57.India is a member of which among the following?
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- Association of South-East Asian Nations
- East Asia Summit
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) India is a member of none of the
The correct answer is 3 only.
- At present India is not a member of APEC and ASEAN. The East Asia Summit EAS is a forum held annually by leaders of 16 countries in the East Asian region. The first summit was held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 14 December 2005. India is a member of this forum. Hence, Statement 3 is correct and Statements 1 and 2 are not correct.
Additional Information
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)
- It is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim.
- It aims to promote free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region
- It started in 1989, in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies and the advent of regional trade blocs in other parts of the world.
- It aimed to establish new markets for agricultural products and raw materials beyond Europe.
- APEC is headquartered in Singapore.
Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- It is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia.
- It promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and socio-cultural integration among its members and other countries in Asia.
- The motto of ASEAN is “One Vision, One Identity, One Community”.
East Asia Summit (EAS)
- It was established in 2005 is a forum of 18 regional leaders for strategic dialogue and cooperation on the key political, security, and economic challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region.
- It comprises the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam – along with 8 members Australia, China, Japan, India, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States.
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