India’s Eastward Engagement

I am an admirer of Professor S. D. Muni. He with Rahul Mishra has written an excellent book on India’s deep connections with Southeast Asia.

-- Tommy Koh, * Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Singapore *

With rising Chinese power and the emergence of the Indo-Pacific concept reshaping Southeast Asia’s destiny, what is India’s response and role? This well-researched and timely book is indispensable for anyone looking for an answer and for understanding India’s ‘Act East’ Policy. 

-- Amitav Acharya, * Professor, American University; President of International Studies Association; Author of East of India, South of China: Sino-Indian Encounters in Southeast Asia *

India’s Eastward Engagement reflects the authors’ intimate familiarity with India’s extended neighbourhood to the east, in both its historical and contemporary contexts. The authors bring to the subject the rigour of an academic and the perspective of a practising diplomat—a rare combination. This book will command a wide audience, given its broad historical sweep and its penetrating political insights.

-- Shyam Saran, * Former Foreign Secretary; Chairman of Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries *
"Managed to focus on issues that are most relevant…a brief for a larger volume to be produced later." -- The H