WHAT IS ASEAN ?
ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or Asean is a regional inter-governmental organisation consisting of 10 countries to facilitate and promote cooperation in trade, security, education and culture integration and exchange. It is collectively the third-largest economy in Asia after China and Japan and the seventh-largest in the world.
Meetings, conferences and summits are conducted regularly at various levels with its secretariat located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Asean, which was established on August 8, 1967, comprises 10 Southeast Asian countries -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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ASEAN NEWS
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China continues to be vague about permitting return of Indian students
Since last year China has stopped issuing visas for Indians| November 23, 2021, Tuesday -
ASEAN members invited to UK-hosted G7 Foreign Ministers
Among the ASEAN Foreign Ministers due to attend the G7 meeting are those from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia| November 23, 2021, Tuesday -
Summitry in the East and India's Asean ambitions
India's positive role in the region was also highlighted during the India-Asean Summit| November 02, 2021, Tuesday -
ASEAN's unity, centrality always important priority for India: PM Modi
The 10-nation ASEAN is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region, and India and several other countries ...| October 28, 2021, Thursday -
PM Narendra Modi to attend virtually ASEAN-India summit on Thursday
Apart from the ASEAN member states, the East Asia Summit includes India, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New ...| October 25, 2021, Monday -
India extremely expensive says UBS, even as it gives China a double upgrade
The brokerage has an 'underweight' stance on India along with Taiwan and Australia (just downgraded from neutral)| October 20, 2021, Wednesday -
ASEAN excludes Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing from summit in rare move
Southeast Asian countries will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar, delivering an unprecedented snub to the ...| October 17, 2021, Sunday -
Goyal stresses on re-negotiation of FTA with ASEAN to stop misuse
The two-way trade between India and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is about USD 80 billion| October 08, 2021, Friday -
Exports to ASEAN estimated at $46 billion in FY22, says Anupriya Patel
India's engineering exports during April-July was $35.3 billion and is expected to achieve the target set for fiscal 2021-22 at $ ...| August 25, 2021, Wednesday -
India's exports to ASEAN seen at $46 billion in FY22: Minister
India is likely to record exports worth $46 billion to the ASEAN region, Minister of State of Commerce and Industry Anupriya ...| August 24, 2021, Tuesday
