Q42. Consider the following statements with reference to the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Summit
1. The theme of the summit is "Shared Values, Common Destiny.”
2. The headquarter of ASEAN is Manilla, Phillippines.
3. India is a member of the group.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
(a) Only 1 and 2
25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations:
India and ASEAN are observing 25 years of their Dialogue Partnership, 15 years of Summit Level interaction and 5 years of Strategic Partnership throughout 2017 uptil 2018 by undertaking a wide range of activities, both in India and through our Missions in ASEAN Member States, which would culminate in a Commemorative Summit on the theme "Shared Values, Common Destiny.”
Mission to 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.
INDIA-ASEAN RELATIONS
The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises of Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam.
India’s focus on a strengthened and multi-faceted relationship with ASEAN is an outcome of the 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 the ‘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.
India's relationship with ASEAN is a key pillar of our foreign policy and the foundation of our Act East Policy.