Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will attend India's Republic Day celebrations tomorrow. A similar visit by Sukarno for India's first Republic Day in 1950 was intended to cement ties among what was then the Non-Aligned Movement of developing countries unwilling to join either side in the Cold War. This time, the visit will not just mark another step in India's "Look East" policy of encouraging greater engagement and integration between India and Southeast Asia. It will also signal two large democracies growing closer as authoritarian China grows more menacing. (WSJ)
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