Building Partnership with ASEAN and Korea’s New Southern Policy: Views from India

Abstract

Both Korea and India have made phenomenal progress in integrating with ASEAN over time. However, the potential of the partnership is yet to be fully unlocked. What Korea and India need is a joint vision to add new momentum to the bilateral partnership as well as Indo-Pacific. Here comes the need for collaboration between the two countries under their respective Act East Policy (AEP) and New Southern Policy (NSP). In the pursuit of the new southward strategy, Korea may come out with its own Indo-Pacific Vision, which will then lead the partnership to another higher level.

Keywords: New Southern Policy Plus, Korea, India, ASEAN, Act East Policy