ARTICLES

8 Oct 2025

India’s Rising Profile in Southeast Asia and the Test of Strategic Relevance

Joanne Lin

Joanne Lin examines why improved perceptions of India in Southeast Asia remain fragile, and what it will take to turn momentum into meaningful cooperation.

4 Sep 2025

The Mango Flavour: India and ASEAN After a Decade of the Act East Policy

Gurjit Singh

ASEANFocus+ is delighted to feature Ambassador Gurjit Singh, author of The Mango Flavour: India and ASEAN After a Decade of the Act East Policy (ISEAS Publishing, 2025). Drawing on his decades of experience as a diplomat, Ambassador Singh reflects on ten years of India's Act East Policy and assesses whether it has fulfilled its goal of deepening engagement with Southeast Asia.

ASEAN ASEAN-India Relations ASEANFocus India

6 Dec 2024

The Importance of Being Earnest: Strengthening ASEAN-India Relations in an Evolving World

Yanitha Meena Louis

Yanitha Meena Louis argues that for the ASEAN-India relationship to reach its full potential, it must move beyond surface-level engagement and delve deeper into strategic issues that reflect the dynamic roles of both parties in a constantly evolving world.

ASEAN ASEAN-India Relations ASEANFocus India

9 Jul 2024

Southeast Asia and BRICS: Fear of Missing Out

Sharon Seah

The fact that five Southeast Asian countries are seeking to join BRICS should not be seen as an affront to the West and its so-called rules-based order.

China India Malaysia Southeast Asia Thailand

28 Jun 2024

Implications of India’s 2024 Election Outcomes for ASEAN

Karthik Nachiappan

Karthik Nachiappan analyses the recent election outcomes in India, their significance for India’s foreign policy, and implications for India’s future engagements with ASEAN.

ASEAN ASEAN-India Relations ASEANFocus India

19 Jun 2024

Regional Institutions Should Step Up to Integrate South Asia with Southeast Asia

Jayant Menon

Regional institutions can potentially foster closer economic integration between Southeast Asia and South Asia, but the existing ones need to cooperate more closely and more strategically.

ASEAN-India Relations India

10 May 2024

State of Southeast Asia 2024: India’s Strategic Conundrum of Diminished Influence and Rising Ambitions

Joanne Lin

Joanne Lin examines India’s dwindling strategic relevance in Southeast Asia and how it can enhance its image as a trusted partner in the region.

ASEAN ASEAN-India Relations ASEANFocus India

7 Feb 2024

India and China’s Volatile New Status Quo

Manoj Kewalramani

Sino-Indian relations have languished in a state of suspended animation for four years. A return to stability in the relationship would require, at the least, sustained high-level engagement.

China Diplomacy India