India’s look east policy: Perspective and prospects

Foreign policy of any country is all about advancing the national interest of the country. Indian foreign policy is no exception. However, India’s look ease policy remained a victim of global politics of cold war for almost four decades. India continued to look into the regions through the prism of cold war. By the time, fighting and maneuvering space was lost. Later on 1992, the look ease policy was framed to weave its relations with south eastern countries. Very soon this region not merely economically but strategically became a pivotal ground for its external ties. These ties placed India to counter expanding Chinese feet in South Asia. Globally India got recognized an important power. The wave of change in world politics demands formidable ties between India and South East countries. My paper discussed all these factors in great detail.