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The article discusses on British Foreign Policy in reference to its former colonies in southern and far eastern Asia. Great Britain observed a decline of its dominance in the region and saw its adjustment to the end of its empire since 1945. Most of the former colonies such as India and Pakistan have slowly reclaimed their independence. On the other hand, the Far East comprised of Japan, China and Korea, were not one of the British colonies but were vital to British commercial interests.

This article attempts to explore certain well-known attitudes which are both causally and coincidentally related to the factors inherent in non-Western and economically underdeveloped countries in South Asia. The author confines itself primarily to issues which are distinctively South Asian and which hinge upon the interaction between Asia and the West. He observes that conflicts are apparent in the attitudes of Asians as they have attempted to re-evaluate their own traditions and economic systems and as they have developed ambitions.