India Turns East tells the story of India's long and difficult journey to reclaim its status in a rapidly changing Asian environment increasingly shaped by the US China rivalry and the uncertainties of US commitment to Asia's security. The Look East policy initially aimed at reconnecting India with Asia's economic globalization. As China became more assertive, Look East rapidly evolved into a comprehensive strategy with political and military dimensions. Frdric Grare argues that, despite this rapprochement, the congruence of Indian and US objectives regarding China is not absolute. The two countries share similar concerns, but differ in their tactics as well as their thoughts about the role China should play in the emerging regional architecture. Moreover, though bilateral US policies are usually perceived positively in New Delhi, paradoxically, the multilateral dimensions of the US Rebalance to Asia policy sometimes pushes New Delhi closer to Beijing's positions than to Washington's. This important new book explores some of the possible ways out of India's Eastern dilemma

Contents

Strategic drivers of Indias Look East Policy


1The Evolution of the China Factor in Indias Foreign Policy
2.The Impact of the US Factor in Indias Asia Policy

Part II

Indias Look East Policy and Southeast Asi

3.Southeast Asia in Indias Defense Strategy : Filling up the Strategic Space India wakes up to Southeast Asia

4.India -Myanmar Relations : Assessing the Prospects for Greater

5.INdia and Australias Paradoxical Strategic Relationship

6.Japan in Indias Look East Policy

7.Indias and Chinas Economic Standing in Asia : The Political Economy of Indias Look East Policy

8.Indias Look East Policy and Asian Institutional Architecture

Conclusion : The Future of INdia--US Relations
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