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The epithets, such as 'civilizational states', 'natural allies', 'twin engines/key drivers' of Asian economic growth and the 'Asian giants' relating to India and China are very much in vogue in the international parlance. India-China relationship, in an upbeat mood, was variously envisioned as 'mutually interactive relationship' (Tagore), 'the most important of the most important' (Tan Yun-Shan), 'a worthy model of the Asian way of harmony and co-existence', an ...
India-Japan relationship, a blend of great expectations and experiences, was typified by their inability to surmount the inapt divergence stemmed from the Cold War syndrome. The nostalgia for mutually beneficial bilateral relations paved the way for promoting each other's progress and prosperity and building an arc of advantage and prosperity across the Asian continent. With the transformation of the low-key relationship into a major Strategic and Global ...
After Independence in 1947, India was found to be more inward-looking than showing concern for its eastern neighbours. Its indifference to the ASEAN process and inclination towards the Soviet Union only widened the Gulf between India and the ASEAN members. The termination of Cold War brought in a radical change in the perceptions and approaches of the regional powers towards regional cooperation. India's gradual integration with ASEAN, the enlargement of ASEAN ...