1. Full name: Phung Thi Thao                                         2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: November 28th, 1983                            4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Admission decision number: 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, Dated: 30/12/2016 by Rector of University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process:

- No.4619/QĐ-XHNV of extention for QH-2013-X PhD candidates issued on 29/12/2016.

- No.3550/QĐ-XHNV of extention for QH-2013-X PhD candidates issued on 29/12/2017.

7. Official thesis title: India’s Foreign Policy towards Southeast Asia in the period from 1947 to 1964.

8. Major: Southeast Asian Studies                                   9. Code: 62 31 06 10

10. Supervisor:  Assoc Prof., Dr. Do Thu Ha

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The thesis is the first research in Vietnam which focuses on India’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia in the period of 1947-1964 in terms of theoretical and realistic foundations of the policy, the contents (goals and principles), the process of implementation, the responses by Southeast Asian countries, results and impacts, characteristic and the relationship between the policy in the period of 1947-1964 and the following periods (1991-2017).

The thesis is different from other works by applying both the approaches of idealism and realism to explain India’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia in the period of 1947-1964. Thanks to these, it discovers and demonstrates the footprint and consistence of the principle to carry out India’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia since its independence.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis is the systematic research on India’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia in the period of 1947-1964. Therefore, it is one of meaningful references for the research fields such as Southeast Asian Studies, Indian Studies, International Relations and Historical Studies.

At present, Asian Pacific in general and ASEAN in particular is playing as the central role of India’s Look East Policy and Act East Policy. By researching India’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia in the period of 1947-1964 as the background period of India’s relations with Southeast Asia in the contemporary period, the thesis helps enhance the mutual understanding, between Southeast Asia and India as well as Vietnam and India.

In addition to these, exploring the relationship and the consistence of the principle to implement India’s foreign policy through periods of ancient times, the period of 1947-1964, and contemporary period is one of the foundations for decision makers in both Southeast Asian countries in general and Vietnam in particular to make policies which are more suitable and effective for relations between Southeast Asian countries and India.

13. Further research direction, if any:

+ India’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia after the period of 1947-1964

+ Chinese factor in India’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia since 1947

+ India’s foreign policy towards Vietnam since 1972

14. Thesis–related publications:

[1]. Phung Thi Thao (2015), “Panchsheel Principles and its footprints in Geneva Agreement and the Final Communique of the Asian – African conference of Bandung”, Vietnam Review for Indian and Asian Studies (2), pp.25-42.

[2]. Phung Thi Thao (2015), “The perspective of India on North of Vietnam in the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam (1954-1964) in terms of History, Ideology, and International Relations”, Scientific Proceedings for and young lecturers and Post-graduate Students: Interdisciplinary Research in Social Sciences and Humanities:In terms of theories and Realities, USSH, Hanoi National University, pp.193-209.

[3]. Phung Thi Thao (2015), “Indonesia decolonization with the Role of India (1945-1949)”, Vietnam Review for Indian and Asian Studies (6), pp.13-26.

[4]. Phung Thi Thao (2015), “Mynamar’s discriminatory policy aimed at the Indian Diaspora in the 1940s: In terms of economy”, The Orient: Tradition and Contemporary, Thegioipublishers, pp.43-55. 

[5]. Phung Thi Thao (2016), “From India’s non-alignment policy to the Non-aligned Movement in the period of 1947-1964: Indian value in terms of international relations”, “Indian Values in Asia, Publishing House of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, pp.175-1912.

[6]. Phung Thi Thao (2017), “India’s foreign policy towards the implementation of Geneva Agreement in Vietnam (1954-1958) and its position on the dispute of Bien Dong between Vietnam and China: In terms of idealism”, International Scientific Conference Proceedings Vietnam-India: 45 Years of Diplomatic Relations and 10 years of Strategic Partnership, Center for Indian Studies, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, pp. 446-458.

[7]. Phung Thi Thao (2017), “Perspectives of Southeast Countries on India’s Foreign Policy (1947-1950): A study on the Cases of Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam”, Vietnam Review for Indian and Asian Studies (8), pp.25-33.

[8]. Phung Thi Thao (2017), “Soft power in India’s foreign policy to southeast in the period of 1947-1961”, International Scientific Conference Proceedings: India’s Soft Power – Vietnam’s Soft Power in the context of regionalization and globalization, Center for Indian Studies, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, pp.329-338.

[9]. Phung Thi Thao (2018), “Myanmar’s Acts relating to Indian Diaspora”, Vietnam Review for Indian and Asian Studies (1), pp.24-30.

[10]. Phung Thi Thao (2018), “Indian Foreign policy towards Vietnam under the leadership of Prime Minister Nehru (1947-1964)”, Vietnam Review for Indian and Asian Studies (3), pp.20-26.