India’s main trading partners in Asia are members of the ASEAN bloc, Japan, and South Korea. However, India faces a trade deficit in each of these relationships, importing more than it exports. The economic ties between India and these East Asian nations have not reached their full potential despite the substantial scale of their economies and populations.
India has developed a comprehensive and strategic approach that integrates diplomacy, economics, and culture in its involvement with East Asian countries. The Act East Policy, introduced in…
