Southeast Asia still doesn’t ‘know India’, survey shows, as New Delhi urged to boost engagement with region

Only 0.4 per cent of respondents saw India as the most political and strategic influence in Southeast Asia, while only 0.6 per cent were confident of Delhi’s leadership in maintaining a rules-based order and upholding international law.

Asean or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Ian Hall, professor of international relations at Australia’s Griffith University, said India’s reputation in the region had suffered as a…