3. Regional Relations
The South Asia Monitor, published by the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), carried a report on India's regional relationships, in which it argued that India has been expanding relations in Asia in the two years since its nuclear tests. It said that India-PRC relations were dominated by their geo-strategic rivalry, they have little trade, and threaten to be economic competitors internationally. The content of the growing relationships with Japan and Southeast Asia is primarily economic (with trade with ASEAN larger than that with Japan), and broader regional cooperation was still very limited. However, India is developing security relationships with Japan and Vietnam.
"INDIA LOOKS EAST"
Small arms fire was exchanged across the India-Bangladesh border, which is not clearly marked in all areas, after Indian border guards killed three Bangladeshis who were collecting sand and stones on the Indian side of the border. Talks between border security officials of both countries began June 18 to resolve this and other border-maintenance issues.
"Troops on alert on Bangladesh border"
"Bangladesh, India start border talks"