ASEAN As A Regional Organisation.pdf

Suresh Khadav's Profile and details Student, BA,LLB. National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam. ASEAN As A Regional Organisation Source : http://www. Author : Suresh Khadav Published on : November 22, 2013 ASEAN As A Regional Organisation: An Evaluative Analysis ASEAN-One vision, one identity, one Community Association of South Eastern Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a Geo-Political and economic organization. It consists of ten member countries of South East Asia. It was formed on 8 Aug, 1967. ASEAN formed with the signing of ASEAN declaration or Bangkok declaration by Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines founding fathers but later on membership has expanded to Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The motto of ASEAN is One vision, one identity, one Community. ASEAN’s aim is to economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members and protection of regional peace stability. The Motivations for the birth of ASEAN were to the common fear of communism, reduced faith in or mistrust of external powers in 1960’s. The ASEAN Charter entered into force on 15 December 2008. With the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN established its legal identity as an international organization and took a major step in its community-building process. The ASEAN Community is comprised of three pillars, the Political-Security Community, Economic Community and Socio-Cultural Community. ASEAN commands far greater influence on Asia-Pacific trade, political, and security issues than its members could achieve individually. U.S. relations with ASEAN have been excellent since its inception. The United States became a Dialogue Partner country of ASEAN in 1977. Dialogue partners meet regularly with ASEAN at the working and senior levels to guide the development of our regional relations. History of ASEAN: ASEAN was preceded by an organisation called the Association of Southeast Asia, commonly called ASA, an alliance consisting of the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand that was formed in 1961. The bloc itself, however, was established on 8 August 1967, when 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, more commonly known as the Bangkok Declaration. The motivations for the birth of ASEAN were so that its members’ governing elite could concentrate on nation building, the common fear of communism, reduced faith in or mistrust of external powers in the 1960s, and a desire for economic development. 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. The ASEAN Leaders' Formal Summit was first held in Bali, Indonesia in 1976. Its third

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