India's Southeast Asia policy during the Cold War identity, inclination and pragmatism 1947-1989 Chakraborti, Tridib 1956- creator author. Chakraborty, Mohor author. text bibliography enk 2023 2023 monographic eng print xi, 205 pages ; 25 cm. "Over the course of four decades of the Cold War, Chakraborti and Chakraborty analyse India's path from nonalignment towards realism and self-assertion, and finally to confidence-building and interdependence with respect to their neighbours in Southeast Asia. What were the reasons for India's shift from non-alignment to a more pragmatic approach to foreign relations in its relationships with both the non-Communist states of ASEAN and the Communist States of Indochina? How was this shift perceived by those countries? To what degree were Pakistan's foreign and defence policies responsible for India's changes in alignment throughout the Cold War? What lessons can we draw from these events, as the Indo-Pacific is again becoming a major arena of great power rivalry? In order to address these questions, Chakraborti and Chakraborty study the development of India's foreign and security policies throughout the period, tracking the changes of stances between and within administrations. They evaluate how these decisions were driven by a combination of ideology, pragmatism and changes in priorities as the regional architecture developed over time. A valuable read for scholars and students of India's foreign relations and of Indo-Pacific geopolitics more broadly"-- Introduction : theory, background and determinants of India's Southeast Asia policy during the Cold War -- Nehru's dream of Asian resurgence : 1947-1966 -- Indira Gandhi's pragmatism and quest for identity : 1966-1971 -- Indira Gandhi's enhanced stakes in Southeast Asia : 1972-1984 -- Rajiv Gandhi's diplomacy and confidence-building with Southeast Asia : 1984-1989. Tridib Chakraborti and Mohor Chakraborty. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-ii--- as----- India Foreign relations Southeast Asia Southeast Asia Foreign relations India India Foreign relations 20th century Southeast Asia Strategic aspects Cold War Diplomatic relations Strategic aspects of individual places India Southeast Asia Cold War (1945-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01754978 1900-1999 fast DS450.A785 C43 2023 327.541059 India's Southeast Asia policy during the Cold War Chakraborti, Tridib, 1956- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 (DLC) 2022035295 Politics in Asia series 9780367724931 0367724936 9780367724924 0367724928 9781003155003 9781000824001 9781000823998 2022035294 pda,print DLC 221023 20250318222209.8 in00004651930 eng