About this ebook
– Prof. Amitabh Mattoo,
D.Phil. (Oxon.), Padmashri, Professor (Honorary),
Jawaharlal Nehru University and University of Melbourne.
“The Look East Policy was redefined as the Act East Policy in 2014 when Prime Minister Modi took office. This volume looks at the shift in India’s domestic politics and the impact on India-ASEAN relations. It is a timely volume that will make an academic contribution to the discourse on India and Southeast Asia Relations.”
– Prof. Shankari Sundararaman,
Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Center for Indo-Pacific Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University.
“This book is valuable for all who want to understand contemporary increasing ASEAN-India engagement as they share common Indic-Belt root and cultural ethos such as the Ramayana epic in Southeast Asian countries, etc.”
– Dr. Gautam K. Jha,
Center for Chinese & Southeast Asian Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University.
“The work is very high fibre in content and treatment. It will be useful for researchers and teachers in the South East Asian fraternity.”
– Dr. Manan Dwivedi,
Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA).
About the author
Chander Shekhar is a Ph.D. research scholar working with Prof. Swaran Singh as a supervisor in the Center for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has an MPhil on the ASEAN organization and an M.A in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Apart from this, he has also completed B.A in Political Science honors from Satyawati College (Eve.), University of Delhi. Along with research internship done in Delhi based think tank, his research area of interests include international relations, especially the ASEAN, India, China and the Indo-Pacific region. Likewise, he has written several journal articles, opinion pieces based in India and outside, and book chapter. Also, author has presented various research papers in seminars and conferences.
