(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: India and The World - Look East Policy (LEP)
India & The World
::Look East Policy (LEP)::
Question : What is the fundamental goal of LEP?
Answer :
- To qualitatively enhance synergies and civilization in East and South East Asian region.
Question : What comprises “East”?
Answer :
- Part of South Asia, South East Asia and East Asia.
- India’s “New for east” comprising island nation-states in the pacific, with Fiji being their hub and dominant power.
Question : How Look east policy emerged?
Answer:
- The end of cold war and downfall of USSR
- Emergence of unipolar world.
- Rapid integration of Indian economy with global economy.
- Expansion of potential India’s trade and investment with the dynamic Asian region.
- Slow progress in regional integration of South Asia through SAARC.
- The need to balance China’s rapid rise.
Question : What are the common issues between India and Asian?
Answer:
- UN reforms
- Global economic crisis
- Small and medium enterprise
- Science and technology.
- Climate change
- Maritime security
- Future of community-building in Asia
- Issues of national concern such as terrorism
Question : What are the issues regarding revamping look east policy?
Answer :
- Increase the involvement of businesses in eastern India.
- Measure to connect NE with rest of India and South Asia.
- Giving more importance to Myanmar and Bangladesh.
- Identifying the shortcomings and bottlenecks in sub-Asian level institutions.
- Focused Attention at administrative as well as entrepreneurial levels.
- Not just look east, but need to engage east Asia.
