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ASEAN, The Association of South East Asian Nations was formed on 8 August August 1967 in Bangkok by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, only t o be joined by Brunei Darussalam in 1984, Vietnam in 1995, Laos & Myanmar in 1997 and Cambodia in 1999. Founding Years ASEAN was prefigured by an organisation called the Association Association of Southeast Asia (ASA), a group consisting of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand t hat was formed in 1961. ASEAN itself was inaugurated on 8 August 1967, when foreign ministersof five countries; Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, signed the ASEAN Declaration, more commonly known as the Bangkok Declaration. The creation of ASEAN was motivated by a c ommon fear of communism, and a thirst t hirst for economic development. ASEAN grew when Brunei Darussalam became its sixth member member on 7 January 1984, barely a week after gaining independence. Expansion of ASEAN ASEAN achieved greater cohesion in the mid-1970s following the changed balance of power in Southeastt Asia after the end of the Vietnam War. The region’s dynamic economic growth during the Southeas 1970s strengthened the organisation, enabling ASEAN to adopt a unified response to Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia in 1979. ASEAN's first summit meeting, held in Bali, Indonesia, in 1976, resulted in an agreement on several industrial projects and the signing of a Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, and a Declaration of Concord. The end of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union at the end of the 1980s allowed ASEAN countries to exercise greater political independence in the region, and in the 1990s ASEAN emerged as a leading voice on regional trade and security issues. On 28 July 1995, Vietnam became ASEAN's seventh member.Laos and Myanmar ( Burma) joined two years later on 23 July 1997.Cambodia was to have joined together together with Laos and Burma, but entry was delayed due to the country's internal political struggle. The country later joined on 30 April 1999, following the stabilisation of its government. In 1990, Malaysia proposed the creation of an East Asia Economic Caucus composed c omposed of the members of ASEAN as well as the People's Republic of China, Ja pan, and South Korea, with the t he intention of counterbalancing the growing influence of the United States in Asia-Pac ific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and in the Asian region as a whole.The proposal failed, however, because of heavy opposition from the US and Japan. Ja pan. Member states continued to work for further int egration and ASEAN Plus Three was created in 1997. In 1992, the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) scheme was adopted as a schedule for phasing out tariffs, and as a goal to increase the "region's competitive advantage as a p roduction base geared for the world market". This law would act as the framework for the ASEAN Free Trade
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Area (AFTA). AFTA is an agreement by member nations concerning local manufacturing in ASEAN countries. The AFTA agreement was signed on 28 January 1992 i n Singapore. After the East Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, a revival of the Malaysian proposal was put forward in Chiang Mai, known as the Chiang Mai Initiative, which called for better integration of the economies of ASEAN as well as the ASEAN Plus Three c ountries, China, Japan, and South Korea. The bloc also focused on peace and stability in the region. On 15 December 1995, the Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty was signed with the intention of t urning Southeast Asia into a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone. The treaty took effect on 2 8 March 1997 after all but one of the member states had ratified it. It became fully effective on 21 June 2001, after the Philippines ratified, effectively banning all nuclear weapons in the region.
ASEAN Charter On 15 December 2008, the members of ASEAN met in the Indonesian capital ofJakarta to launch a charter, signed in November 2007, with the aim of moving closer to "an EU-style c ommunity".The charter turns ASEAN into a legal entity and a ims to create a single free-trade free- trade area for the region encompassing 500 million people.President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stated that "This is a momentous development when ASEAN is consolidating, integrating and transforming itself into a community. It is achieved ach ieved while ASEAN seeks a more vigorous role in Asian and global affairs at a time when the international system is ex periencing a seismic shift", he added, referring to c limate change and economic upheaval, and concluded "Southeast Asia is no longer the bitterly divided, wartorn region it was in the 1960s and 1970s". The 2008 global financial crisis was seen as being a threat to the goals envisioned by the c harter,and also set forth the idea of a proposed human rights body to be discussed at a future summit in February 2009. This proposition caused controversy, as the body would not have the power to impose sanctions or punish countries who violated citizens' rights and would therefore be limited in effectiveness.[The body was established later in 2009 as the ASEAN Intergovernmental Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). In November 2012, the c ommission adopted theASEAN Human Rights Declaration.
ASEAN was formed to speed up the growth growth of the economy, social progress & development of culture through helping each other out in equality and part nership while promoting peace & stability throughout the region, having respect for justice and the rule of the law amongst the countries in the
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is intensifying efforts to realize by 2015 the ASEAN Economic Community and implement the initiatives to ac hieve a single market and production base, allowing the free flow of goods, services, investments, and skilled labor, and the freer movement of capital across the region. Source: Nay Pyi Taw Declaration, Declaration, 24th ASEAN Summit, 11 May 2014.
