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The Act East Policy in its second decade: defining the contours of India’s eastward engagement 东向行动政策的第二个十年：界定印度东向接触的轮廓

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-09-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00795-y

Rahul Mishra

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India-South Korea relations in the era of Act East Policy: comprehending intents and executions 东向行动政策时代的印韩关系：理解意图与执行

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-09-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00792-1

Sandip Kumar Mishra

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Impasse in the periphery: India’s Northeast and Act East Policy 外围的僵局：印度的东北和向东行动政策

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-09-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00794-z

Shubhrajeet Konwer, Vikas Tripathi

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India and China as ASEAN’s partners in the Indo-Pacific 印度和中国是东盟在印太地区的伙伴

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-09-10 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00793-0

Rahul Mishra

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The Indo-Pacific: a turbulent and evolving region 印度-太平洋：一个动荡和演变的地区

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-08-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00788-x

SD Muni

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Different approaches to build connectivity in Myanmar: a case study of India’s Kaladan and China’s Kyaukphyu Projects 在缅甸建立互联互通的不同方法：以印度的卡拉丹和中国的皎漂项目为例

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-08-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00787-y

Dr Arundhati Sharma, Himani Sharma

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Engaging in the seas: India’s naval diplomacy with Southeast Asia 参与海洋：印度与东南亚的海军外交

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-08-20 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00790-3

Harshit Prajapati, Prisie L. Patnayak

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Ties that bind: India and Southeast Asia relationships through civilizational connections 纽带：印度和东南亚通过文明联系的关系

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-08-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00789-w

Anshuman Behera

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Taiwan’s de facto operational role in India’s Act East Policy 台湾在印度“东向行动”政策中的实际操作角色

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-08-15 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00786-z

Sana Hashmi, Alan H Yang

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Regional comprehensive economic partnership: opportunities or threats for India? 区域全面经济伙伴关系：印度的机遇还是威胁？

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2026-08-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-026-00783-2

Shasha Wu, Yosuke Uchiyama, Elayaraja Aruchunan, Elya Nabila Abdul Bahri, Fumitaka Furuoka

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