Diaspora as a soft power in India’s foreign policy towards Singapore

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Diaspora Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/09739572.2021.1935108

A. Mohapatra, Aparna Tripathi

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ABSTRACT India’s connections with Southeast Asia are rooted in history in terms of geography, civilization, culture, economy and strategy. These connections became deeper since the 1990s as India initiated the policy of ‘Look East’ that resulted in manifold growth with ASEAN and Singapore. The initiation of ‘Look East Policy’ opened the door for Singaporean Indians for investments and interaction with their motherland. Through the ‘Look East Policy’ the distance between India and ASEAN ended and India was connected with this region and especially Singapore through trade relations. With this policy, India was able to enter this region and this was the chance for the Indian people to revitalize and energize their social and cultural bonds with their motherland (Pande 2017). These relations were further intensified after 2014 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially launched ‘Act East Policy’. While ‘Look East Policy’ was launched by India in the backdrop of the critical economic situation, the ‘Act East Policy’ is aimed at strengthening our relations in terms of cultural, political and strategic dimensions. Therefore, this paper aims to study and analyse the role of the Indian diaspora as a soft power for making strong bilateral bonds between India and Singapore with special reference to the political and economic scenario.

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散居者是印度对新加坡外交政策中的软实力

印度与东南亚的联系在地理、文明、文化、经济和战略等方面都有着深厚的历史渊源。自20世纪90年代以来，随着印度发起“向东看”政策，这些联系变得更加深入，这导致了与东盟和新加坡的多方面增长。“向东看政策”的启动为新加坡裔印度人打开了投资和与祖国互动的大门。通过“向东看政策”，印度和东盟之间的距离结束了，印度通过贸易关系与该地区，特别是新加坡联系在一起。有了这一政策，印度能够进入这一地区，这是印度人民振兴和激发他们与祖国社会和文化纽带的机会(Pande 2017)。2014年，随着莫迪总理正式启动“向东行动政策”，两国关系进一步加强。印度在经济形势严峻的背景下推出了“向东看政策”，而“向东行动政策”旨在加强两国在文化、政治和战略方面的关系。因此，本文旨在研究和分析印度侨民作为软实力在印度和新加坡之间建立牢固双边关系中的作用，并特别参考政治和经济情景。

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Diaspora Studies DEMOGRAPHY-

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期刊介绍： Diaspora Studies is the interdisciplinary journal of the Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI) and is dedicated to publishing academic research on traditional diasporas and international migrants from the perspective of international relations, economics, politics, identity and history. The journal focuses specifically on diasporas and migrants as resources for both home and host countries. The scope of the journal includes the role of diasporas and international migration as important drivers in international relations, in development, and within civil societies. The journal welcomes theoretical and empirical contributions on comparative diasporas and state engagement policies, and aims to further scholarship and debate on emerging global networks and transnational identities. Diaspora Studies publishes: 1. Reviewed research papers 2. Book reviews 3. Conference reports 4. Documents on diaspora policies