EAST ACT POLICY OF INDIA

Act East Policy is an upgrade policy to focus on strengthening and extending India’s friendly relationship in Asia Pacific region. Asia Pacific Region covers Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Vietnam,

ASEAN (Australia, Singapore and Association of Southeast Asian Nations), and the Republic of Korea, ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and East Asia Summit (EAS).

INTRODUCTION

 Under the leadership of India’s 15th Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sushma Swaraj( Foreign Minister of India ) during her visit to Singapore purposed a new outlook “Act East Policy “ as look East policy is no longer working.

 At a very starting, Modi government made it clear that India would focus more on escalating relations with ASEAN and other East Asian countries. When United State got engaged in “pivot

to Asia “, this makes Modi Government smoothen India’s relation with East Asia neighbours foreign policy a priority.

OBJECTIVE

 Objective of Act East Policy is “to promote cultural and economic cooperation’s and strategies relation with Asia- Pacific regions countries “. This policy also focuses on India’s Northeast

region means state like Arunachal Pradesh connection with East countries. So in order to strengthen the connectivity between North East region of India and other Asia Pacific Region various bilateral and regional plans were implemented. These plans include Trades, Cultural activities, people with people contacts and physical infrastructures ( i.e. roads, airports, power, etc. )

DETAILS

 Various multilateral Organizations like Mekong- Ganga Cooperation and BIMSTEC developed by India in order to further extend and tighten cooperation, strategies affairs, environmental

and economic development.

 Commerce, Culture and Connectivity are the three 3 C’s pillars of India’s Act East Policy towards South East Asia and East Asia. Act East Policy can be said to an more or less an upgrade version of Look east policy. At 12th ASEAN India Summit and 9th East Asia Summit held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, in Nov 2014. PM Narendra Modi formally Enunciatulated the Act East Policy.