ASEAN and India–ASEAN Relations Navigating Shifting Geopolitics

1. Introduction - ASEAN And India: Navigating Shifting Geopolitics

M. Mayilvaganan

Part I ASEAN AND THE EMERGING SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

2. ASEAN at 50: External Actors and Its Relevance

Subhadeep Bhattacharya

3. ASEAN and the Emerging Contest over Natural Resources

Nitin Agarwala

4. ASEAN-led Regional Security Architecture

Udai Bhanu Singh

Part II ASEAN AND INDIA: POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC LINKS

5. The US, India and ASEAN: Convergences and Challenges

Vivek Mishra

6. ASEAN in India’s "Act East Policy"

Gitanjali Sinha Roy

7. ASEAN and Northeast India: Through the Panorama of ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’

Mohor Chakraborty

8. India’s Defence Diplomacy in Southeast Asia: Exploring New Avenues

Pankaj Jha

9. India-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation: Need for a Proactive Approach

Joshy M. Paul

Part III ASEAN AND INDIA: CULTURE, COMMERCE AND CONNECTIVITY LINKS

10. Culture and Connectivity: The Salience of 2Cs in India-ASEAN Relations

M. Mayilvaganan

11. ASEAN-India Trade and Commerce Ties: Issues, Prospects and Challenges

Shelly Gupta

12. India’s Engagement with its Diaspora in Southeast Asia: A Neglected Diaspora?

S.Y. Surendra Kumar

13. ASEAN-India Relations: A Soft Power Approach

Doan Truong Thu

Part IV FUTURE OF ASEAN AND INDIA-ASEAN TIES

14. The Future of ASEAN and India-ASEAN Relations

Quach Thi Hue

15. Engaging ASEAN: India’s Strategy and Policy Options

Gautam Mukhopadhaya

Biography

M. Mayilvaganan is Associate Professor at the International Strategic and Security Studies Programme (ISSSP), School of Conflict and Security Studies (SCSS), National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Campus in Bangalore, India, where he leads the NIAS ISSSP Indo-Pacific Research Studies.

 “This is a well-written, comprehensive volume by Dr. Mayil and his colleagues that takes stock of the varied issues in the 27 years of India–ASEAN ties. The book covers topics across security, connectivity, trade, culture and people-topeople dimensions, all written by a fine group of young scholars from India and Vietnam, which will make it appealing not only to area studies experts but also to the general audience. Highly recommended.”

– Dr. Dharish David, Associate Faculty, University of London—SIM-Global Education, Singapore

“This is not only a timely but also a relevant contribution to Indo-ASEAN relations amidst Covid-19 and the global power transition. ASEAN and India–ASEAN Relations: Navigating Shifting Geopolitics sheds light on strategic and security affairs with a specific focus. This volume is crafted to be a spellbound reading as it reveals unique insights on soft-balancing to maintain security, peace, stability and prosperity in ASEAN region as well as in the Indo-Pacific region at large. Dr. Mayil, one of the well-known scholars on strategic and security affairs related to India and its neighbourhood, empowers a young and experienced group of analysts to know more on “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable—the art of the next best”!”

– Mr. Khin Maung Soe, Advisor, Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Yangon, Myanmar

“An extremely insightful work on the evolving dynamics and changing contours of India’s relations with the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN). An indispensable work for a better understanding of the shifting geopolitics and emerging security architecture in the Asian region.”

– Prof. Jatswan S. Sidhu, Executive Director, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), Kuala Lumpur, University of Malaya