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China’s shadow falls between India and Asean. It shouldn’t
Amid a changing regional order, India and Asean should not fritter away the gains of the last three decades.
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The Asean Post-Ministerial Conference with India being held in Kuala Lumpur on July 10.
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C. Raja Mohan
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Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s reported remarks last month – that some Asean member states are “China’s B team” – underscore the strategic divergence between India and Asean amid a rapidly changing regional order.
Mr Goyal, who was speaking at the India Global Forum on June 19, made the comments in the context of the review of India’s free trade agreement (FTA) with Asean.
