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ASEAN is the cornerstone of India's Act East Policy and its Indo-Pacific vision. Elucidate.

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And the recent visit of the Prime Ministers to Laos for India-ASEAN Summit has reignited the role of ASEAN in India's Act East Policy & Indo-Pacific vision. ACT EAST → Thailand's → Cambodia → Laos → Vietnam → Philippines → Brunei → PACIFIC OCEAN → Indonesia, Laos/way → Singapore & Malaysia → ASEAN-INDIA ASEAN – cornerstone of India's Act-East & Indo-Pacific vision (1) Countering china with allied countries like Vietnam is crucial. ASEAN is South China Seg

2Huge export potential → fast developing sources (3) Avenues for mineral security. Eg, Indonesia – Nickel (4) Avenues for ensuing free Indo-Pacific Navigation via Malacca Strait → Singapore & Malaysia Allies (5) Free Transport of oil & gas through ocean. (6) Critical for India's edible oil sectors → 77% import of palm oil from Indonesia & Malaysia. (7) People to people ties → huge Indian diaspora (Tamil/major) (8) Ensure export potential → ASEAN is critical buy.

— RISHUL NEEMA · AIR 267

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Flowchart showing ACT EAST region with countries including Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Pacific Ocean, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and ASEAN-INDIA

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RISHUL NEEMA

AIR 2672025

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India and its Neighborhood - Relations

ASEAN and Indo-Pacific Vision

ASEAN as cornerstone of India's Act East Policy

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