THEN AND NOW INDIAS RELATIONS WITH INDONESIA A Historical Overview

This volume unfolds the trajectory of India-Indonesia bilateralism within a chronological framework. It delineates three crucial phases in this relationship: the 1945-55 era of friendship; the 1956-66 period of tensions; the post-1966 years of strategic companionship. It outlines how the bilateral engagement has gradually assumed an ‘ASEAN-centric’ ‘Asia-centric’ and ‘global cooperative’ strategic character. This transformed relationship has unfolded new opportunities which if realised can result in a more productive and constructive bilateralism between India and Indonesia. The book should hopefully be of use to both scholars of international relations as well as practitioners of diplomacy.