This book outlines 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and the Philippines. The subject matter takes the reader beyond historical, civilisational, political and economic synergies to locate the partnership and its potential in both bilateral and multilateral areas.

Reena Marwah (M.Phil, Delhi University; PhD, India, International Business) is Professor, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University, India. She has also been Senior Academic Consultant, ICSSR and Senior fellow, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. She is the recipient of several prestigious fellowships including the McNamara fellowship of the World Bank, and the Asia fellowship of the Asian Scholarship Foundation.

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List of Abbreviations

SECTION I - Historical, Cultural and Economic Relations

1. India and the Philippines: Connections Through History, Culture and Diaspora

2. Through the Prism of Contemporary History: Philippines-India Political and Diplomatic Ties

3. Philippines - India Economic Relations

4. Business Process Outsourcing: Powering Interconnected Growth

5. India and the Philippines: Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation

SECTION II - The Strategic Landscape

6. ASEAN: Anchoring India Philippines Strategic Relations

7. Philippines Multilateralism: The China Factor

8. India-Philippines Defence Ties: Navigating Confrontation and Coercion in the Indo-Pacific

9. India-Philippines: 75 Years of Diplomatic Relations and Beyond

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