Introduction??Part I:?India and Southeast Asia: Contours of Foreign Policy in the Evolving Geopolitical Realm? ? 1.?Strategic Partnerships and Regional Resilience: Exploring the Evolving Landscape of India-Southeast Asia Relations??2.?An Assertive China and Disengaged United States: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for Indias Foreign Policy Strategy in the Indo-Pacific??3.?Betwixt QUAD and China in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for India and ASEAN??4.?The Continuous Evolution of India-Southeast Asia Synergy in the Changing Indo-Pacific Context??5.?Asymmetries of Power and Negotiations: Case of South China Sea??Part II:?Economy, Trade and Connectivity: Exploring Synergistic Linkages and Roadblocks in India Southeast Asia Relations??6.?Indias Economic and Political Engagements with ASEAN in a Changing World??7.?Geopolitics of Connectivity in Southeast Asia: A Study of India and China??8.?Indias Trade Relationship with RCEP members in the context of Act East Policy???9.?India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Impact, Issues, and Challenges in Act East Policy??10.?Implications of Agricultural Factor Productivity On Sustainable Development In South Asia And Southeast Asia: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis??Part III:?Diplomatic Forays and Cultural Connect in India-Southeast Asia Relations: Bridges across Oceans??11.?India-ASEAN Science Diplomacy in Renewable Energy Cooperation? 12.?Indias Vaccine Diplomacy towards Southeast Asia in the Context of Act East Policy??13.?North East in Indias International Diplomacy through Look East Policy to Act East Policy??14.?Connecting Culture: The Tradition of Boita Bandana