인도와 태국 관계 = 인도 북동부지역을 중심으로

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The relations between India and Thailand have drastically improved in recent years. This study has analyzed how far India's look-east policy, regarding the Northeast region, has contributed to the improved relations between India and Thailand and assessed the limitations of such policy about the relations between these two countries. This study has found that India's look-east policy, with special reference to the Northeast region, has certainly contributed to the closer relations between the two countries. Obviously, it was possible to have this kind of positive outcome because India's look-east policy has harmonized with the look-west policy of Thailand. This article has argued that the improved relations between India and Thailand focusing on the Northeast region will not be confined within the bilateral relations, but it will contribute to the development of multilateral relations such as BIMSTEC and MGC. In this regard, one could say that India can achieve the goals of its foreign policy that will ultimately establish a closer relationship with Southeast Asia, especially with the mainland Southeast Asian countries. To achieve that goal, what is most important is to establish a connection between India and Thailand. If India successfully creates a connection, such as the construction of a highway and railway from India to Thailand through Myanmar, according to New Delhi's plan, the look-east policy can be recognized as one of the most successful foreign policies of India.