India‘s “Look East“ Policy: Geopolitical,Historical and Perceptional Changes

Substantial progress has been made in the India-ASEAN relations since India advanced and implemented the "Look East" strategyafter the Cold War. India became ASEAN's sectoral dialogue partner in January 1992 and full dialogue partner in 1995, and joined ARF in July 1996. With the establishment of India-ASEAN Summit regime in 2002, the fourth "Ten Plus One" formally kicked off. In 2003, India acceded to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia and signed the Comprehe…