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The broad objective of
the project is to analyse the present status and future prospects
for trade and investment between India and the three countries in
the GMS, viz. Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. Apart from
identifying certain areas of mutually beneficial cooperation, the
proposed study intends to come up with an advocacy document for
public education on the relevance of mutual cooperation. As the
countries under study are the less developed among the ASEAN, the
proposed initiative has to be seen against the backdrop of India’s
commitment towards helping ASEAN bridging the development divide
between Old and New ASEAN member countries. India’s commitment
to bridging the ASEAN divide has been stated in the Framework
Agreement between India and the ASEAN on the one hand and the
India-ASEAN Vision 2020 as proposed by RIS and ASEAN–India
Network of Think Tanks.
Research Team: Prof. K.J.
Joseph et al.
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