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Southeast Asia has always been socially and culturally diverse, making accommodation easy. The indigenous people shaped adaptation and adoption of outside influences and sought out concepts and practices that enhanced rather than redirected changes already underway in their own societies. This was the result of a process that fundamentally changed the cultural composition and the indigenous traditions of the Southeast Asianists. The distinctive cultural pattern of India succeeded in striking roots in the Southeast Asian region. The result was an imposing array of architectural and other cultural marvels with indigenous interpretations. Under this background, this article studies the impact of early Indian influence on Southeast Asia. It further discovers India's relation with one of its oldest ally—Indonesia—and proposes strategies for constructive re-engagement for revitalizing partnership.

The people of Asia and Africa share a common destiny, that is, to improve their lives and determine their place within the global community of nations through joint action, based on reliance on their resources and collective strength. Recent developments in the rapidly evolving global trading system, especially the formation and consolidation of formidable trading blocs, leave Africa and Asia with little choice but to commit themselves more firmly to regional co-operation and integration. This article examines inter-regional co-operation between these two regions, specifically between the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Based on the assumption that enhanced bilateral co-operation is a prerequisite for extending and deepening inter-regional co-operation, this article highlights the economic relations between India and the COMESA countries as a model for enhanced co-operation between these two regions in the future.