Synopsis Southeast Asia is region that has in the past two decades, ascended to an area of great strategic importance for India both in terms of the Asian geopolitical balance but also as a nucleus of regional and international commerce. India’s Look East Policy which aims to foster deeper collaboration in a range of sectors with our Southeast Asian neighbors hopes to do so primarily through land based linkages with India's northeast.

This book focuses on both the hurdles as well as prospects for greater partnership with Southeast Asian region through India's northeast. It delves into issues of connectivity, free trade agreements, security implications, infrastructure, regional geopolitics etc.