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INDIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA

STATES, BORDERS AND CULTURE

Year: 2015

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x+204pp

ISBN: 9788175417922

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Indian engagement with the Southeast Asian region extends beyond recent conceptualisations to periods when connectivity was defined not just in strategic but also in cultural terms. Close cultural interaction between India and Southeast Asia began in prehistoric times and continued until the beginning of colonial rule. And in the new millennium, India is trying its best to reconnect with the region with its "Look East" policy, and to strengthen its engagement by Acting East. It is undeniable that India views the region as a crucial partner today and there are vital concerns that both regions share. But contemporary concerns should not overshadow the broader issues that have been important to both regions through the ages.

 

The current volume looks at different issues and perceptions of the region. Issues like borders, security, disputes are analysed alongside issues like religion, culture and traditions. Some retrospectives essays also attempt to question lost opportunities in Indian foreign policy and prescribe how India should look at the region. India's connection and engagement with the region has therefore been analysed and re-imagined. An interesting feature of this book is that it is an attempt by scholars in Kolkata and Hanoi to bring together their ideas and research on states, borders and religion.


About Author

Arpita Basu Roy is a Fellow at theMaulanaAbulKalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Kolkata and an expert in International Relations. She is a PhD in International relations from Jadavpur University and has been the Pavate Wrangler Fellow at Cambridge University in 2010. She works on issues related to security, gender, population movements and political transition in the South Asian region. Her research areasare Afghanistan, Indian foreign policy and discourses on security, including human security.

 

Subhadeep Bhattacharya is a Fellow at the MaulanaAbulKalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Kolkata and a PhD. candidate at the Department of History, University of Calcutta. He has been working on India's relations with Southeast Asia, geopolitics, defence and security inSoutheast Asia.The Asia Pacific region is his field of interest. 


Contents

Acknowledgments                                                                     

Introduction

States and Borders

  • Ethno-Religious Diversity and National Unity:A Comparative Study of Indonesia and Myanmar/ Rabindra Sen
  • The Security Community Experience in Southeast AsiaLessons for South Asia/ Ishani Naskar
  • The Maritime Border Dispute of South China Sea:Factors Impeding Solution/ Subhadeep Bhattacharya

Linkages: Tradition and Culture

  • Re-imagining Insular Southeast Asia through Traditional Works/ Huy`nh Thanh Loan
  • Understanding of Buddhism-Hinduism and Promotion of Indian Studies in India and Abroad: The Missed Opportunity in Indian Foreign Policy/ Swapna Bhattacharya (Chakraborti)
  • Some Features of Tantrism in Vietnam/ Nguyen Ngoc Quynh

India and Vietnam

  • India and Vietnam: The Historical Strategic Friendship in Asian Domain

Tridib Chakraborti

  • Vietnam-India Economic Relations from a Geo‑political Perspective

Ngo Xuan Binh and Ngo Minh Duc

  • Urban Environmental Pollution in India and Vietnam:A Comparative Study/ Nguyen Thi Ngoc
  • Appraisal of Indira Gandhi’s Religiosity: A Vietnamese Perspective/ Le Thi Hang Nga

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