India Is Moving Up From ‘Look East Policy’ To ‘Act East Policy’

By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK (IDN) — External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emphasized that India is keenly interested in the countries to its East, spreading right across East Asia into the Pacific. Speaking at Thailand’s prestigious Chulalongkorn University on August 18, he explained “India’s Vision of the Indo-Pacific” and indirectly went on to distance itself from the US military priorities for Indo-Pacific. Jaishankar was on an official visit to Thailand from August 16-18 to co-chair the 9th Joint Commission Meeting of India-Thailand Joint Commission (JACM) with Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. In a … Continue reading India Is Moving Up From ‘Look East Policy’ To ‘Act East Policy’