India, China and Asean : Strategic Trade Engagement

Growing economic engagement among India, China and ASEAN nations are strategically important impetus for increasing regional cooperation in Asia. China, India and ASEAN should recognize that much of the future growth in the region could come from within, given the success of other regional trading blocs such as NAFTA and the EU. China, India and ASEAN form a huge market that is growing faster than any other region in the world. China, India and ASEAN, as regional trade partners offer a huge and attractive, geographically contiguous market, of more than 3.9 billion people. This provides a compelling rationale for strengthening the business relationships among China, India and ASEAN. The Asian region combines the fastest growing economies in the world. This paper is an attempt to explore substantial profitable opportunities among India, China and ASEAN countries by identifying the sector-specific opportunities that can drive trade and investment flows among these countries and by formulating the key strategic issues for the promotion of trade and investment in this region.