Association of Southeast Asian Nations

"One Vision, One Identity, One Community"

 The Establishment of ASEAN

ASEAN was formed on 8th Aug

1967 by foreign minister’s of
5 countries located in
Southeast Asia signed an
agreement in Bangkok. The
country name as follows:
•Indonesia,
•Malaysia,
•the Philippines,
•Singapore,
•Thailand,
 Which are the ASEAN COUNTRIES?
Later joined the group as follows:
•Brunei – on 8 Jan 1984.
•Vietnam – on 28 Jul 1995.
•Laos – on 23 Jul 1997.
•Burma (Myanmar) – on 23 Jul 1997 &
•Cambodia – on 30 Apr 1999.

Now there are 10 countries in the ASEAN with its headquarter at jakarta
ASEAN’s Member Countries
 Why was ASEAN formed?
ASEAN aim and purpose is to promote:

1.Economic growth, Social progress, Cultural

Development among its member countries;

2.Protection of peace & stability in the region;

3.To provide opportunities for member countries to

discuss differences peacefully;

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.

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.
 ASEAN SUMMIT
The organisation holds meetings, known as the ASEAN
Summit, where heads of government of each member
meet to discuss and resolve regional issues, as well as to
conduct other meetings with other countries outside of
the bloc with the intention of promoting external
relations.

Formal Summit was first held in Bali, Indonesia in 1976.

By December 2008, the ASEAN Charter came into force

and with it, the ASEAN Summit will be held twice in a
year.

The formal summit meets for three days

 DETAILS OF THE
SUMMIT
1. Leaders of member states would hold an internal
organization meeting.
2. Leaders of member states would hold a conference together
with foreign ministers of the ASEAN Regional Forum.
3. A meeting, known as ASEAN Plus Three, is set for leaders
of three Dialogue Partners (People's Republic of China,
Japan, South Korea)
4. A separate meeting, known as ASEAN-CER, is set for
another set of leaders of two Dialogue Partners (Australia,
New Zealand).
ASEAN Regional Forum
The first region wide Asia-Pacific multilateral forum for official
consultations on peace and security issues.

 The ARF met for the first time in 1994.

Membership: 27 States –
The current participants in the ARF are as follows:
Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, the People's Republic of China,
the European Union, India, Japan, North Korea, South Korea,
Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Russia,
Timor-Leste, United States and Sri Lanka

Its main purpose are:

1.Confidence-building

2.Preventive diplomacy

3.Conflict resolution
 Dialogue Partners
ASEAN-AUSTRALIA ASEAN-CHINA

ASEAN-NEW ZEALAND ASEAN-JAPAN

ASEAN-EUROPEAN UNION ASEAN-CANADA

ASEAN-UNITED STATES ASEAN-RUSSIA

ASEAN-PAKISTAN ASEAN-INDIA

5th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok,

Thailand on 14-15 December 1995
 ASEAN PLUS THREE
Government leaders, ministers, and senior officials from
the 10 members of the ASEAN and the three Northeast
Asian states—China, Japan, and South Korea—that
together comprise the participants in the process of
consulting on an increasing range of issues.

 political …….security …… transnational crime,

Economic….. Energy….. agriculture and forestry,
Minerals…….tourism……….health,
 labour……….culture and arts……. environment,
science and technology……information technology,
social welfare….rural development ……poverty eradication,
disaster management…..youth, women, and other tracks.
 ASEAN FREE TRADE AREA (AFTA)
ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is a trade block
agreement by ASEAN supporting local manufacturing in
all ASEAN countries.

The AFTA agreement was signed on 28 January 1992 in

Singapore.

The primary goals of AFTA seek

1.To establish free trade area in the member countries.

2.To reduce tariff and non tariff barriers of the products

produced in ASEAN countries.

3. To attract more foreign direct investment to ASEAN.

 With the widespread and rapid economic development
AFTA will narrow the economic gaps among the ASEAN
member countries through improves resources and greater
employment opportunities.

