Humera Iqbal
Humera Iqbal is an Assistant Research Officer at the Institute of Regional Studies.
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Keywords: Post-Cold war, India, Nehruvain foreign policy, Chinese, Myanmar, crisis, domestic, geopolitical, Look East Strategy
Abstract
The conclusion of the Cold War marked the beginning of a new era for the world, as well as for India. India was forced to reconsider its policies and reasoning because they could no longer be applied in the new epoch. The Nehruvian foreign policy, particularly non-alignment and avoidance of bloc politics, were no longer applicable in India’s post-Cold War environment. With the start of the 1990s, the Soviet Union, India’s diplomatic friend and trading partner, fell away, leaving the region with no communist political, military, or economic counterpoise to China.China’s footprint in India’s east in Myanmar and the Asia Pacific area expanded significantly; and India’s political and economic crises of mid-1991 reached alarming dimensions. These new developments in and around India pushed it to rethink its domestic and geopolitical strategies in order to secure and strengthen its independence within and beyond the region. A careful examination revealed the eastward potential, giving birth to India’s “Look East Strategy.”
First Published
March 25, 2013
How to Cite
Humera Iqbal, “India – Myanmar Relations: Is There a Shadow of China?,” Regional Studies 31, no.2 (Spring 2013): 46-67, https://regionalstudies.com.pk/wp/article/india-myanmar-relations-is-there-a-shadow-of-china/
Issue
Volume 31, Issue 2