India’s "Look East"Policy:Causes, Effects And Constraints After The Cold War

After the Cold War, with the development of economic globalization, the economic development of a number of compelling emerging powers. India as an emerging power, its foreign policy in the post-Cold War much national attention. With the disintegration of the bipolar structure of the world towards one superpower and many evolving pattern. India’s combined domestic and international situation, adjust its foreign policy to focus on Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia for the launch of the country’s " Look East Policy ".After the Cold War, the Southeast Asian country after decades of development, its economic success and vitality triggered worldwide attention. With the world’s economic center of gravity continues eastward in the Asia-Pacific region to promote world economic development plays an increasingly important role. Meanwhile, India’s domestic economic recession, political instability, diplomatic space due to the end of the Cold War being squeezed. In order to change their predicament, to further enhance the international influence of India, India to Southeast Asia as part of its foreign policy " breakthrough ", focusing on the development of relations with Southeast Asian countries. With the " Look East" policy continues to develop, its scope gradually expanded to the East Asian region.India’s "Look East Policy "has made great achievements After twenty years. India and Southeast Asia, East Asian countries in the economic, political, military and security, launched a wide-ranging cultural and other fields of cooperation, and constantly deepening development. India’s Look East policy, India, Southeast Asia, East Asia have had a significant impact. But at the same time, India’s " Look East" policy still faces a number of constraints of international and domestic factors. India must overcome the resistance," Look East" policy in order to achieve further development.After the Cold War," Look East" policy is an important part of India’s foreign strategy."Look East Policy " in the interest of expanding the scope of India to further enhance India’s international influence, will promote the stereotype out of South Asia, India has become a world power in the true sense.