Act East Policy

Strategic encirclement of India's North East: Time to get out of the straitjacket

North East India’s fortunes are inextricably intertwined with that of Myanmar

Narendra Modi’s foreign policy@9: Many hits and very few misses cement India on global stage

Over the last nine years, India has taken several far-reaching initiatives both domestically and globally that have significantly enhanced its clout and prestige in the world, kudos to the captain of the ship -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India, Philippines mull deployment of Indian defense attaché

While the Philippines provided an update to its counterparts on the security situation in the area, India also talked about its Act East Policy. Representatives from the two nations also talked about the Philippines-India Military Engagement Strategy for the years 2023 to 2025

Can Stilwell Road be an outlet for India’s ‘Act East’ Policy?

Without a passageway to dynamic South East Asia, the ‘Act East’ policy will continue to be a strategy on paper. Indeed, it will never actually ‘Go East’

Singapore is an important pillar of India’s ‘Act East’ policy: PM Modi

The ‘Act East Policy’ focuses on India’s extended neighbourhood in the Asia-Pacific region. Its objective is to promote economic cooperation, cultural ties and develop strategic relationships with countries in the Asia-Pacific region through continuous engagement at multilateral levels

Seamless causeways in North East: The Indo-Japanese way

Japan is closely involved in the infrastructural development of the North East. But to make it a grand success, India has to defeat inhospitable terrain, overcome odds and oust apprehensions of sinister Chinese territorial design for the region

India-Vietnam defence ties get a major push: Decoding why Rajnath Singh’s Hanoi visit was so important

Vietnam is an important player in India’s Act East policy and also its Indo-Pacific vision

North by North East: Why it’s time for India to move beyond its ‘Look East’ policy to actually ‘Go East’

Unless the road from Manipur — the gateway to South East Asia — could thoroughfare the present ‘killing fields’ of Myanmar and into places such as Mandalay and beyond, there can be no talk of ‘Going East’

In Myanmar, the fate of major Indian projects hangs in balance

These projects are regarded as vital components of India’s Act East Policy aimed at forging closer ties with the Asia-Pacific region

Why India and Vietnam need to further intensify their strategic relationship

Vietnam is a neighbour of China and like India has strategic problems in the South China Sea with China