pyq/2011/prelims/42

With reference to look east policy of India, consider the following statements?

1. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in East Asian affairs.

2. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of the cold war.

3. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in the southeast and East Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

(A) 1 only.

(B) 1 and 3 only.

(C) 3 only.

(D) 1,2 and 3.