About the Book: India-ASEAN Engagements: Economic and Social Dimensions
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an economically progressive,
culturally vibrant and a geo-politically strategic congregation. It has a
membership of 10 countries, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Indias
engagement with ASEAN started with its Look East Policy. India became a Sectoral
Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in 1992 and Full Dialogue Partner in 1996. In November
2001, ASEAN-India relationship was upgraded to the summit level. Indias
engagement with ASEAN has been historically evolving as it shares strong
civilizational and cultural ties with the countries of the region. Presently,
India and