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Q33 (NDA-I/2010) International Relations & Global Affairs › India's Bilateral & Regional Relations › Look East Policy Answer Verified

India’s ‘Look East Policy’ 1. was articulated during the reign of H.D. Deve Gowda as India’s Prime Minister 2. is directed towards South-East Asian countries 3. is about controlling terrorism 4. seeks to develop a bond among various countries on the basis of economic cooperation Select the correct answer using the code given below : Code:

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India's 'Look East Policy' (LEP) was officially launched in 1991-1992 under the government of Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, not H.D. Deve Gowda [c1][t1][t5]. Statement 1 is therefore incorrect. The policy was specifically designed to reorient India's foreign policy towards its eastern neighbors, primarily focusing on South-East Asian countries and the ASEAN bloc to fill the vacuum left by the Cold War's end [c4][t4]. Statement 2 is correct. While the policy eventually evolved to include strategic and security dimensions, its primary and original thrust was the creation of close economic and commercial ties and regional integration [c1][t2][t3]. Statement 4 is correct. Controlling terrorism (Statement 3) is a general goal of Indian foreign policy but was not the defining pillar or specific articulation of the Look East Policy's framework [t6]. Thus, only statements 2 and 4 are correct.

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 88: Foreign Policy > ACT EAST POLICY OF INDIA > p. 612
  2. [2] https://www.mea.gov.in/distinguished-lectures-detail.htm?505
  3. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_East_policy
  4. [4] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Foreign Policy > p. 745
  5. [5] http://ethesisarchive.library.tu.ac.th/thesis/2015/TU_2015_5503120072_3058_1649.pdf
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