2. If ASEAN were one economy, it would be seventh largest in the world with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.4 trillion in 2013. It could be fourth largest by 2050 if growth trends continue. Source: ASEAN Source: ASEAN Integration and the Private Sector, Sector, speech by ADB Vice-President Stephen Groff, 23 June 2014 in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. 3. With over 600 million people, ASEAN's potential market is larger larger than the European Union or North America. Next to the t he People's Republic of China and India, ASEAN has t he world's third largest labor force that remains relatively young. Source: ASEAN Source: ASEAN Integration and the Private Sector, Sector, speech by ADB Vice-President Stephen Groff, 23 June 2014 in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. 4. ASEAN is one of the most open economic regions in the world, with total merchandise exports of over $1.2 trillion - nearly 54% of total ASEAN GDP and 7% of global exports. Source: ADB publication ASEAN publication ASEAN 2030: Toward a Borderless Economic Economic Community 5.
Created in 1967 mainly for political and security reasons, ASEAN is today a successful model for regionalism, widely recognized globally. Source: ADB publication ASEAN publication ASEAN 2030: Toward a Borderless Economic Economic Community
6. On its 40th anniversary in 2007, ASEAN adopted t he ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint, which advanced the completion target to 2015 from 2020. Source: Declaration on the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint, Blueprint , Singapore, 20 November 2007. 7.
The ASEAN Economic Community is defined by four pillars: (i) creati ng a single market and production base, (ii) increasing competitiveness, (iii) promoting equitable economic development, and (iv) further integrating ASEAN with the global economy. Source: Declaration on the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint, Blueprint , Singapore, 20 November 2007.
8. In November 2007, ASEAN leaders also approved the Initiative for ASEAN Integration Strategic Framework and Work Plan (2009-15), which is meant to bridge the perceived "development divide" between the older and economically more advanced members - Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, known as t he ASEAN-6, and the four newer ones - Cambodia (1999), Lao People's Democratic Republic (1997), Myanmar (1997), and Viet Nam (1995). Source: ADB publication The ASEAN Economic Community: A Work in Progress 9. As of October 2013, 279 measures (79.7%) of the ASEAN Economic Economic Community Blueprint have been implemented. Source: Chairman's Statement of the 23rd ASEAN Summit, Summit, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, 9 October 2013. 10. Under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement, the Common Effective Preferential Tariff scheme has brought down tariff rates on goods coming from ASEAN members to virtually zero for ASEAN-6. The four new ASEAN members members have until 2015 to reduce their tariff. Source: ADB publication The ASEAN Economic Community: A Work in Progress
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11. While progress has been made in lowering tariffs tariffs and some behind-the-border economic hurdles, non-tariff barriers remain as major impediments to achieving a single market by 2015. The liberalization of trade in services has also been slow despite the industry's growing importance in the region. Source: ADB publication The ASEAN Economic Community: A Work in Progress 12. An ADB Institute study finds that that the ASEAN ASEAN Economic Community should be considered a stepping stone to deeper integration. With the ap propriate policy mix, ASEAN could triple per capita income by 2030, raising its citizens' quality of life to levels enjoyed today by members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Source: ADB publication ASEAN publication ASEAN 2030: Toward a Borderless Economic Economic Community ASEAN- INDIA Relations ASEAN- India Relations
The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises of Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam. and Vietnam. India’s focus on a strengthened and multi-faceted relationship with ASEAN is an outcome of t he significant changes in the world’s political and economic scenario since the early 1990s and India’s own march towards economic liberalisation. India’s search for economic space resulted in t he ‘Look East Policy’. The Look East Policy has today matured into a dynamic and action oriented ‘Act East Policy. PM at the 12th ASEAN India Summit and the 9th East Asia Summit held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, in November, 2014, formally enunciated the Act East Policy. Apart from ASEAN, India has taken other policy initiatives in the region that involve some members members of ASEAN like BIMSTEC, MGC etc. India is also an active participant in several regional forums like the Asia-Europe Meeting, East Asia Summit, ASEAN Regional Forum, ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting + (ADMM+) and Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum. There has been steady progress in the ASEAN - India partnership since the Look East Policy was launched in 1991. India became sectoral dialogue partners in 1992 and full dialogue partners in 1996. Since 2002, India has annual Summits with ASEAN along with China, Japan and Republic of Korea. There are 30 Dialogue Mechanisms cutting across all the sectors i ncluding 7 ministerial level
