With reference to look east policy of India, consider the following statements? 1. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in East Asian affairs. 2. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of the cold war. 3. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in the southeast and East Asia. Which of the statements given above is/are correct

QUESTION

Medium

International Relations

Prelims 2011

With reference to look east policy of India, consider the following statements?

India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in East Asian affairs.
India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of the cold war.
India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in the southeast and East Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Launched in 1991, the LEP aimed to integrate India with the rapidly growing economies of East Asia and ensure India played a significant role in regional security and economic architectures like ASEAN.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Although the end of the Cold War forced India to re-evaluate its foreign policy (due to the loss of the Soviet Union as a partner), the policy was not designed to "plug a vacuum." It was driven by economic liberalization and the need for strategic diversification.

Statement 3 is correct: A major pillar of the policy was leveraging India's "soft power"—re-establishing civilizational, religious (Buddhism), and cultural links that had existed for centuries between India and Southeast Asian nations.

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