" is an important component in India's Great Power strategy, melting nation's development strategy, national security strategy relate to each aspect such as politics, diplomacy, economy and trade, culture, military affairs in an integral whole. Keeping on the persistent efforts for more than ten years, Look East policy has acquired notable results. India, ASEAN, East Asia, and other countries are carrying on the fruitful co-operation in many aspects such as economy, politics, and security. It is crystal clear that they're some effects India's Look East policy has produced to India, Southeast Asia as well as China.