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ASEAN-INDIA Summit, 2015 Commemorative Summit: In 2012, ASEAN and India commemorated 20 years of dialogue partnership and 10 years of Summit level partnership with ASEAN with a Commemorative Summit in New Delhi under the theme 'ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace and Shared Prosperity' on December 20-21, 2012. The Commemorative Summit attended by the Leaders from all the 1 0 ASEAN countries endorsed elevating the partnership to a 'Strategic Partnership'. The Leaders also adopted the 'ASEANIndia Vision Statement', which charts the future of ASEAN -India cooperation. Two major events that were organized in 2012 in the run-up to the Commemorative Summit Summit include the 2nd ASEAN-India Car Rally and Shipping Expedition of INS Sudarshini to ASEAN c ountries. During the Summit, the heads of the Government recommended establishment of ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) to undertake policy research, advocacy and networking activities with organizations and think-tanks in India and ASEAN, with the aim to promote the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership. The AIC has been serving as a resource centre for ASEAN Member States and India since its establishment in 2013, for strengthening ASEAN-India strategic partnership and promoting India-ASEAN dialogue and cooperation in the areas of mutual interests. AIC has provided some very valuable inputs to policy makers in India and ASEAN on implementation of ASEAN-India connectivity by organising seminars, roundtables etc. AIC also organizes workshops, seminars and conferences on various cross-c utting issues relevant to ASEAN-India strategic partnership. It undertakes regular networking activities with relevant public/private agencies, organizations and think-tanks in India and ASEAN and EAS countries, with the aim of providing p roviding up-to-date information, data resources and sustained interaction, for promoting ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership Plans of Action: As Action: As a reflection of the interest of ASEAN and India to intensify their engagement, the ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace, Progress and Shared Prosperity, which sets out the roadmap for long-term ASEAN-India engagement, was signed at the 3rd ASEAN-India Summit in 2004 in Vientiane. A Plan of Action (POA 2004-2010) was also developed to implement implement the Partnership. Most of the paras of the 2nd POA (2010-15) have been implemented. The new POA (2016-20) has also been endorsed by the ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers Meeting held in August 2015 and will be adopted at the 13th ASEAN-India Summit in November 2015.
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Security cooperation: The main forum for ASEAN security dialogue is the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). India has been attending annual meetings of this forum since 1996 and has actively participated in its various activities. act ivities. The ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting(ADMM) is the h ighest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN. The ADMM+ brings together Defence Ministers from the 10 ASEAN nations plus Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia, and the United States. The 3rd ADMM Plus is scheduled to be held from 4 -5 November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur. Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF) is an avenue for track 1.5 diplomacy focusing on cross cutting maritime issues of common concern. Ind ia participated in the 4th EAMF held in Manado, Indonesia on 10-11 September 2015. Trade and Investment: India-ASEAN trade and investment relations have been growing steadily, with ASEAN being India's fourth largest trading partner. The annual annual trade registered an average growth of 22% per annum in the t he decade upto 2011-12, but has stagnated thereafter. It stood at approximately US$ 76.52 billion in 2014-15. Investment flows are also substantial both ways, with ASEAN accounting for approximately 12 .5% of investment flows into India since 2000. FDI inflows into India from ASEAN between April 2007March 2015 was about US$ 32.44 billion. Whereas FDI outflows from India to ASEAN countries, from April 2007 to March 2015, as per data maintained by DEA, was about US$ 38.672 billion. The ASEAN-India Agreements for Trade in Services & Investments were signed in 2014 and are expected to enter into force later this year. With the signing of these Agreements, the ASEAN -India FTA is now complete. ASEAN and India have been also working on enhancing enhancing private sector engagement. ASEAN IndiaBusiness Council (AIBC) was set up in March 2003 in Kuala Lumpur as a forum to bring key private sector players from India and the ASEAN countries on a single platform for business networking and sharing of ideas. Connectivity: ASEAN-India Connectivity: ASEAN-India connectivity is a matter of strategic priority for India as also the ASEAN countries. In 2013, India became the third dialogue partner of ASEAN to initiate an ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee-India Meeting. While India has made considerable progress in implementing the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway and the Kaladan Multimodal Project, issues related to increasing the maritime and air connectivity between ASEAN and India and transforming the corridors of connectivity into economic corridors are u nder discussion. A possible extension to India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway to Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam is also under consideration. A consensus on signing and operationalizing the India-My anmar-Thailand Motor Vehicle Agreement (IMT MVA) has been reached. This agreement will have a critical role in realizing seamless movement of passenger, personal and cargo vehicles along roads linking India, Myanmar and Thailand. PM announced setting up of a Special Facility for infrastructure a nd project financing for the connectivity projects at t he 12th ASEAN India Summit in 2014. Ministry of Commerce and Industry has also set up a special purpose vehicle to catalyse private investment in CLMV countries. Funds: ASEAN Funds: ASEAN Multilateral Division offers project-based financial assistance to ASEAN countries. Financial assistance has been provided to ASEAN countries in following forms:
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ASEAN-India Cooperation Fund: At the 7th ASEAN-India ASEAN-India Summit in 2009, India announced a contribution of USD 50 million to the ASEAN- India Cooperation Fund, to support implementation of the ASEAN-India Plan of Action 2010-15. Till now 13 projects have been implemented, 17 projects are under implementation and 22 projects are in the planning stage. Projects and programmes worth USD 35.68 million are under implementation, including the largest project under the ASEAN-India Cooperation i.e. Space Project.
