A PROJECT ON

ASEAN
SUBMITTED BY
ABDUL SHAFIQ JAFRI
M.COMM (FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING)
SEMISTER-I
(2013-2014)
SUBMITTED TO
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
ACADEMIC YEAR
(2013-2014)
S.K.SOMAIYA COLLEGE ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE
VIDYANAGAR, VIDYAVIHAR
MUMBAI-400077.

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PARTICULARS

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CERTIFICATE

03

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

04

DECLARATION

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OBJECTIVE & HISTORY

LIST OF MEMBER COUNTRIES

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ASEAN-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP

10-24

ASEAN-INDIA RELATIONSHIP

25-26

ASEAN- SUMMIT 2013

27-48

BIBLIOGRAPHY

05-08

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EVALUATION CERTIFICATE
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE ASSESSED AND EVALUATED
THE PROJECT ON ASEAN SUBMITTED BY ABDUL SHAFIQ JAFRI
STUDENT OF M.COMM PART-I .

THIS PROJECT IS ORIGINAL TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN

ACCEPTED FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT .

DR.C.V.HARI NARAYAN
INTERNAL EXAMINER

EXTERNAL EXAMINER

PRINCIPAL

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE MUMBAI
UNIVERSITY FOR HAVING THE PROJECTS AS A PART OF M.COMM-PART-I CURRICULUM.

I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO PROF.DR.C.V.HARI NARAYAN.

FOR ASSIGNING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PREPARE ASEAN

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT SUBJECT LEARNING, INTERESTING AND EXHAUSTIVE

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY PARENTS, FRIENDS AND TEACHERS WHO HAVE

HELPED AND ENCOURAGED ME THROUGHOUT THE WORKING OF THE PROJECT.

(ABDUL SHAFIQ JAFRI)

Objective
ESTABLISHMENT
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok,
Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of
ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July
1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.
AIMS AND PURPOSES
As set out in the ASEAN Declaration, the aims and purposes of ASEAN are:
1. To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint
endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous
and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations;
2. To promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the
relationship among countries of the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter;
3. To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic,
social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields;
4. To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities in the educational,
professional, technical and administrative spheres;

5. To collaborate more effectively for the greater utilisation of their agriculture and industries, the expansion
of their trade, including the study of the problems of international commodity trade, the improvement of
their transportation and communications facilities and the raising of the living standards of their peoples;
6. To promote Southeast Asian studies; and
7. To maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing international and regional organisations with
similar aims and purposes, and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation among themselves.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
In their relations with one another, the ASEAN Member States have adopted the following fundamental
principles, as contained in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) of 1976:

Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, and national identity of all
nations;

The right of every State to lead its national existence free from external interference, subversion or
coercion;

Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another;

Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner;

Renunciation of the threat or use of force; and

Effective cooperation among themselves.

ASEAN COMMUNITY
The ASEAN Vision 2020, adopted by the ASEAN Leaders on the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN, agreed on a
shared vision of ASEAN as a concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability and
prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies.

At the 9th ASEAN Summit in 2003, the ASEAN Leaders resolved that an ASEAN Community shall be
established.
At the 12th ASEAN Summit in January 2007, the Leaders affirmed their strong commitment to accelerate the
establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015 and signed the Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of the
Establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015.
The ASEAN Community is comprised of three pillars, namely the ASEAN Political-Security Community,
ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. Each pillar has its own Blueprint, and,
together with the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Strategic Framework and IAI Work Plan Phase II (20092015), they form the Roadmap for and ASEAN Community 2009-2015.
ASEAN CHARTER
The ASEAN Charter serves as a firm foundation in achieving the ASEAN Community by providing legal status
and institutional framework for ASEAN. It also codifies ASEAN norms, rules and values; sets clear targets for
ASEAN; and presents accountability and compliance.
The ASEAN Charter entered into force on 15 December 2008. A gathering of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers was
held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta to mark this very historic occasion for ASEAN.
With the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN will henceforth operate under a new legal framework
and establish a number of new organs to boost its community-building process.
In effect, the ASEAN Charter has become a legally binding agreement among the 10 ASEAN Member States.

HISTORY
ASEAN was preceded by an organisation called the Association of Southeast Asia, commonly called ASA, which
is an alliance consisting of the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand that was shaped in 1961. However, the bloc
itself, was established on 8 August 1967, after foreign ministers of five countries Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand met at the Thai Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok and
signed the ASEAN Declaration which is commonly known as the Bangkok Declaration. The five foreign
ministers Adam Malik of Indonesia, Narciso Ramos of the Philippines, Abdul Razak of Malaysia, S.
Rajaratnam of Singapore, and Thanat Khoman of Thailand are considered the organisation's Founding Fathers.
The spur for the birth of ASEAN were that its members governing elite could concentrate on nation building, the
common fear of communism, abridged faith in or distrust of external powers in the 1960s, along with an
aspiration for economic development; worth mentioning about Indonesias aspiration to become a
regional hegemon through regional cooperation and the hope on the part of Malaysia and Singapore to restrain
Indonesia and bring it into a more cooperative framework.Association of South East Asia began with the month
of July 1961 by Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines have jointly established a Volunteer Association or the
Association of South East Asia to cooperate in economic, social and cultural. But action is only two years to a
halt. Because of the shift in international politics. Indonesia and Malaysia.

