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What is 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.
Asean is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region, and India and several other countries, including the US, China, Japan and Australia, are its dialogue partners.
 
Asean member nations have a total population of 650 million people and a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $2.8 trillion.
 
What is Asean summit?
 
The Asean Summit is a biannual meeting held by the members of the Asean to discuss the economic, political, security, and socio-cultural matters of the Southeast Asian nations.
 
Asean Summit is ‘the supreme policy-making body of Southeast Asian nations’. Some of the key functions of the Asean Summit are to ‘deliberate, provide policy guidance and take decisions on key issues pertaining to the objectives of the Asean.
 
The first Asean Summit was held in November 1976 in Bali.
 
Asean leaders hold an internal organisation meeting and conferences with foreign ministers of the Asean Regional Forum. Leaders of three Asean Dialogue Partners (also known as Asean +3), namely China, Japan, and South Korea, hold a meeting with the Asean leaders. A separate meeting is held for leaders of two Asean Dialogue Partners (also known as Asean +CER), namely Australia and New Zealand.
 
The Chairmanship of Asean rotates annually, based on the alphabetical order of the names of Asean member states.
 

Latest Updates on ASEAN

Chairman of the CII national committee on EXIM Sanjay Budhia said that the chamber is committed to working closely with the government to address critical challenges which hinder manufacturing

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 2:35 PM IST

US-China trade war, initiated in 2018 under President Trump with tariffs targeting key sectors, has significantly reshaped global trade flows but failed to achieve its primary goals

Updated On: 15 Dec 2024 | 1:15 PM IST

At the invitation of current Asean host Laos, the meeting will talk about ways to approach the crisis which has gripped Myanmar since a 2021 military coup

Updated On: 05 Dec 2024 | 11:25 AM IST

India and Korea share a Special Strategic Partnership which has made significant progress in recent years and is bound to move to the next higher level, a release said

Updated On: 22 Nov 2024 | 12:09 PM IST

Emphasises confidence building between India and China through de-escalation

Updated On: 20 Nov 2024 | 10:48 PM IST

Jaishankar spoke of the breadth of the bilateral relationship and said the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership serves the cause of "regional peace"

Updated On: 19 Nov 2024 | 9:45 PM IST

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Updated On: 08 Nov 2024 | 11:13 PM IST

Jaishankar will co-chair the 15th Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue (FMFD) with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong

Updated On: 02 Nov 2024 | 2:54 PM IST

Asean countries, including India, are showing increasing interest in Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) as part of their broader strategy

Updated On: 24 Oct 2024 | 11:43 AM IST

The First ASEAN-India Track 1 Cyber Policy Dialogue explored cooperation in capacity building and training to identify specific areas of activities, the Ministry of External Affairs said

Updated On: 16 Oct 2024 | 10:09 PM IST

"I emphasised that there is work that we need to do," the CBC News quoted Trudeau as saying

Updated On: 11 Oct 2024 | 10:22 PM IST

China has been accused of harassment, intimidation and patrolling exclusive economic zones of Asean nations, leading to rising tensions in the South China Sea

Updated On: 11 Oct 2024 | 12:43 PM IST

Asean members and China have been negotiating a code of conduct to govern behavior in the strategic waterway for years but progress has been slow

Updated On: 10 Oct 2024 | 1:46 PM IST

PM Modi is scheduled to visit Lao PDR at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Lao PDR to participate in the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit later this year

Updated On: 10 Oct 2024 | 8:34 AM IST

ASEAN comprises Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

Updated On: 20 Sep 2024 | 6:01 PM IST

India's Act East Policy focuses on building ties with Asean countries to promote peace, economic collaboration, and cultural ties while also acting as a counterweight to China's growing influence

Updated On: 05 Sep 2024 | 4:56 PM IST

India attaches priority to ASEAN and will extend full support to Malaysia's "successful ASEAN chairmanship" in 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.

Updated On: 20 Aug 2024 | 10:28 PM IST

Economic discontent towards China has intensified in Southeast Asia as Chinese companies with surplus inventory are selling goods at give-away prices

Updated On: 02 Aug 2024 | 11:47 AM IST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was also in Vientiane, and already held direct talks with Wang on Thursday

Updated On: 27 Jul 2024 | 10:20 AM IST

Jaishankar is in the capital of the Laos People's Democratic Republic to participate in the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Updated On: 27 Jul 2024 | 12:13 AM IST