 AFTA will facilitate efficient utilization of scare resources

and provide opportunities for the ASEAN members to further
strengthen their competitive advantage.

 It aimed at creating an integrated regional market and

enhancing ASEAN competitiveness against the major
competing economies in the world.

AFTA aims at increasing the intra regional trade.

 Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT)

The primary mechanism for achieving the goals given above is

the (CEPT) scheme.

Tariff rates levied on the intra regional trade be reduced

to 0- 5% the end of 2010 for all ASEAN members.

All import duties would be eliminated by 2010 for the 6

original Member Countries and 2015 for the 4 Newer Member
Countries of ASEAN.
 
 FTA with other countries/ entities

ASEAN has concluded free trade agreements with

• China,
• Canada,
• European union,
• United States,
• Korea,
• Japan,
• Australia,
• Russia,
• Pakistan,
• New Zealand and
• most recently India.
 INDO-ASEAN FTA

1992: India became sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN (trade,

investment, tourism, science & technology)
1995: Full Dialogue Partner in the Fifth ASEAN Summit, Bangkok,
December.
1996: Became a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in
July.
2002: First ASEAN-India summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in
November
 TOWARDS INDO-ASEAN FTA

•The number of items in India’s negative list has been reduced from 1,414
to 854
• ASEAN came up with a composite negative list of 600 products
• October 2006: India prepares a negative list of 560 items
• December 2006: ASEAN submitted a 1000-plus negative list
•January 2007 – both sides agree that negative list will not exceed 5% of
trade - ASEAN agrees to the negative list of India consisting of 490 items
•Final Agreement in 2008 - effective from 13th august 2009
• Sensitive list - textiles, machinery, auto components, chemicals and
plastic
•Now talks on Service and Investment
 Objectives of AIFTA
1. Strengthen and enhance economic, trade and
investment co-operation between the Parties;

2. Progressively liberalise and promote trade in goods

and services as well as create a transparent, liberal
and facilitative investment regime;

3. Explore new areas and develop appropriate measures

for closer economic co-operation between the
Parties; and

4. Facilitate the more effective economic integration of

the new ASEAN Member States and bridge the
development gap among the Parties.
INDO-ASEAN TRADE DATA

SOURCES: EXPORT IMPORT DATABANK

INDO-ASEAN TRADE GROWTH ANALYSIS

SOURCES: EXPORT IMPORT DATABANK

REGION WISE
COMPARISION
OF
EXPORT AND
IMPORT
OF INDIA
 ASEAN Tourism

Single Aviation Market

Introduction of open-sky agreement by

2015

Fully liberalize air travel between its

member states

Liberalization of Fifth freedom travel rights

 CULTRAL
ACTIVITIES
1. S.E.A. Write Award

2. ASAIHL

3. Heritage parks

4. Scholarship

5. University Networks
 Criticism
ASEAN is too soft in its approach to promote human
rights and democracy in the junta-led Myanmar.

 International observers view it as a "talk shop“.

ASEAN has begun to be less successful at restraining

its members and resolving border disputes such as
those between Burma and Thailand , Indonesia
and Malaysia.

During the 12th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, several

activist groups staged anti-globalisation and anti-
Arroyo rallies.
 ASEAN Vision 2020

ASEAN Vision 2020 adopted on 15 December 1997 in Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia by the Heads of State/Government

 We envision the ASEAN region to be, in full

reality, a Zone of Peace, Freedom and
Neutrality.

 We envision the Treaty of Amity and

Cooperation in Southeast Asia functioning
fully .

 We envision a Southeast Asia free from

nuclear weapons
A Community of Caring Societies.

Ensuring that the multilateral trading system

remains fair and open, and achieving global
competitiveness.

In 2003, ASEAN resolved to pursue

comprehensive integration towards the
establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2020.
 ASEAN Community

ASEAN community comprised of “three pillars”

Political Socio Economic

security cultural integratio
n

regional grouping has made the most progress in

economic integration, aiming to create an ASEAN
Economic Community (AEC) by 2015.
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