List of Member Countries (ASEAN)

1 Indonesia
2 Singapore
3 Thailand
4 Philippines
5 Malaysia
6 Brunei
7 Viet nam
8 Laos
9 Myanmar
10 Cambodia

Chair
According to Article 31 of the ASEAN Charter, the Chairmanship of ASEAN shall rotate yearly based on the
alphabetical order of the English names of Member States. A Member State assuming the Chairmanship shall
chair the ASEAN Summit and related summits, the ASEAN Coordinating Council, the three ASEAN Community
Councils, relevant ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies and senior officials, and the Committee of Permanent
Representatives.

STRUCTURE

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01. Policy Pillars of AJTP Projects

ASEAN-Japan Transport Partnership projects are re-constructed for four policy pillars, "Logistics", "Safety &
Security", "Environment" and "Common Infrastructure & Others" in Manila Action Plan. test

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 ASEAN Member States, which is strongly moving forward with the economic integration to realize the ASEAN
Community in 2015, have achieved remarkable economic development being called as a growth center of the
world.
The more transport demand grows as the regional economy develops, the more effective measures are required to
address to the issues on safety and security. In these days, not only a number of aircraft accidents have been
increasing but also railway and marine accidents occur constantly. It is an urgent task for us to ensure the high level
of safety and security.
For addressing to the situation mentioned above, ASEAN and Japan have been making great effort to improve
both
the safety and security level under their transport partnership.
Several projects are being implemented and remarkable progresses have been achieved. Some of the major
achievements are the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Declaration on Transport Security, the Common Action Plan for
the ASEAN-Japan New Air Navigation System, the Recommendation for the ASEAN-Japan New Air Navigation
System, the ASEAN-Japan Regional Action Plan on Port Security (RAPPS) , the Regional Roadmap for
Aviation Security (RRMAS) and the ASEAN-Japan Seafarers Training Cooperative Program Other projects
have also achieved steady progress through discussion and information sharing at the meetings.

02 ASEAN-Japan Aviation Security Project

Project Outline
Aiming to promote more effectively the safety and security of air transport in ASEAN-Japan area, this project:
(1) Provides information sharing on each countrys aviation security measures
(2) Conducts joint studies to examine better-coordinated measures that more effectively protect air transportation
system against terrorism
13 the most of information and experience on relevant
To enhance aviation security in the whole region, making
policies and security measures through a survey, workshop, and expert meeting, etc.

(Past Activities)
At the 5th ATM+J held in Singapore in 2007, the ASEAN-Japan Regional Road Map for Aviation Security
(RRMAS) was endorsed. According to the RRMAS, the ASEAN-Japan Aviation Security Workshop was held in
Singapore in December 2008. The 4th ASEAN-Japan Aviation Security Experts Meeting was held in
November 2009 in Singapore.

03 ASEAN-Japan Seafarers Policy Cooperation

Project Outline
This project establishes a forum where ASEAN and Japan representatives exchange views and information on
seafarers policy issues.
Deepen mutual understanding and enhance policy cooperation

Past Activities
At the 6th ATM+J held in Manila in 2008, the ASEAN-Japan Seafarers Training Cooperative Program was
endorsed.
Under this program, governments of the Philippines and Japan signed a memorandum on seafarer training in
March 2009 in Tokyo.
Japan-Philippines Maritime Tripartite Meeting was held in Tokyo in February 2010 in order to discuss
seafarer
policy for promoting coordination among government and private sector of both countries.
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(2011-)
Japan would continue surveys on this project in ASEAN Member States according to their needs and requests.
11 ASEAN Railways Revival Plan
Project Outline
Aiming
to improve
speed, frequency
and safety of ASEAN railways with minimum investment, this project makes
04 Maritime
Transport
Security Program
the implemental manual "Kiss-Rail" and holds seminars and training programs for sharing successful experiences
and
knowledge.
Project
Outline
Aiming to improve maritime security level in ASEAN-Japan area and secure compliancy with SOLAS
convention, this project conducts a series of Policy Seminar-Workshop/Dialogues and promotes cooperation for
training of security officers.
Past Activities
At the 4th ATM+J held in Thailand in 2007, the ASEAN-Japan Regional Action Plan on Port Security (RAPPS)
was endorsed. After that, the guideline on port security measures was developed through the ASEAN-Japan Port
Security Expert Meeting. Advanced auditor training program was added to the RAPPS in March 2008. The 4th
(2004-2005)
ASEAN-Japan joint exercise on port security was conducted in November 2009. The auditor training program
Complete the implemental manual of urban railways named "KISS-Rail" by study group.
was completed at the 7th ASEAN-Japan Port Security Expert Meeting held in Japan in February 2010.
Seminar will be held in Ho Chi Minh to expand the use of KISS-Rail.
Railway Safety Training Program hosted by East Japan Railway will be held.

(2006-2010)
For the improvement of ASEAN Urban Railways in terms of speed, frequency and safety with minimum
investment, the implementation manual named as KISS-Rail and the technical standard of Asian Urban
Railways named as STRASYA were published.
Japanese Yen Loan Credit under the ODA Scheme was extended to four projects (Jakarta MRT system project,
05 ASEANJapan Road Transport Safety Project
Ho Chi Minh UMRT Line 1 Eastern Section, Hanoi Urban Railway Line 1 and Line 2 and Bangkok Mass Transit
Project Outline
System) in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
The populated area in ASEAN faces the increase in the road traffic accidents. This project aims at exchanging
(2011-)
good practices and basic information on the existing road traffic situation as well as related safety measures, for
Japan would continue surveys on this project in ASEAN
15 Member States according to their needs and requests.
reducing the road traffic accidents.
Urban Railways