India’s Expanding Global Influence Has Limited Reach in ASEAN
Hoang Thi Ha|Eugene R.L. Tan
India is seizing strategic opportunities to emerge as a new global power but its influence in Southeast Asia is not keenly felt yet.

Hoang Thi Ha|Eugene R.L. Tan
India is seizing strategic opportunities to emerge as a new global power but its influence in Southeast Asia is not keenly felt yet.
Chanrith Ngin|Bunthorn Khath
Cambodia has become increasingly dependent on China and the West. It is high time for Phnom Penh to hedge by engaging India more.
Ian Storey
India is not a major arms exporter, something that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to change. But there is one “Made in India” weapons system that half a dozen Southeast Asian countries seem most eager to buy: the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
Joanne Lin
The evolution of India’s foreign policy from non-alignment to multi-alignment has yielded dividends. The question is whether New Delhi can continue to be in such an enviable position.
Akash Sahu
There was no mention of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership when the foreign ministers of India and ASEAN met in New Delhi last month. India opted out of RCEP negotiations in 2019. New Delhi might want to reconsider its position.
Sharon Seah|Sanchita Basu Das
India has often been viewed as punching under its weight when it comes to engaging the region. It is time for India to match its economic commitment to ASEAN with more strategic heft, as it commemorates 30 years of partnership with the regional bloc.
Nazia Hussain|Tan Ming Hui
As ASEAN and India commemorate the 30th anniversary of dialogue relations this year, the two parties have little to show in terms of functional collaboration. A reassessment of the relationship should focus on three areas: connectivity, trade and public health.
William Choong
In recent years, the Quad has gained momentum in response to growing Chinese assertiveness. But a lower key strategy is advised to allay regional concerns that ASEAN’s centrality will be undermined by a minilateral arrangement helmed by external powers.
Mark S. Cogan
The Thai government’s renewed efforts to counter fake news related to the Covid-19 pandemic has fuelled speculation that it is seeking to further limit the freedom of expression and media freedom in the kingdom.
Shruti Pandalai
India’s grappling with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic at home has only highlighted the need for greater “issue-based” coalitions in the Indo-Pacific. This is relevant to ASEAN as the grouping looks to assert its centrality in regional affairs.