Why Southeast Asia needs new scholarship

Now that the hullabaloo of Republic Day has died down and the 10 guests have returned home, it is time to take stock of how relations between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have fared. True, the creative move of calling the 10 heads of Asean states merits praise, it is important to look beyond mere diplomatic overtures. This is important so as to not overestimate the extent of relations of two blocks whose ties are still fledgling. So far, academics have taken stock of efforts to revitalise the relationship between these countries. 

India’s Look East to