Why is it that the Southeast Asian connection strongly reflects Indian influences?
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Why is it that the Southeast Asian connection strongly reflects Indian influences?
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India's civilisation and culture spread in many parts of the world through trade but struck firm roots in Southeast Asia including in dance forms. ... Funan in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam was the first trading post of Indian traders. Traders took residence there and from there spread to other countries of the region.
The Government of India’s ‘Act East policy’ aims at improving economic and political relations with the Southeast Asian region which has had close contacts with India for centuries and is linked culturally and geographically with it. India has been able to make inroads in trade and investments with members of the ASEAN by signing a Free Trade Agreement in 2009 which will aims at increasing business between the two and renew the partnership and contact with member countries with similar culture, artistic tradition, family values and customs..