ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to understand whether India has contributed to the development of regional governance in the context of its Look East policy. In comparison to the European experience, studies of regional governance in the Asian context are still scarce. From an academic perspective, Jayasuriya defines regional governance as a political project reflecting a ‘particular constellation of power and interests’, and whose dynamics partake of the domestic political economy as well as the structures of the global political economy. India and East Asia, while analysing their implications in terms of regional governance. It shows that the spectrum of India’s approach to regional governance can be broken down into three broad patterns of behaviour: adjustment, emulation, innovation. The nexus between China and Myanmar has since stood as a major security concern for India, accounting in many respects for its efforts to improve relations with Rangoon at all costs.
