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Welcome to this datastory! We will explore the effectiveness of a policy by measuring real-life statistics and evaluating it against the policy goal.

Here we go!

In 1991, under the vision of Prime Minister Rao, New Delhi launched the "Look East" policy. This policy was aimed at countering Beijing's influence in Southeast Asia.

There are many ways of arguing how this policy would measure up, so I will specifically explore using the data on Indian and Chinese weapons exports from 1991 (start of the "Look East" policy) to 2022. The idea is to explore the effectiveness of this policy through the lens of defense diplomacy in the area of spreading influence through weapons exports.

The button below will generate the barchart showing total Indian arms exports from 1991-2022

Generate Indian arms exports

The button below will generate the barchart showing total Chinese arms exports from 1991-2022

Generate Chinese arms exports

The data above compares the total arms exports of India & China from 1991-2022 to Southeast Asia. Now, let us breakdown the data by looking at each arms recipient country.

Further comparison and analysis.

The button below will generate the linechart comparing weapons exports to different countries for India

Generate Indian arms exports by countries

The button below will generate the linechart comparing weapons exports to different countries for China

Generate Chinese arms exports by countries

Further analysis of data to compare potential spread of influence on each country.

Final analysis to question effectiveness of "Look East" policy

Discussion on limitations of data gathering and methodology. Data has been included in resources folder.

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