Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Look East policy of india

This Indian internal growth path is however highly dependent on global peace and stability because if conflict breaks out at the systemic level, this would have a devastating effect on international trade on which India depends for much of its present economic development. Therefore, India has a huge stake/incentive in maintaining a 'peaceful' international order which can support and sustain its internal growth. This requires an urgent rethink on some of the old concepts that has dominated Indian strategic thinking like its 'non-alignment' based foreign policy. While 'non-alignment' was a prudent policy for India to adopt during the Cold War, when it had just emerged from colonialism with a weak economy and polity, and therefore aligning itself with either one of the superpowers created enormous challenges for the construction of a confident self-image, such a policy will be counter-productive to India in the present context. The India of today, with a distinctive self-image, a growing middle class, an emergent economy and growing military strength should actively 'align' with like-minded countries and build partnerships in order to maintain the present peaceful structure of international politics

Article : http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-09/all-that-matters/35705189_1_india-ranks-international-trade-china-and-india

Development of Asian highway network, [ ] a new artery project that connects the Himalayas to the Pacific Ocean and seeks to foster India's initiative to expand on its cultural, commercial and diplomatic ties with the rest of South-east Asia through a common development route.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx29AS3-WXA&wide=1
Highway to the Asian Centuryhttp://www.idsa.in/idsanews/DocumentaryFilmHighwaytotheAsianCenturyshowninIDSA 

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