The year of 2017 marks 25 years of dialogue partnership between India and ASEAN and 15 years of summ...........

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The year of 2017 marks 25 years of dialogue partnership between India and ASEAN and 15 years of summit- level interaction. With reference to India-ASEAN relations, consider the following:

India's relationship with ASEAN is a key pillar of our Act East Policy.
AIFTA is a free trade area among the member states of the ASEAN and India.
India and ASEAN are yet to upgrade their relationship to a ‘strategic partnership’.

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Explanation:

Statement 1: India’s commitment to strengthen its ties with ASEAN countries is reflected by its ‘Look East Policy’ becoming ‘Act East Policy.’ Three Cs are the focus -Commerce, Connectivity and Culture.

Statement 2: ASEAN became ASEAN Plus Six with additional countries: Australia, New Zealand and India. Codification of the relations between these nations has seen progress through the development of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a proposed free-trade agreement involving the 16 countries of ASEAN plus six.

Statement 3: India and ASEAN had upgraded their relationship to a strategic partnership in 2012. ASEAN consists of 10-member countries- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It is a regional organisation that aims to promote intergovernmental cooperation and economic integration amongst its members.