The Look-East policy was officially launched in 1992.
It was introduced by former PM P V Narasimha Rao in 1990s.
Technically, it covers all countries of Asia-Pacific region, but in practical terms, it has been confined to only South-East Asia or the member nations of ASEAN. The 10 member ASEAN consists of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines (five original members), Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. In comparison to South- East Asia, Asia Pacific is larger region.