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New friends bring new foes for India
By C. P. Bhambhri
Op-Ed
The Pioneer
Friday, January 4, 2013
The India-Asean Commemorative Summit made clear that New
Delhi is looking to expand its relations with East and
South-East Asian nations beyond trade to security co-
operation as well. This will, however, put increasing
pressure on India to take a stronger, more definite
position on China
India’s ‘Look East’ foreign policy authorised by former
Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and diligently pursued by
his successors now seems to have matured. This was most
evident on December 20, 2012, when the heads of state of
10 East-Asian countries assembled in New Delhi to
strengthen their ties India at the India-Asean
Commemorative Summit.
The evolution of the India-Asean relationship has been
primarily determined by the principle of reciprocity and
this has facilitated a slow but steady deepening of
relationships, beginning with India being accorded the
‘Dialogue’ status at Asean meetings. Now, it enjoys a
full-fledged ‘strategic partnership’ with Asean. India’s
Free Trade Agreement with Asean countries also matured on
December 20, 2012, as the members agreed to include
services in it, along with goods.
India-Asean relationship has also gone beyond the area of
trade to include security cooperation. The Vision
Statement released at the New Delhi Summit states: “We
are committed to strengthening cooperation to ensure
maritime security and freedom of navigation and safety of
sea lanes of communication for unfettered movement of
trade in accordance with international law”. However,
this new dimension can be problematic and must be
carefully handled by India’s foreign and security policy
makers. India must keep in mind its many old conflicts
with neighbouring countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Nepal and Sri Lanka in this respect.
It is one thing to issue a communiqué after a summit,
demanding freedom of navigation and maritime rights under
international law. But, it is quite another to deal with
contentious issues regarding the rights of passage on the
seas etc. These are problems that India will have to deal
with, for instance, while enforcing a ‘code of conduct’
in the South China Sea where China is not prepared to
concede even an inch to its other neighbours like Vietnam
and the Philippines.
Continues here:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/item/53128-new-friends-bring-new-foes-for-india.html
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
By C. P. Bhambhri
Op-Ed
The Pioneer
Friday, January 4, 2013
The India-Asean Commemorative Summit made clear that New
Delhi is looking to expand its relations with East and
South-East Asian nations beyond trade to security co-
operation as well. This will, however, put increasing
pressure on India to take a stronger, more definite
position on China
India’s ‘Look East’ foreign policy authorised by former
Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and diligently pursued by
his successors now seems to have matured. This was most
evident on December 20, 2012, when the heads of state of
10 East-Asian countries assembled in New Delhi to
strengthen their ties India at the India-Asean
Commemorative Summit.
The evolution of the India-Asean relationship has been
primarily determined by the principle of reciprocity and
this has facilitated a slow but steady deepening of
relationships, beginning with India being accorded the
‘Dialogue’ status at Asean meetings. Now, it enjoys a
full-fledged ‘strategic partnership’ with Asean. India’s
Free Trade Agreement with Asean countries also matured on
December 20, 2012, as the members agreed to include
services in it, along with goods.
India-Asean relationship has also gone beyond the area of
trade to include security cooperation. The Vision
Statement released at the New Delhi Summit states: “We
are committed to strengthening cooperation to ensure
maritime security and freedom of navigation and safety of
sea lanes of communication for unfettered movement of
trade in accordance with international law”. However,
this new dimension can be problematic and must be
carefully handled by India’s foreign and security policy
makers. India must keep in mind its many old conflicts
with neighbouring countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Nepal and Sri Lanka in this respect.
It is one thing to issue a communiqué after a summit,
demanding freedom of navigation and maritime rights under
international law. But, it is quite another to deal with
contentious issues regarding the rights of passage on the
seas etc. These are problems that India will have to deal
with, for instance, while enforcing a ‘code of conduct’
in the South China Sea where China is not prepared to
concede even an inch to its other neighbours like Vietnam
and the Philippines.
Continues here:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/item/53128-new-friends-bring-new-foes-for-india.html
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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