ASEAN-India S&T Development Development Fund (AISTDF): At the 6th ASEAN-India Summit in November 2007 in Singapore, PM announced the setting up of an ASEAN -India Science & Technology Development Fund with a US$ 1 million contribution from India to promote joint collaborative R&D research projects in Science & Technology sectors. An amount of US$ 373,352 has already been spent out of this Fund on various projects & activities.
ASEAN-India Green Fund: At the 6th ASEAN-India ASEAN-India Summit on 21 November 2007 in Singapore, PM announced the setting up of an ASEAN- India Green Fund with an initial contribution of US$ 5 million from India to support co llaboration activities relating to environment and climate change. Till July 2015, Projects worth USD 2,079,287 covered under this Fund are at the implementation stage.
ASEAN-India Projects: India Projects: India has been cooperating with ASEAN by way of implementation of various projects in the fields of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Space, Environment Environment & Climate Change, Human Resource Development, Capacity Building, New and Renewable Energy, Tourism, People-to-People contacts and Connectivity etc. Since 2011-12, while 13 projects have been completed, 17 projects are under implementation and 22 projects are in the planning stage, some of which are in the final stages of approval. Programmes and projects totalling over USD 48.85 million have been proposed since September 2011 till date to ASEAN through the ASEAN Secretariat. Some of the prominent prominent projects, which are either ongoing or in the final stages of approval are as follows: Space Project envisaging establishment of a Tracking, Data Reception/Data Processing Station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and upgradation of Telemetry Tracking a nd Command Station in Biak, Indonesia; Setting up of Centres of Excellence in Software Development & Training in CLMV countries are some of the major projects under implementation. Apart from the above projects, India has been supporting ASEAN specially CLMV countries under under the Initiatives for ASEAN Integration, which include projects on Training of English Language for Law Enforcement Officers in CLMV countries and Training of professionals dealing with capital markets in CLMV by National Institute of Securities Management Mumbai. To boost People-t o-People Interaction with ASEAN, India has been organising various programme including Training Programme for ASEAN diplomats, Exchange of Parliamentarians, Participation of ASEAN students in the National Children’s Science Congress, ASEAN-India ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks, ASEAN-India Eminent Persons Lecture Series etc. In the field of agriculture, India and ASEAN have projects such as Exchange of Farmers, ASEAN-India Fellowships for Higher Agricultural Education in India and ASEAN, Exchange of Agriculture Scientists, Empowerment of ASEAN-Indian Women through Cooperatives etc. In the S&T field, there are projects such as ASEAN-India Collaborative Project on S&T for Combating Malaria, ASEAN-India
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Programme on Quality Systems in Manufacturing, ASEAN-India Collaborative R&D Project on Mariculture, Bio-mining and Bioremediation Technologies etc. Delhi Dialogue: India Dialogue: India has an annual Track 1.5 event Delhi Dialogue, for discussing politico-security and economic issues between ASEAN and India. Since 2009, India has had seven editions of this event. The 7th edition of Delhi Dialogue was hosted by the MEA in partnership with wit h IDSA, FICCI and other select Indian and ASEAN partners on 11-12 Mar ch, 2015 in New Delhi. DD VII bore the overall theme 'ASEAN-India: Shaping the post 2015 Agenda' and included an Inaugural Ministerial Session, a Business Session and an Academic Session. DD VIII is scheduled to be held on 17- 19 February 2016. Mission to ASEAN: India ASEAN: India has set up a separate Mission to ASEAN and the EAS in Jakarta in April 2015 with a dedicated Ambassador to strengthen engagement with ASEAN and ASEAN-centric processes.
