14th East Asia Summit is being held in Bangkok – Diligent IAS

14th East Asia Summit For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Key Highlights of 14th East Asia Summit India and East Asia Summit News Flash The latest edition of the East Asia Summit, a grouping of 18 countries including India, is being held in Bangkok. The summit vowed to scale up efforts to deal with terrorism, radicalisation and transnational crimes including by ramping up coordination with anti-terror watchdog FATF and relevant UN agencies. …

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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership – Unresolved Issues with India

REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: RCEP, Trade pact, Unresolved issued with India, Impact on India News Flash Thailand, the current chair of ASEAN, has urged participating countries to rapidly conclude negotiations on an agreement to the Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership (RCEP). RCEP is a trade pact between the 10-member ASEAN bloc, along with China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and India. What India could be cut…

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34th ASEAN Summit – Bangkok

34th ASEAN SUMMIT For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: ASEAN – Members, Functions, 34th Summit News Flash Southeast Asian leaders opened a two-day summit in Bangkok on June 22, 2019. Summit primarily focuses upon finding the solution on disputes in the South China Sea and the plight of ethnic Rohingya fleeing Myanmar. Officials discuss a Code of Conduct (COC) for negotiations over the South China Sea. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…

14th East Asia Summit is being held in Bangkok – Diligent IAS

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership – Unresolved Issues with India

34th ASEAN Summit – Bangkok

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