Act East at Ten: India-ASEAN Relations and Regional Dynamics takes stock of one of the most consequential shifts in India’s foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. A decade after the transformation of the “Look East” approach into the more assertive “Act East Policy,” this volume examines how India’s engagement with Southeast Asia has evolved across political, strategic, economic, and socio-cultural domains. Set against the backdrop of an intensifying Indo-Pacific order, China’s growing regional assertiveness, and emerging security and technological challenges, the volume foregrounds ASEAN’s centrality in India’s eastern outreach and analyses the ways in which New Delhi has sought to translate strategic intent into concrete action.

Bringing together scholars and practitioners, the volume offers a multidimensional assessment of India-ASEAN relations through thematic sections on security and maritime cooperation, technology and digital transformation, trade and connectivity, and human security and socio-economic development. It engages directly with policy dilemmas, structural constraints, and future pathways for cooperation, from maritime stability in the South China Sea to semiconductor collaboration, cyber governance, and regional resilience. Emerging from an international conference marking ten years of the Act East Policy, this book provides both analytical depth and policy relevance, making it an indispensable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners seeking to understand India’s evolving role in Southeast Asia and the wider Indo-Pacific.