GS-II: Governance, Polity, IR
India–ASEAN
Not met yet — counts as met once you answer a question on it.
India's engagement with ASEAN as a bloc is anchored in the Act East Policy, covering the ASEAN–India Free Trade Agreement (AITIGA review) and connectivity projects including the Kaladan Multimodal corridor and India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway. West Asian geopolitical shocks — such as LNG trade disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz — affect ASEAN spot-market energy purchases, while ASEAN's coal dependency is tied to power-purchase agreements and industrial affordability. India positions itself as an alternative energy and trade partner amid these interdependencies.