Curbing China's hegemony: Modi invites ASEAN leaders for Republic Day

In 2014 the Modi govt had renamed the 'Look East Policy' to 'Act East Policy'

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Monday concludes a five-day visit to Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. It’s a precursor to New Delhi hosting leaders of the 10-member Asean as chief guests at the Republic Day Parade.

In 2014, within months of being elected, the Narendra Modi government had renamed the ‘Look East Policy’, formulated in 1991 during the PV Narasimha Rao regime, to ‘Act East Policy’, to deepen and strengthen New Delhi’s ties with Asean member countries.

India and the 10-member Asean (Association of South East Asian Nations), as also countries like Japan and Australia in the region described