India-ASEAN Relations in the 21st Century: Expoloration of the China Factor in it

Abstract

The India-ASEAN relation which is set on a new path of revelry in the 21st century cannot be discussed without mentioning the China factor in it. India and China still continue to have their own share of mutual suspicions and misperceptions about each other will continue to provide a major leeway for these Southeast Asian countries to try and play one against the other all the time. This reality captures the essence of India’s present foreign policy vision .It now needs to be seen how far the “dragon” of the Asian continent is ruffled by the Indian “elephant” in the future.